Proverbs 4
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Proverbs 4:11-18

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.
17Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they eatלָ֭חֲמוּLa.cha.muH3898the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562and drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354the wineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555.
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.
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