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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