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My son,H1121 keepH8104 my words,H561 and layH6845 up my commandmentsH4687 with you.
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KeepH8104 my commandments,H4687 and live;H2421 and my lawH8451 as the appleH380 of your eye.H5869
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BindH7194 them on your fingers,H676 writeH3789 them on the tableH3871 of your heart.H3820
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SayH559 to wisdom,H2451 You are my sister;H269 and callH7121 understandingH998 your kinswoman:H4129
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That they may keepH8104 you from the strangeH2114 woman,H802 from the strangerH5237 which flattersH2505 with her words.H561
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For at the windowH2474 of my houseH1004 I lookedH8259 through my casement,H822
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And beheldH7200 among the simpleH6612 ones, I discernedH995 among the youths,H1121 a youngH5288 man voidH2638 of understanding,H3820
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PassingH5674 through the streetH7784 nearH681 her corner;H6438 and he wentH6805 the wayH1870 to her house,H1004
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In the twilight,H5399 in the evening,H6153 in the blackH380 and darkH653 night:H3915
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And, behold,H2009 there metH7125 him a womanH802 with the attireH7897 of an harlot,H2181 and subtleH5341 of heart.H3820
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(She is loudH1993 and stubborn;H5637 her feetH7272 abideH7931 not in her house:H1004
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NowH6471 is she without,H2351 nowH6471 in the streets,H7339 and lies in waitH693 atH681 everyH3605 corner.H6438)
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So she caughtH2388 him, and kissedH5401 him, and with an impudentH5810 faceH6440 saidH559 to him,
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I have peaceH8002 offerings with me; this dayH3117 have I paidH7999 my vows.H5088
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ThereforeH5921 H3651 cameH3318 I forthH3318 to meetH7125 you, diligentlyH7836 to seekH7836 your face,H6440 and I have foundH4672 you.
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I have deckedH7234 my bedH6210 with coveringsH4765 of tapestry, with carvedH2405 works, with fine linenH948 of Egypt.H4714
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I have perfumedH5130 my bedH4904 with myrrh,H4753 aloes,H174 and cinnamon.H7076
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Come,H3212 let us take our fillH7301 of loveH1730 untilH5704 the morning:H1242 let us solaceH5965 ourselves with loves.H159
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For the managerH376 is not at home,H1004 he is goneH1980 a longH7350 journey:H1870
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He has takenH3947 a bagH6872 of moneyH3701 with him, and will comeH935 homeH1004 at the dayH3117 appointed.H3677
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With her muchH7230 fairH3948 speechH3948 she caused him to yield,H5186 with the flatteringH2506 of her lipsH8193 she forcedH5080 him.
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He goesH1980 afterH310 her straightway,H6597 as an oxH7794 goesH935 to the slaughter,H2874 or as a foolH191 to the correctionH4148 of the stocks;H5914
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TillH5704 a dartH2671 strikeH6398 through his liver;H3516 as a birdH6833 hastensH4116 to the snare,H6341 and knowsH3045 not that it is for his life.H5315
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ListenH8085 to me nowH6258 therefore, O you children,H1121 and attendH7181 to the wordsH561 of my mouth.H6310
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Let not your heartH3820 declineH7847 to her ways,H1870 goH8582 not astrayH8582 in her paths.H5410
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For she has castH5307 down manyH7227 wounded:H2491 yes, manyH3605 strongH6099 men have been slainH2026 by her.
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Her houseH1004 is the wayH1870 to hell,H7585 goingH3381 downH3381 to the chambersH2315 of death.H4194
