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1. בְּנִי שְׁמֹר אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֹתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּךְ ׃
1. My son H1121 , keep H8104 my words H561 , and lay up H6845 my commandments H4687 with H854 thee.
2. שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתַי וֶחְיֵה וְתוֹרָתִי כְּאִישׁוֹן עֵינֶיךָ ׃
2. Keep H8104 my commandments H4687 , and live H2421 ; and my law H8451 as the apple H380 of thine eye H5869 .
3. קָשְׁרֵם עַל־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּךָ ׃
3. Bind H7194 them upon H5921 thy fingers H676 , write H3789 them upon H5921 the table H3871 of thine heart H3820 .
4. אֱמֹר לַחָכְמָה אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ וּמֹדָע לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא ׃
4. Say H559 unto wisdom H2451 , Thou H859 art my sister H269 ; and call H7121 understanding H998 thy kinswoman H4129 :
5. לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנָּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִיקָה ׃
5. That they may keep H8104 thee from the strange H2114 woman H4480 H802 , from the stranger H4480 H5237 which flattereth H2505 with her words H561 .
6. כִּי בְּחַלּוֹן בֵּיתִי בְּעַד אֶשְׁנַבִּי נִשְׁקָפְתִּי ׃
6. For H3588 at the window H2474 of my house H1004 I looked H8259 through H1157 my casement H822 ,
7. וָאֵרֶא בַפְּתָאיִם אָבִינָה בַבָּנִים נַעַר חֲסַר־לֵב ׃
7. And beheld H7200 among the simple ones H6612 , I discerned H995 among the youths H1121 , a young man H5288 void H2638 of understanding H3820 ,
8. עֹבֵר בַּשּׁוּק אֵצֶל פִּנָּהּ וְדֶרֶךְ בֵּיתָהּ יִצְעָד ׃
8. Passing H5674 through the street H7784 near H681 her corner H6438 ; and he went H6805 the way H1870 to her house H1004 ,
9. בְּנֶשֶׁף־בְּעֶרֶב יוֹם בְּאִישׁוֹן לַיְלָה וַאֲפֵלָה ׃
9. In the twilight H5399 , in the evening H6153 H3117 , in the black H380 and dark H653 night H3915 :
10. וְהִנֵּה אִשָּׁה לִקְרָאתוֹ שִׁית זוֹנָה וּנְצֻרַת לֵב ׃
10. And, behold H2009 , there met H7125 him a woman H802 with the attire H7897 of a harlot H2181 , and subtle H5341 of heart H3820 .
11. הֹמִיָּה הִיא וְסֹרָרֶת בְּבֵיתָהּ לֹא־יִשְׁכְּנוּ רַגְלֶיהָ ׃
11. ( She H1931 is loud H1993 and stubborn H5637 ; her feet H7272 abide H7931 not H3808 in her house H1004 :
12. פַּעַם בַּחוּץ פַּעַם בָּרְחֹבוֹת וְאֵצֶל כָּל־פִּנָּה תֶאֱרֹב ׃
12. Now H6471 is she without H2351 , now H6471 in the streets H7339 , and lieth in wait H693 at H681 every H3605 corner H6438 .)
13. וְהֶחֱזִיקָה בּוֹ וְנָשְׁקָה־לּוֹ הֵעֵזָה פָנֶיהָ וַתֹּאמַר לוֹ ׃
13. So she caught H2388 him , and kissed H5401 him, and with an impudent H5810 face H6440 said H559 unto him,
14. זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים עָלָי הַיּוֹם שִׁלַּמְתִּי נְדָרָי ׃
14. I have peace offerings H2077 H8002 with H5921 me ; this day H3117 have I paid H7999 my vows H5088 .
15. עַל־כֵּן יָצָאתִי לִקְרָאתֶךָ לְשַׁחֵר פָּנֶיךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶךָּ ׃
15. Therefore H5921 H3651 came I forth H3318 to meet H7125 thee , diligently to seek H7836 thy face H6440 , and I have found H4672 thee.
16. מַרְבַדִּים רָבַדְתִּי עַרְשִׂי חֲטֻבוֹת אֵטוּן מִצְרָיִם ׃
16. I have decked H7234 my bed H6210 with coverings of tapestry H4765 , with carved H2405 works , with fine linen H330 of Egypt H4714 .
17. נַפְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִי מֹר אֲהָלִים וְקִנָּמוֹן ׃
17. I have perfumed H5130 my bed H4904 with myrrh H4753 , aloes H174 , and cinnamon H7076 .
18. לְכָה נִרְוֶה דֹדִים עַד־הַבֹּקֶר נִתְעַלְּסָה בָּאֳהָבִים ׃
18. Come H1980 , let us take our fill H7301 of love H1730 until H5704 the morning H1242 : let us solace ourselves H5965 with loves H159 .
19. כִּי אֵין הָאִישׁ בְּבֵיתוֹ הָלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מֵרָחוֹק ׃
19. For H3588 the goodman H376 is not H369 at home H1004 , he is gone H1980 a long H4480 H7350 journey H1870 :
20. צְרוֹר־הַכֶּסֶף לָקַח בְּיָדוֹ לְיוֹם הַכֵּסֶא יָבֹא בֵיתוֹ ׃
20. He hath taken H3947 a bag H6872 of money H3701 with H3027 him, and will come H935 home H1004 at the day H3117 appointed H3677 .
21. הִטַּתּוּ בְּרֹב לִקְחָהּ בְּחֵלֶק שְׂפָתֶיהָ תַּדִּיחֶנּוּ ׃
21. With her much H7230 fair speech H3948 she caused him to yield H5186 , with the flattering H2506 of her lips H8193 she forced H5080 him.
22. הוֹלֵךְ אַחֲרֶיהָ פִּתְאֹם כְּשׁוֹר אֶל־טָבַח יָבוֹא וּכְעֶכֶס אֶל־מוּסַר אֱוִיל ׃
22. He goeth H1980 after H310 her straightway H6597 , as an ox H7794 goeth H935 to H413 the slaughter H2874 , or as a fool H191 to H413 the correction H4148 of the stocks H5914 ;
23. עַד יְפַלַּח חֵץ כְּבֵדוֹ כְּמַהֵר צִפּוֹר אֶל־פָּח וְלֹא־יָדַע כִּי־בְנַפְשׁוֹ הוּא ׃
23. Till H5704 a dart H2671 strike through H6398 his liver H3516 ; as a bird H6833 hasteth H4116 to H413 the snare H6341 , and knoweth H3045 not H3808 that H3588 it H1931 is for his life H5315 .
24. פ וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־פִי ׃
24. Hearken H8085 unto me now H6258 therefore , O ye children H1121 , and attend H7181 to the words H561 of my mouth H6310 .
25. אַל־יֵשְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶיהָ לִבֶּךָ אַל־תֵּתַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ ׃
25. Let not H408 thine heart H3820 decline H7847 to H413 her ways H1870 , go not astray H8582 H408 in her paths H5410 .
26. כִּי־רַבִּים חֲלָלִים הִפִּילָה וַעֲצֻמִים כָּל־הֲרֻגֶיהָ ׃
26. For H3588 she hath cast down H5307 many H7227 wounded H2491 : yea, many H3605 strong H6099 men have been slain H2026 by her.
27. דַּרְכֵי שְׁאוֹל בֵּיתָהּ יֹרְדוֹת אֶל־חַדְרֵי־מָוֶת ׃ פ
27. Her house H1004 is the way H1870 to hell H7585 , going down H3381 to H413 the chambers H2315 of death H4194 .