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Proverbs 3:5-17

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;

6in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870acknowledge Himדָעֵ֑הוּda.'E.huH3045,and Heוְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931will makeיְיַשֵּׁ֥רye.ya.SherH3474your paths straightאֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

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;

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.

13Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120who findsמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,the manוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120who acquiresיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394,

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'H3605 H3808you 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.

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