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à áÌÀðÄé, ìÀçÈëÀîÈúÄé äÇ÷ÀùÑÄéáÈä; ìÄúÀáåÌðÈúÄé, äÇè-àÈæÀðÆêÈ.
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1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding;
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á ìÄùÑÀîÉø îÀæÄîÌåÉú; åÀãÇòÇú, ùÒÀôÈúÆéêÈ éÄðÀöÉøåÌ.
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2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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â ëÌÄé ðÉôÆú úÌÄèÌÉôÀðÈä, ùÒÄôÀúÅé æÈøÈä; åÀçÈìÈ÷ îÄùÌÑÆîÆï çÄëÌÈäÌ.
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3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
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ã åÀàÇçÂøÄéúÈäÌ, îÈøÈä ëÇìÌÇòÂðÈä; çÇãÌÈä, ëÌÀçÆøÆá ôÌÄéÌåÉú.
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4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
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ä øÇâÀìÆéäÈ, éÉøÀãåÉú îÈåÆú; ùÑÀàåÉì, öÀòÈãÆéäÈ éÄúÀîÉëåÌ.
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5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on the nether-world;
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å àÉøÇç çÇéÌÄéí, ôÌÆï-úÌÀôÇìÌÅñ; ðÈòåÌ îÇòÀâÌÀìÉúÆéäÈ, ìÉà úÅãÈò.
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6 Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not. {P}
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æ åÀòÇúÌÈä áÈðÄéí, ùÑÄîÀòåÌ-ìÄé; åÀàÇì-úÌÈñåÌøåÌ, îÅàÄîÀøÅé-ôÄé.
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7 Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
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ç äÇøÀçÅ÷ îÅòÈìÆéäÈ ãÇøÀëÌÆêÈ; åÀàÇì-úÌÄ÷ÀøÇá, àÆì-ôÌÆúÇç áÌÅéúÈäÌ.
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8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house;
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è ôÌÆï-úÌÄúÌÅï ìÇàÂçÅøÄéí äåÉãÆêÈ; åÌùÑÀðÉúÆéêÈ, ìÀàÇëÀæÈøÄé.
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9 Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
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é ôÌÆï-éÄùÒÀáÌÀòåÌ æÈøÄéí ëÌÉçÆêÈ; åÇòÂöÈáÆéêÈ, áÌÀáÅéú ðÈëÀøÄé.
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10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
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éà åÀðÈäÇîÀúÌÈ áÀàÇçÂøÄéúÆêÈ; áÌÄëÀìåÉú áÌÀùÒÈøÀêÈ, åÌùÑÀàÅøÆêÈ.
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11 And thou moan, when thine end cometh, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
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éá åÀàÈîÇøÀúÌÈ--àÅéêÀ, ùÒÈðÅàúÄé îåÌñÈø; åÀúåÉëÇçÇú, ðÈàÇõ ìÄáÌÄé.
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12 And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
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éâ åÀìÉà-ùÑÈîÇòÀúÌÄé, áÌÀ÷åÉì îåÉøÈé; åÀìÄîÀìÇîÌÀãÇé, ìÉà-äÄèÌÄéúÄé àÈæÀðÄé.
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13 Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
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éã ëÌÄîÀòÇè, äÈéÄéúÄé áÀëÈì-øÈò-- áÌÀúåÉêÀ ÷ÈäÈì åÀòÅãÈä.
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14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.'
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èå ùÑÀúÅä-îÇéÄí îÄáÌåÉøÆêÈ; åÀðÉæÀìÄéí, îÄúÌåÉêÀ áÌÀàÅøÆêÈ.
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15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
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èæ éÈôåÌöåÌ îÇòÀéÀðÉúÆéêÈ çåÌöÈä; áÌÈøÀçÉáåÉú, ôÌÇìÀâÅé-îÈéÄí.
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16 Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.
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éæ éÄäÀéåÌ-ìÀêÈ ìÀáÇãÌÆêÈ; åÀàÅéï ìÀæÈøÄéí àÄúÌÈêÀ.
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17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
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éç éÀäÄé-îÀ÷åÉøÀêÈ áÈøåÌêÀ; åÌùÒÀîÇç, îÅàÅùÑÆú ðÀòåÌøÆêÈ.
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18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
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éè àÇéÌÆìÆú àÂäÈáÄéí, åÀéÇòÂìÇú-çÅï:
ãÌÇãÌÆéäÈ, éÀøÇåÌËêÈ áÀëÈì-òÅú; áÌÀàÇäÂáÈúÈäÌ, úÌÄùÑÀâÌÆä úÈîÄéã.
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19 A lovely hind and a graceful doe, {N}
let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.
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ë åÀìÈîÌÈä úÄùÑÀâÌÆä áÀðÄé áÀæÈøÈä; åÌúÀçÇáÌÅ÷, çÅ÷ ðÈëÀøÄéÌÈä.
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20 Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?
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ëà ëÌÄé ðÉëÇç, òÅéðÅé éÀäåÈä--ãÌÇøÀëÅé-àÄéùÑ; åÀëÈì-îÇòÀâÌÀìÉúÈéå îÀôÇìÌÅñ.
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21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.
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ëá òÂååÉðÉúÈéå--éÄìÀëÌÀãËðåÉ àÆú-äÈøÈùÑÈò; åÌáÀçÇáÀìÅé çÇèÌÈàúåÉ, éÄúÌÈîÅêÀ.
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22 His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
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ëâ äåÌà--éÈîåÌú, áÌÀàÅéï îåÌñÈø; åÌáÀøÉá àÄåÌÇìÀúÌåÉ éÄùÑÀâÌÆä.
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23 He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel. {P}
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