1
My
son, keep my
words, and lay
up my
commandments with thee.
.$'Tia !{P.ciT y;t{w.cim.W y'r'm]a r{m.v yin.B
2
Keep my
commandments, and
live; and my
law as the
apple of thine
eye.
'$y,nye[ !w{vyia.K yit'rw{t.w hey.x,w y;t{w.cim r{m.v
3
Bind them upon thy
fingers, write them upon the
table of thine
heart.
'$,Bil ;x.Wl -l;[ ~eb.t'K '$y,t{[.B.c,a -l;[ ~er.v'q
4
Say unto
wisdom, Thou art my
sister; and
call understanding thy
kinswoman:
a'r.qit h'nyiB;l ['d{m.W .T'a yit{x]a h'm.k'x;l r{m/a
5
That they may
keep thee from the
strange woman, from the
stranger which
flattereth with her
words.
h'qyil/x,h 'hy,r'm]a h'Yir.k'Nim h'r'z h'Viaem '$.r'm.vil
6
For at the
window of my
house I
looked through my
casement,
yiT.p'q.vin yiB;n.v,a d;[.B yityeB !w{L;x.B yiK
7
And
beheld among the simple
ones, I
discerned among the
youths, a young
man void of
understanding,
bel -r;s]x r;[;n ~yin'B;b h'nyib'a ~Iya't.P;b a,rea'w
8
Passing
through the
street near her
corner; and he
went the
way to her
house,
d'[.cIy H'tyeB .$,r,d.w H'NiP l,cea q.WV;B reb{[
9
In the
twilight, in the
evening*, in the
black and
dark night:
h'lep]a;w h'l.y;l !w{vyia.B ~w{y b,r,[.B -p,v,n.B
10
And, behold, there
met him a
woman with the
attire of an
harlot, and
subtil of
heart.
t;rUc.n.W h'nw{z tyiv w{ta'r.qil h'Via heNih.w ? bel
11
(She is
loud and
stubborn; her
feet abide not in her
house:
.Wn.K.vIy -a{l H'tyeb.B t,r'r{s.w ayih h'Yim{h ? 'hy,l.g;r
12
Now is she
without, now in the
streets, and lieth in
wait at every corner.)
h'NiP<06438)> -l'K l,cea.w tw{b{x.r'B ~;[;P #.Wx;B ~;[;P ? b{r/a,t
13
So she
caught him, and
kissed him, and with an
impudent face said unto him,
'hy,n'p h'ze[eh w{L -h'q.v'n.w w{B h'qyiz/x,h.w ? w{l r;ma{T;w
14
I have
peace offerings with me; this
day have I
payed my
vows.
y'r'd.n yiT.m;Liv ~w{Y;h y'l'[ ~yim'l.v yex.biz
15
Therefore came I
forth to
meet thee, diligently to
seek thy
face, and I have
found thee.
'K,a'c.m,a'w '$y,n'P rex;v.l '$,ta'r.qil yita'c'y !eK -l;[
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
27
Her
house is the
way to
hell, going
down to the
chambers of
death.
t,w'm -yer.d;x -l,a tw{d.r{y H'tyeB lw{a.v yek.r;D