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.
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