3Whenכִּי־ki-H3588I wasהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a sonבֵ֭ןvenH1121to my fatherלְאָבִ֑יle.'a.ViH1,tenderרַ֥ךְrakhH7390and the only childוְ֝יָחִ֗ידve.ya.ChidH3173ofלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440my motherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517,
4he taughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niH3384meand saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820lay holdיִֽתְמָךְ־yit.mokh-H8551of my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697;keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104my commandsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and you will liveוֶֽחְיֵֽה׃Vech.YehH2421.
5Getקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,getקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָ֑הvi.NahH998;do notאַל־'al-H408forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־tish.Kach ve.'al-H7911H408my wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־ פִֽי׃me.'im.rei- FiH561H6310or turn from themתֵּ֝֗טTetH5186.
6Do notאַל־'al-H408forsakeתַּעַזְבֶ֥הָta.'az.Ve.haH5800wisdom,and she will preserve youוְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּve.tish.me.Re.kaH8104;love herאֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.haH157,and she will guard youוְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ve.ti.tze.Re.kaH5341.
7Wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451is supremeרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225;so acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451.And whateverוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605you may acquireקִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.chaH7075,gainקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
8Prize herסַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.haH5549,and she will exalt youוּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.kaH7311;ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you embrace herתְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃te.chab.be.Ke.nahH2263,she will honor youתְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.khaH3513.
9She will setתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414a garlandלִוְיַת־liv.yat-H3880of graceחֵ֑ןChenH2580on your headלְ֭רֹאשְׁךָLe.ro.she.khaH7218;she will present youתְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃te.ma.ge.Ne.kaH4042with a crownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of beautyתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597.”
10Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,and receiveוְקַ֣חve.KachH3947my wordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561,and the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of your lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416will be manyוְיִרְבּ֥וּve.yir.BuH7235.
11I will guide youהֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.khaH3384in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451;I will lead youהִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.khaH1869on straightיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476pathsבְּמַעְגְּלֵי־be.ma'.ge.lei-H4570.
12When you walkבְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָBe.lekh.te.khaH1980,your stepsצַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.khaH6806will notלֹא־lo'-H3808be impededיֵצַ֣רye.TzarH3334;whenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you runתָּ֝ר֗וּץta.RutzH7323,you will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808stumbleתִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ti.ka.ShelH3782.
13Hold onהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388to instructionבַּמּוּסָ֣רba.mu.SarH4148;do notאַל־'al-H408let goתֶּ֑רֶףTe.refH7503.Guard itנִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָni.tze.Re.haH5341,forכִּי־ki-H3588itהִ֥יאhi'H1931is your lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.
14Do notאַל־'al-H408set footתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935on the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563orוְאַל־ve.'al-H408walkתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.SherH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of evildoersרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451.
15Avoid itפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpe.ra.'E.huH6544;do notאַל־'al-H408travelתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674on it.Turnשְׂטֵ֖הse.TehH7847from itמֵעָלָ֣יוme.'a.LavH5921and pass on byוַעֲבֽוֹר׃va.'a.VorH5674.
16Forכִּ֤יkiH3588they cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּYish.nuH3462unlessאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518H3808they do evilיָרֵ֑עוּya.Re.'uH7489;they are deprivedוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הve.nig.ze.LahH1497of slumberשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םShe.na.TamH8142untilאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518H3808they make someone fallיַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃yikh.sho.luH3782.
18The pathוְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachH734of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is like the first gleamכְּא֣וֹר וָ֝א֗וֹרke.'or va.'orH216H215of dawnנֹ֑גַהּNo.gahH5051,shining brighterהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980and brighter untilעַד־'ad-H5704middayנְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃ne.Khon hai.YomH3559H3117.
19But the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is like the darkest gloomכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.LahH653;they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045whatבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100makes them stumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.luH3782.
20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to my wordsלִדְבָרַ֣יlid.va.RaiH1697;inclineהַט־hat-H5186your earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to my sayingsלַ֝אֲמָרַ֗יla.'a.ma.RaiH561.
21Do notאַל־'al-H408loseיַלִּ֥יזוּya.Li.zuH3868sight of themמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;keep themשָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םSham.RemH8104withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432your heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.
22Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֭םhemH1992are lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to those who find themלְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑םle.mo.tze.'ei.HemH4672,and healthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832to the wholeוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605bodyבְּשָׂר֥וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.
23Guardנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820with allמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605diligenceמִ֭שְׁמָרMish.morH4929,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588from itמִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480flowתּוֹצְא֥וֹתtotz.'otH8444springs of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.
24Putהָסֵ֣רha.SerH5493awayמִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khaH4480deceptionעִקְּשׁ֣וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143from your mouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310;keepהַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃har.Chek mi.Me.kaH7368H4480your lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193from perverse speechוּלְז֥וּתu.le.ZutH3891.
25Let your eyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869lookיַבִּ֑יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027forwardלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227;fix your gazeוְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָve.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079straightיַיְשִׁ֥רוּyay.Shi.ruH3474aheadנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neg.De.khaH5048.
26Make a levelפַּ֭לֵּסPa.lesH6424pathמַעְגַּ֣לma'.GalH4570for your feetרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272,and allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605your waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870will be sureיִכֹּֽנוּ׃yi.Ko.nuH3559.
27Do notאַֽל־'al-H408swerveתֵּט־tet-H5186to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040;turnהָסֵ֖רha.SerH5493your feet awayרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
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