Proverbs 5

My son to my wisdom pay attention to my understanding incline your ear

1 בְּ֭נִ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) My son HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/חָכְמָתִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕/𐤉 lechakhemati to my wisdom HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs הַקְשִׁ֑יבָ/ה 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤄 haqeshivah pay attention HVhv2ms/Sh לִ֝/תְבוּנָתִ֗/י 𐤋/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤕/𐤉 litevunati to my understanding HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs הַט 𐤄𐤈 hat incline HVhv2ms אָזְנֶֽ/ךָ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms

that you may keep discretion and knowledge your lips may guard

2 לִ/שְׁמֹ֥ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor that you may keep HR/Vqc מְזִמּ֑וֹת 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤕 mezimot discretion HNcfpa וְ֝/דַ֗עַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vedaat and knowledge HC/Ncfsa שְׂפָתֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤊 sefateykha your lips HNcfdc/Sp2ms יִנְצֹֽרוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤑𐤓𐤅 yinetsoru may guard HVqi3mp

For honey drip lips strange woman and smoother than oil her palate

3 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC נֹ֣פֶת 𐤍𐤐𐤕 nofet honey HNcmsa תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה 𐤕𐤈𐤐𐤍𐤄 titofenah drip HVqi3fp שִׂפְתֵ֣י 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 sifetey lips HNcfdc זָרָ֑ה 𐤆𐤓𐤄 zarah strange woman HAafsa וְ/חָלָ֖ק 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤒 vechalaq and smoother HC/Aamsa מִ/שֶּׁ֣מֶן 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤍 mishemen than oil HR/Ncmsa חִכָּֽ/הּ 𐤇𐤊/𐤄 chikah her palate HNcmsc/Sp3fs

but her end is bitter as wormwood sharp as a sword two-edged

4 וְֽ֭/אַחֲרִיתָ/הּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤄 veacharitah but her end HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs מָרָ֣ה 𐤌𐤓𐤄 marah is bitter HAafsa כַֽ/לַּעֲנָ֑ה 𐤊/𐤋𐤏𐤍𐤄 khalaanah as wormwood HRd/Ncfsa חַ֝דָּ֗ה 𐤇𐤃𐤄 chadah sharp HAafsa כְּ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤊/𐤇𐤓𐤁 kecherev as a sword HR/Ncfsc פִּיּֽוֹת 𐤐𐤉𐤅𐤕 piot two-edged HNcmpa

her feet go down to death Sheol her steps take hold

5 רַ֭גְלֶי/הָ 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄 rageleyha her feet HNcfdc/Sp3fs יֹרְד֣וֹת 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅𐤕 yoredot go down HVqrfpa מָ֑וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet to death HNcmsa שְׁ֝א֗וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol HNp צְעָדֶ֥י/הָ 𐤑𐤏𐤃𐤉/𐤄 tseadeyha her steps HNcmpc/Sp3fs יִתְמֹֽכוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤊𐤅 yitemokhu take hold HVqi3mp

path of life lest you ponder they are unstable her ways not you know

6 אֹ֣רַח 𐤀𐤓𐤇 orach path HNcbsc חַ֭יִּים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim of life HNcmpa פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC תְּפַלֵּ֑ס 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤎 tefales you ponder HVpi3fs נָע֥וּ 𐤍𐤏𐤅 nau they are unstable HVqp3cp מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗י/הָ 𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤄 maegeloteyha her ways HNcmpc/Sp3fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תֵדָֽע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you know HVqi2ms

and now sons listen to me and not turn away from the words of my mouth

7 וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and now HC/D בָ֭נִים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) sons HNcmpa שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu listen HVqv2mp לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and not HC/Tn תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤅 tasuru turn away HVqj2mp מֵ/אִמְרֵי 𐤌/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 meimerey from the words of HR/Ncmpc פִֽ/י 𐤐/𐤉 fi my mouth HNcmsc/Sp1cs

