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Proverbs 5

Pitfalls of Immorality

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My sonh1121,  agiveh7181 attentionh7181 to my wisdomh2451,  bInclineh5186 your earh241 to my understandingh8394;

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That you may  aobserveh8104 discretionh4209 And your  blipsh8193 may reserveh5341 knowledgeh1847.

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For the lipsh8193 of an  1 aadulteressh2114a  bdriph5197 honeyh5317 And  csmootherh2509 thanh4480 oilh8081 is her  2speechh2441;

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But in the endh319 she is  abitterh4751 as wormwoodh3939,  bSharph2299 as a two-edgedh6310 swordh2719.

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Her feeth7272  agoh3381 downh3381 to deathh4194, Her stepsh6806 takeh8551 holdh8551 of Sheolh7585.

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 1She does not ponderh6424 the  apathh734 of lifeh2425b; Her waysh4570 are  bunstableh5128, she  cdoes not knowh3045 it.

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 aNowh6258 then, my sonsh1121, listenh8085 to me And  bdo not departh5493 from the wordsh561 of my mouthh6310.

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 aKeeph7368 your wayh1870 farh7368 from her And do not goh7126 nearh7126 the  bdoorh6607 of her househ1004,

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Orh6435 you will giveh5414 your vigorh1935 to othersh312 And your yearsh8141 to the cruelh394 oneh394;

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And strangersh2114a will be filledh7646 with your strengthh3581b And your hard-earnedh6089a goodsh6089a will go to the househ1004 of an alienh5237;

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And you groanh5098 at your  1finalh319 endh319, When your fleshh1320 and your bodyh7607 are consumedh3615;

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And you sayh559, "Howh349 I have  ahatedh8130 instructionh4148! And my hearth3820  bspurnedh5006 reproofh8433b!

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"I have not listenedh8085 to the voiceh6963 of my  ateachersh4175b, Norh3808 inclinedh5186 my earh241 to my instructorsh3925!

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"I was almosth4592 in utterh3605 ruinh7451b In the midsth8432 of the assemblyh6951 and congregationh5712."

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Drinkh8354 waterh4325 from your own cisternh953a And  1freshh5140 waterh5140 from your own wellh875.

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Should your  aspringsh4599 be dispersedh6327a abroadh2351, Streamsh6388 of waterh4325 in the streetsh7339?

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Let them be yours aloneh905 And not for strangersh2114a with you.

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Let your  afountainh4726 be blessedh1288, And  brejoiceh8055 in the  cwifeh802 of your youthh5271.

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As a lovingh158  ahindh355 and a gracefulh2580 doeh3280, Let her breastsh1717 satisfyh7301 you at allh3605 timesh6256; Be  1exhilaratedh7686 alwaysh8548 with her loveh160.

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For whyh4100 should you, my sonh1121, be exhilaratedh7686 with an  1 aadulteressh2114a And embraceh2263 the bosomh2436 of a  bforeignerh5237?

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For the  awaysh1870 of a manh376 are beforeh5227 the eyesh5869 of the LORDh3068, And He  bwatchesh6424 allh3605 his pathsh4570.

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His  aown iniquitiesh5771 will captureh3920 the wickedh7563, And he will be heldh8551 with the cordsh2256a of his sinh2403b.

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He will  adieh4191 for lackh369 of instructionh4148, And in the greatnessh7230 of his follyh200 he will goh7686 astrayh7686.



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