¹² To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

¹³ Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

¹⁹ None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

²⁰ That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

²¹ For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

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¹² To deliver ^H5337 thee from the way ^H1870 of the evil ^H7451 man, from the man ^H376 that speaketh ^H1696 froward things; ^H8419

¹³ Who leave ^H5800 the paths ^H734 of uprightness, ^H3476 to walk ^H3212 in the ways ^H1870 of darkness; ^H2822

¹⁴ Who rejoice ^H8056 to do ^H6213 evil, ^H7451 and delight ^H1523 in the frowardness ^H8419 of the wicked; ^H7451

¹⁵ Whose ways ^H734 are crooked, ^H6141 and they froward ^H3868 in their paths: ^H4570

¹⁶ To deliver ^H5337 thee from the strange ^H2114 woman, ^H802 even from the stranger ^H5237 which flattereth ^H2505 with her words; ^H561

¹⁷ Which forsaketh ^H5800 the guide ^H441 of her youth, ^H5271 and forgetteth ^H7911 the covenant ^H1285 of her God. ^H430

¹⁸ For her house ^H1004 inclineth ^H7743 unto death, ^H4194 and her paths ^H4570 unto the dead. ^H7496

¹⁹ None that go ^H935 unto her return again, ^H7725 neither take they hold ^H5381 of the paths ^H734 of life. ^H2416

²⁰ That thou mayest walk ^H3212 in the way ^H1870 of good ^H2896 men, and keep ^H8104 the paths ^H734 of the righteous. ^H6662

²¹ For the upright ^H3477 shall dwell ^H7931 in the land, ^H776 and the perfect ^H8549 shall remain ^H3498 in it.

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¹² To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

¹³ Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

¹⁵ Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

¹⁹ None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:

²⁰ That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

²¹ For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

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¹² To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

¹³ Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

¹⁴ Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

¹⁵ Whose paths `are' crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

¹⁷ Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

¹⁸ For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

¹⁹ None going in unto her turn back, Nor do they reach the paths of life.

²⁰ That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

²¹ For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

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¹² To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;

¹³ [from those] who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of evil;

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ -- for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead;

¹⁹ none that go unto her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:

²⁰ -- that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous.

²¹ For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;

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¹² To deliver you from the way of evil, From the men who speak perverse things;

¹³ Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

¹⁵ Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver you from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;

¹⁷ Who forsakes the friend of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God:

¹⁸ For her house leads down to death, Her paths to the dead.

¹⁹ None who go to her return again, Neither do they attain to the paths of life:

²⁰ That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

²¹ For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

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¹² Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

¹³ Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

¹⁴ Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

¹⁵ Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

¹⁶ To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

¹⁷ Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:

¹⁸ For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:

¹⁹ Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:

²⁰ So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

²¹ For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.