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.
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