17Inclineהַ֥טhatH5186your earאָזְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.KhaH241and hearוּ֭שְׁמַעU.she.ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִ֑יםcha.kha.MimH2450—applyתָּשִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896your mindוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820to my knowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃le.da'.TiH1847—
18forכִּֽי־ki-H3588it is pleasingנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you keep themתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104within youבְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּbe.vit.Ne.kha yi.Ko.nuH990H3559and they are constantlyיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162onעַל־'al-H5921your lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
19So that your trustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009may beלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961in the LORDבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068,I instruct youהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָho.da'.Ti.khaH3045todayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117—yesאַף־'af-H637,youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859.
20Have I notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808writtenכָתַ֣בְתִּיkha.Tav.tiH3789for youthirty sayingsH8032about counselבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,
21to show youלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045trueקֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shetH7189and reliableאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571wordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561,that you mayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725soundlyאֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.MetH571answerאֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.RimH561those who sent youלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.khaH7971?
22Do notאַֽל־'al-H408robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497a poorדָּ֭לdalH1800man becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588heה֑וּאHu'H1931is poorדַל־dal-H1800,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408crushתְּדַכֵּ֖אte.da.Ke'H1792the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041at the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179,
23forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will take upיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378their caseרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379and will plunderוְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'H6906אֶת־'et-H853those who rob themקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃koe.'ei.Hem Na.feshH6906H5315.
24Do notאַל־'al-H408make friendsתִּ֭תְרַעTit.ra'H7462withאֶת־'et-H854an angryאָ֑ף'AfH639manבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167,and do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808associateתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854a hot-temperedחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,
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