Keep far from her your way and do not go near to the door of her house

8 הַרְחֵ֣ק 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤒 harecheq Keep far HVhv2ms מֵ/עָלֶ֣י/הָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 mealeyha from her HR/R/Sp3fs דַרְכֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤊 darekekha your way HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not HC/Tn תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤁 tiqerav go near HVqj2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR פֶּ֥תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach the door HNcmsc בֵּיתָֽ/הּ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 beytah of her house HNcmsc/Sp3fs

lest you give to others your honor and your years to the cruel

9 פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC תִּתֵּ֣ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen you give HVqi2ms לַ/אֲחֵרִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 laacherim to others HR/Aampa הוֹדֶ֑/ךָ 𐤄𐤅𐤃/𐤊 hodekha your honor HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ֝/שְׁנֹתֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊 ushenoteykha and your years HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms לְ/אַכְזָרִֽי 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤆𐤓𐤉 leakhezari to the cruel HR/Aamsa

lest be filled strangers your strength and your labours in the house of a stranger

10 פֶּֽן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 yisebeu be filled HVqi3mp זָרִ֣ים 𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 zarim strangers HAampa כֹּחֶ֑/ךָ 𐤊𐤇/𐤊 kochekha your strength HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַ֝/עֲצָבֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤉/𐤊 vaatsaveykha and your labours HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in the house of HR/Ncmsc נָכְרִֽי 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉 nakheri a stranger HAamsa

and you groan at your end when consumed your flesh and your body

11 וְ/נָהַמְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤌𐤕 venahameta and you groan HC/Vqq2ms בְ/אַחֲרִיתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veacharitekha at your end HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms בִּ/כְל֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 bikhelot when consumed HR/Vqc בְּ֝שָׂרְ/ךָ֗ 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤊 besarekha your flesh HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/שְׁאֵרֶֽ/ךָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓/𐤊 usheerekha and your body HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms

and you will say how I have hated discipline and reproof spurned my heart

12 וְֽ/אָמַרְתָּ֗ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and you will say HC/Vqq2ms אֵ֭יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe how HTi שָׂנֵ֣אתִי 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕𐤉 saneti I have hated HVqp1cs מוּסָ֑ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar discipline HNcmsa וְ֝/תוֹכַ֗חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 vetokhachat and reproof HC/Ncfsa נָאַ֥ץ 𐤍𐤀𐤑 naats spurned HVqp3ms לִבִּֽ/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs

and not I listened to the voice of my teachers or to my instructors not I inclined my ear

13 וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shamaeti I listened HVqp1cs בְּ/ק֣וֹל 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol to the voice HR/Ncmsc מוֹרָ֑/י 𐤌𐤅𐤓/𐤉 moray of my teachers HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ֝/לִֽ/מְלַמְּדַ֗/י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤌𐤃/𐤉 velimelameday or to my instructors HC/R/Vprmsc/Sp1cs לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn הִטִּ֥יתִי 𐤄𐤈𐤉𐤕𐤉 hititi I inclined HVhp1cs אָזְנִֽ/י 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤉 azeni my ear HNcfsc/Sp1cs

almost I was in all evil in the midst of the assembly and congregation

14 כִּ֭/מְעַט 𐤊/𐤌𐤏𐤈 kimeat almost HR/Ncmsa הָיִ֣יתִי 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti I was HVqp1cs בְ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 vekhal in all HR/Ncmsc רָ֑ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil HAamsa בְּ/ת֖וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of HR/Ncmsc קָהָ֣ל 𐤒𐤄𐤋 qahal the assembly HNcmsa וְ/עֵדָֽה 𐤅/𐤏𐤃𐤄 veedah and congregation HC/Ncfsa

Drink water from your own cistern and running waters from the midst of your own well

15 שְׁתֵה 𐤔𐤕𐤄 sheteh Drink HVqv2ms מַ֥יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water HNcmpa מִ/בּוֹרֶ֑/ךָ 𐤌/𐤁𐤅𐤓/𐤊 miborekha from your own cistern HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ֝/נֹזְלִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤆𐤋𐤉𐤌 venozelim and running waters HC/Vqrmpa מִ/תּ֥וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from the midst of HR/Ncmsc בְּאֵרֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁𐤀𐤓/𐤊 beerekha your own well HNcfsc/Sp2ms

should be dispersed your springs abroad in the streets streams of water

16 יָפ֣וּצוּ 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤑𐤅 yafutsu should be dispersed HVqi3mp מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊 maeyenoteykha your springs HNcmpc/Sp2ms ח֑וּצָ/ה 𐤇𐤅𐤑/𐤄 chutsah abroad HNcmsa/Sd בָּ֝/רְחֹב֗וֹת 𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤕 barechovot in the streets HRd/Ncfpa פַּלְגֵי 𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤉 palegey streams of HNcmpc מָֽיִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water HNcmpa

