16
I have
decked my
bed with
coverings of tapestry, with
carved works, with fine
linen of
Egypt.
~Iy'r.cim !.Wjea tw{bUj]x yif.r;[ yiT.d;b'r ~yiD;b.r;m
17
I have
perfumed my
bed with
myrrh, aloes, and
cinnamon.
!w{m'Niq.w ~yil'h]a r{m yib'K.vim yiT.p;n
18
Come, let us take our
fill of
love until the
morning: let us
solace ourselves with
loves.
~yib'h\a'B h's.L;[.tin r,q{B;h -d;[ ~yid{d h,w.rin h'k.l
19
For the
goodman is not at
home, he is
gone a
long journey:
qw{x'rem .$,r,d.B .$;l'h w{tyeb.B vyia'h !yea yiK
20
He hath
taken a
bag of
money with
him, and will
come home at the
day appointed.
a{b'y a,seK;h ~w{y.l w{d'y.B x;q'l @,s,K;h -rw{r.c ? w{tyeb
21
With her
much fair
speech she caused him to
yield, with the
flattering of her
lips she
forced him.
.WN,xyiD;T 'hy,t'p.f q,lex.B H'x.qil b{r.B .WT;Jih
22
He
goeth after her
straightway, as an
ox goeth to the
slaughter, or as a
fool to the
correction of the
stocks;
aw{b'y ]x;b'j -l,a rw{v.K ~{a.tiP 'hy,r]x;a .$elw{h ? lyiw/a r;s.Wm -l,a s,k,[.k.W
23
Till a
dart strike through his
liver; as a
bird hasteth to the
snare, and
knoweth not that it is for his
life.
x'P -l,a rw{Pic reh;m.K w{deb.K #ex x;L;p.y d;[ ? a.Wh w{v.p;n.b -yiK [;d'y -a{l.w
24
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye
children, and
attend to the
words of my
mouth.
yip -yer.mia.l .Wbyiv.q;h.w yil -.W[.miv ~yin'b h'T;[.w
25
Let not thine
heart decline to her
ways, go not
astray in her
paths.
'hy,tw{byit.niB [;teT -l;a '$,Bil 'hy,k'r.D -l,a .j.fey -l;a
26
For she hath cast
down many wounded: yea, many
strong men have been
slain by her.
'hy,gUr]h -l'K ~yimUc][;w h'lyiPih ~yil'l]x ~yiB;r -yiK