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Proverbs 23:22-28

22Hearken unto thyfatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1thatbegat thee,Anddespiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936notthymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517whensheisoldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.

23Buyקְ֭נֵהKe.nehH7069thetruthאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571,andsellתִּמְכֹּ֑רtim.KorH4376itnot; Yea,wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,andinstruction,andunderstandingוּבִינָֽה׃u.vi.NahH998.

24Thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1oftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662willgreatlyrejoiceH8055;Andhethatbegettethawiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450childH3205willhavejoyofhim.

25Letthyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthymotherוְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaH517begladH8055,Andletherthatbare theerejoiceיִֽשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055.

26Mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414methyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;Andletthineeyesוְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869delightH7521inmywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

27Foraharlotisadeepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה'a.mu.KahH6013ditch;Andaforeignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237womanH5237isanarrowpitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745.

28Yea,sheliethinwaitתֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte.'e.RoH693asarobber,Andincreaseththetreacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898amongmenH120.

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