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Proverbs 23:20-22

20Do notאַל־'al-H408joinתְּהִ֥יte.HiH1961those who drink too muchבְסֹֽבְאֵי־ve.soe.'ei-H5433wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196or gorgeבְּזֹלֲלֵ֖יbe.zo.la.LeiH2151themselves on meatבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320.

21Forכִּי־ki-H3588the drunkardסֹבֵ֣אso.Ve'H5433and the gluttonוְ֭זוֹלֵלVe.zo.lelH2151will come to povertyיִוָּרֵ֑שׁyi.va.ReshH3423,and drowsinessנוּמָֽה׃nu.MahH5124will clothe themתַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtal.BishH3847in ragsוּ֝קְרָעִ֗יםu.ke.ra.'ImH7168.

22Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to your fatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1whoזֶ֣הzehH2088gave you lifeיְלָדֶ֑ךָye.la.De.khaH3205,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408despiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936your motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588she is oldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.

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