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.
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