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My son,H1121 attendH7181 to my wisdom,H2451 and bowH5186 your earH241 to my understanding:H8394
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That you may regardH8104 discretion,H4209 and that your lipsH8193 may keepH5341 knowledge.H1847
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For the lipsH8193 of a strangeH2114 woman dropH5197 as an honeycomb,H5317 and her mouthH2441 is smootherH2513 than oil:H8081
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But her endH319 is bitterH4751 as wormwood,H3939 sharpH2299 as a two-edgedH6310 sword.H2719
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Her feetH7272 goH3381 downH3381 to death;H4194 her stepsH6806 takeH8551 holdH8551 on hell.H7585
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LestH6435 you should ponderH6424 the pathH734 of life,H2416 her waysH4570 are moveable,H5128 that you can not knowH3045 them.
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HearH8085 me nowH6258 therefore, O you children,H1121 and departH5493 not from the wordsH561 of my mouth.H6310
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RemoveH7368 your wayH1870 farH7368 from her, and comeH7126 not nearH7126 the doorH6607 of her house:H1004
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LestH6435 you giveH5414 your honorH1935 to others,H312 and your yearsH8141 to the cruel:H394
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LestH6435 strangersH2114 be filledH7646 with your wealth;H3581 and your laborsH6089 be in the houseH1004 of a stranger;H5237
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And you mournH5098 at the last,H319 when your fleshH1320 and your bodyH7607 are consumed,H3615
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And say,H559 HowH349 have I hatedH8130 instruction,H4148 and my heartH3820 despisedH5006 reproof;H8433
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And have not obeyedH8085 the voiceH6963 of my teachers,H3384 norH3808 inclinedH5186 my earH241 to them that instructedH3925 me!
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I was almostH4592 in allH3605 evilH7451 in the middleH8432 of the congregationH6951 and assembly.H5712
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DrinkH8354 watersH4325 out of your own cistern,H953 and runningH5140 waters out of your own well.H875
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Let your fountainsH4599 be dispersedH6327 abroad,H2351 and riversH6388 of watersH4325 in the streets.H7339
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Let them be onlyH905 your own, and not strangers'H2114 with you.
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Let your fountainH4726 be blessed:H1288 and rejoiceH8055 with the wifeH802 of your youth.H5271
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Let her be as the lovingH158 hindH365 and pleasantH2580 roe;H3280 let her breastsH1717 satisfyH7301 you at allH3605 times;H6256 and be you ravishedH7686 alwaysH8548 with her love.H160
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And whyH4100 will you, my son,H1121 be ravishedH7686 with a strangeH2114 woman, and embraceH2263 the bosomH2436 of a stranger?H5237
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For the waysH1870 of manH376 are beforeH5227 the eyesH5869 of the LORD,H3068 and he pondersH6424 allH3605 his goings.H4570
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His own iniquitiesH5771 shall takeH3920 the wickedH7563 himself, and he shall be heldH8551 with the cordsH2256 of his sins.H2403
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He shall dieH4191 withoutH369 instruction;H4148 and in the greatnessH7230 of his follyH200 he shall goH7686 astray.H7686
