1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,do notאַל־'al-H408forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911my teachingתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451,but let your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820keepיִצֹּ֥רyi.TzorH5341my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687;
2forכִּ֤יkiH3588they will addיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753to your daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117,yearsוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141and peaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965to your lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.
3Neverאַֽל־'al-H408let loving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617or faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571leave youיַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָya.'Az.Vu.khaH5800;bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194themעַל־'al-H5921around your neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621,write themכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789onעַל־'al-H5921the tabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
4Then you will findוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580and high regardוְשֵֽׂכֶל־ ט֑וֹבve.se.khel- TovH7922H2896in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוְאָדָֽם׃ פve.'a.DamH120.
5Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820,and leanתִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ti.sha.'EnH8172notאַל־'al-H408onוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413your own understandingבִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗bi.na.te.khaH998;
7Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notאַל־'al-H408wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and turn awayוְס֣וּרve.SurH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
8This will bringתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961healingרִ֭פְאוּתRif.'utH7500to your bodyלְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָle.sha.Re.khaH8270and refreshmentוְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּיve.shi.KuiH8250to your bonesלְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106.
9Honorכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with your wealthמֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָme.ho.Ne.khaH1952and with the firstfruitsוּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗יתu.me.re.ShitH7225of allכָּל־kol-H3605your cropsתְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃te.vu.'a.Te.khaH8393;
10then your barnsאֲסָמֶ֣יךָ'a.sa.Mei.khaH618will be filledוְיִמָּלְא֣וּve.yi.mal.'UH4390with plentyשָׂבָ֑עsa.Va'H7647,and your vatsיְקָבֶ֥יךָye.ka.Vei.chaH3342will overflowיִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ פyif.Ro.tzuH6555with new wineוְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492.
11My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,do notאַל־'al-H408rejectתִּמְאָ֑סtim.'AsH3988the disciplineמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408loatheתָּ֝קֹ֗ץta.KotzH6973His rebukeבְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃be.to.khach.ToH8433;
The Blessings of Wisdom
12forכִּ֤יkiH3588אֶ֥ת'etH853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068disciplinesיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198the oneאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He lovesיֶאֱהַ֣בye.'e.HavH157,as does a fatherוּ֝כְאָ֗בu.khe.'AvH1אֶת־'et-H853the sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121in whomhe delightsיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521.
14forכִּ֤יkiH3588she is moreט֣וֹבTovH2896profitableH5504than silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and her gainתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393is betterthan fine goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.
15Sheהִ֭יאhi'H1931is more preciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443;nothingוְכָל־ לֹ֣אve.khol lo'H3605H3808you desireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656comparesיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737with her.
16Longאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753lifeיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117is in her right handבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225;in her left handבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040arerichesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honorוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.
17All her waysH1870are pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278,and allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605her pathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeacefulשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
18Sheהִ֭יאhi'H1931is a treeעֵץ־'etz-H6086of lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to those who embraceלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388her,and those who lay hold of herוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551are blessedמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833.
20By His knowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847the watery depthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415were broken openנִבְקָ֑עוּniv.Ka.'uH1234,and the cloudsוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834drippedיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491with dewטָֽל׃TalH2919.
21My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,do notאַל־'al-H408loseיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868sight of thisמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:Preserveנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341sound judgmentתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454and discernmentוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209.
22They will beוְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.YuH1961lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to your soulלְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle.naf.She.khaH5315and adornmentוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580to your neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
23Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will goתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980on your wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870in safetyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983,and your footוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808stumbleתִגּֽוֹף׃ti.GofH5062.
24Whenאִם־'im-H518you lie downתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901,you will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be afraidתִפְחָ֑דtif.ChadH6342;when you restוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901,your sleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142will be sweetוְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.VahH6149.
25Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597dangerמִפַּ֣חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343or the ruinוּמִשֹּׁאַ֥תu.mi.sho.'AtH7722thatכִּ֣יkiH3588overtakesתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563,
26forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961your confidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689and will keepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104your footרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from the snareמִלָּֽכֶד׃mi.La.khedH3921.
27Do notאַל־'al-H408withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513goodט֥וֹבTovH2896from the deservingמִבְּעָלָ֑יוmi.be.'a.LavH1167when it isבִּהְי֨וֹתbih.YotH1961within yourיָדְךָ֣ya.dei.khaH3027powerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410to actלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.
28Do notאַל־'al-H408tellתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559your neighborלְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.khaH7453, “Comeלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980backוָ֭שׁוּבVa.shuvH7725tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279andI will provideאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414”—when you already have the meansוְיֵ֣שׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃ve.Yesh 'i.TakhH3426H854.
30Do notאַל־'al-H408accuseתָּרִ֣יב עִם־ta.riv 'im-H7378H5973a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120without causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,whenאִם־'im-H518he has doneגְמָלְךָ֣ge.ma.le.KhaH1580you noלֹ֖אlo'H3808harmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
31Do notאַל־'al-H408envyתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065a violentחָמָ֑ס וְאַל־cha.Mas ve.'al-H2555H408manבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376or chooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of his waysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870;
32forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068detestsתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441the perverseנָל֑וֹז וְֽאֶת־na.Loz ve.'EtH3868H854,but He is a friendסוֹדֽוֹ׃so.DoH5475to the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.
33The curseמְאֵרַ֣תme.'e.RatH3994of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is on the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,but He blessesיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288the homeוּנְוֵ֖הu.ne.VehH5116of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
34אִם־'im-H518Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931mocksלַלֵּצִ֥יםla.le.TzimH3887the mockersיָלִ֑יץya.LitzH3887,but givesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414graceחֵֽן׃ChenH2580to the humbleH6041.
35The wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450will inheritיִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luH5157honorכָּ֭בוֹדKa.VodH3519,but foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684are held upמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311to shameקָלֽוֹן׃ פka.LonH7036.
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