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1. My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
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1. My son H1121 , keep H8104 my words H561 , and lay up H6845 my commandments H4687 with H854 thee.
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2. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
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2. Keep H8104 my commandments H4687 , and live H2421 ; and my law H8451 as the apple H380 of thine eye H5869 .
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3. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
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3. Bind H7194 them upon H5921 thy fingers H676 , write H3789 them upon H5921 the table H3871 of thine heart H3820 .
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4. Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
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4. Say H559 unto wisdom H2451 , Thou H859 art my sister H269 ; and call H7121 understanding H998 thy kinswoman H4129 :
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5. That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
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5. That they may keep H8104 thee from the strange H2114 woman H4480 H802 , from the stranger H4480 H5237 which flattereth H2505 with her words H561 .
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6. For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
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6. For H3588 at the window H2474 of my house H1004 I looked H8259 through H1157 my casement H822 ,
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7. And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
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7. And beheld H7200 among the simple ones H6612 , I discerned H995 among the youths H1121 , a young man H5288 void H2638 of understanding H3820 ,
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8. Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
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8. Passing H5674 through the street H7784 near H681 her corner H6438 ; and he went H6805 the way H1870 to her house H1004 ,
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9. In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
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9. In the twilight H5399 , in the evening H6153 H3117 , in the black H380 and dark H653 night H3915 :
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10. And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
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10. And, behold H2009 , there met H7125 him a woman H802 with the attire H7897 of a harlot H2181 , and subtle H5341 of heart H3820 .
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11. She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
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11. ( She H1931 is loud H1993 and stubborn H5637 ; her feet H7272 abide H7931 not H3808 in her house H1004 :
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12. Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
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12. Now H6471 is she without H2351 , now H6471 in the streets H7339 , and lieth in wait H693 at H681 every H3605 corner H6438 .)
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13. So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
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13. So she caught H2388 him , and kissed H5401 him, and with an impudent H5810 face H6440 said H559 unto him,
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14. I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
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14. I have peace offerings H2077 H8002 with H5921 me ; this day H3117 have I paid H7999 my vows H5088 .
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15. Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
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15. Therefore H5921 H3651 came I forth H3318 to meet H7125 thee , diligently to seek H7836 thy face H6440 , and I have found H4672 thee.
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16. I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
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16. I have decked H7234 my bed H6210 with coverings of tapestry H4765 , with carved H2405 works , with fine linen H330 of Egypt H4714 .
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17. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
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17. I have perfumed H5130 my bed H4904 with myrrh H4753 , aloes H174 , and cinnamon H7076 .
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18. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
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18. Come H1980 , let us take our fill H7301 of love H1730 until H5704 the morning H1242 : let us solace ourselves H5965 with loves H159 .
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19. For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
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19. For H3588 the goodman H376 is not H369 at home H1004 , he is gone H1980 a long H4480 H7350 journey H1870 :
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20. He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
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20. He hath taken H3947 a bag H6872 of money H3701 with H3027 him, and will come H935 home H1004 at the day H3117 appointed H3677 .
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21. With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
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21. With her much H7230 fair speech H3948 she caused him to yield H5186 , with the flattering H2506 of her lips H8193 she forced H5080 him.
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22. He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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22. He goeth H1980 after H310 her straightway H6597 , as an ox H7794 goeth H935 to H413 the slaughter H2874 , or as a fool H191 to H413 the correction H4148 of the stocks H5914 ;
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23. Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
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23. Till H5704 a dart H2671 strike through H6398 his liver H3516 ; as a bird H6833 hasteth H4116 to H413 the snare H6341 , and knoweth H3045 not H3808 that H3588 it H1931 is for his life H5315 .
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24. Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
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24. Hearken H8085 unto me now H6258 therefore , O ye children H1121 , and attend H7181 to the words H561 of my mouth H6310 .
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25. Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
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25. Let not H408 thine heart H3820 decline H7847 to H413 her ways H1870 , go not astray H8582 H408 in her paths H5410 .
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26. For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
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26. For H3588 she hath cast down H5307 many H7227 wounded H2491 : yea, many H3605 strong H6099 men have been slain H2026 by her.
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27. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
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27. Her house H1004 is the way H1870 to hell H7585 , going down H3381 to H413 the chambers H2315 of death H4194 .
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