Let them be for you alone and not for strangers with you

17 יִֽהְיוּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu Let them be HVqj3mp לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for you HR/Sp2ms לְ/בַדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤊 levadekha alone HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֵ֖ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and not HC/Tn לְ/זָרִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 lezarim for strangers HR/Aampa אִתָּֽ/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you HR/Sp2ms

Let be your fountain blessed and rejoice with the wife of your youth

18 יְהִֽי 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi Let be HVqj3ms מְקוֹרְ/ךָ֥ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓/𐤊 meqorekha your fountain HNcmsc/Sp2ms בָר֑וּךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 varukhe blessed HVqsmsa וּ֝/שְׂמַ֗ח 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇 usemach and rejoice HC/Vqv2ms מֵ/אֵ֥שֶׁת 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤕 meeshet with the wife HR/Ncfsc נְעוּרֶֽ/ךָ 𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓/𐤊 neurekha of your youth HNcbsc/Sp2ms

loving hind loving and graceful doe graceful her breasts satisfy you at all times with her love be ravished always

19 אַיֶּ֥לֶת 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤕 ayelet loving hind HNcfsc אֲהָבִ֗ים 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤌 ahavim loving HNcmpa וְֽ/יַעֲלַ֫ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤕 veyaalat and graceful doe HC/Ncfsc חֵ֥ן 𐤇𐤍 chen graceful HNcmsa דַּ֭דֶּי/הָ 𐤃𐤃𐤉/𐤄 dadeyha her breasts HNcmdc/Sp3fs יְרַוֻּ֣/ךָ 𐤉𐤓𐤅/𐤊 yeravukha satisfy you HVpj3mp/Sp2ms בְ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 vekhal at all HR/Ncmsc עֵ֑ת 𐤏𐤕 et times HNcbsa בְּ֝/אַהֲבָתָ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕/𐤄 beahavatah with her love HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה 𐤕𐤔𐤂𐤄 tishegeh be ravished HVqi2ms תָמִֽיד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid always HNcmsa

For why should you be ravished my son with a strange woman and embrace the bosom of a stranger

20 וְ/לָ֤/מָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah For why HC/R/Ti תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה 𐤕𐤔𐤂𐤄 tishegeh should you be ravished HVqi2ms בְנִ֣/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְ/זָרָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤆𐤓𐤄 vezarah with a strange woman HR/Aafsa וּ֝/תְחַבֵּ֗ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤒 utechabeq and embrace HC/Vpi2ms חֵ֣ק 𐤇𐤒 cheq the bosom HNcmsc נָכְרִיָּֽה 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 nakheriyah of a stranger HAafsa

For before the eyes of YHWH the ways of a man and-all his paths He weighs

21 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC נֹ֨כַח 𐤍𐤊𐤇 nokhach before HR עֵינֵ֣י 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 eyney the eyes of HNcbdc יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp דַּרְכֵי 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 darekhey the ways of HNcbpc אִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa וְֽ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and-all HC/Ncmsc מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥י/ו 𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤅 maegelotayv his paths HNcmpc/Sp3ms מְפַלֵּֽס 𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤎 mefales He weighs HVprmsa

his iniquities will capture him [direct object marker] the wicked and in the cords of his sin he will be held

22 עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤅𐤅𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 avonotayv his iniquities HNcbpc/Sp3ms יִלְכְּדֻ/נ֥וֹ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃/𐤍𐤅 yilekeduno will capture him HVqi3mp/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָ/רָשָׁ֑ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤏 harasha the wicked HTd/Aamsa וּ/בְ/חַבְלֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉 uvechaveley and in the cords of HC/R/Ncbpc חַ֝טָּאת֗/וֹ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤅 chatato his sin HNcfsc/Sp3ms יִתָּמֵֽךְ 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤊 yitamekhe he will be held HVNi3ms

He will die for lack of instruction and in the greatness of his folly he will go astray

23 ה֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He HPp3ms יָ֭מוּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut will die HVqi3ms בְּ/אֵ֣ין 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤍 beeyn for lack of HR/Tn מוּסָ֑ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar instruction HNcmsa וּ/בְ/רֹ֖ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤁 uverov and in the greatness of HC/R/Ncbsc אִוַּלְתּ֣/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 ivaleto his folly HNcfsc/Sp3ms יִשְׁגֶּֽה 𐤉𐤔𐤂𐤄 yishegeh he will go astray HVqi3ms

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