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.”
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