8Keep your pathדַרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870farהַרְחֵ֣קhar.ChekH7368from herמֵעָלֶ֣יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408go nearתִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל־tik.Rav 'el-H7126H413the doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004,
9lestפֶּן־pen-H6435you concedeתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414your vigorהוֹדֶ֑ךָho.De.khaH1935to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312,and your yearsוּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141to one who is cruelלְאַכְזָרִֽי׃le.'akh.za.RiH394;
10lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435strangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114feastיִשְׂבְּע֣וּyis.be.'UH7646on your wealthכֹּחֶ֑ךָko.Che.khaH3581,and your laborsוַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָva.'a.tza.Vei.khaH6089enrichthe houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of a foreignerנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237.
11At the end of your lifeבְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָve.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319you will groanוְנָהַמְתָּ֥ve.na.ham.TaH5098when your fleshבְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗be.sa.re.khaH1320and your bodyוּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃u.she.'e.Re.khaH7607are spentבִּכְל֥וֹתbikh.LotH3615,
12and you will sayוְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, “Howאֵ֭יךְ'eikhH349I hatedשָׂנֵ֣אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130disciplineמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148,and my heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820despisedנָאַ֥ץna.'AtzH5006reproofוְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַתve.to.Kha.chatH8433!
13I did notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo.Sha'-H3808listenשָׁ֭מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of my teachersמוֹרָ֑יmo.RaiH4175orלֹא־lo'-H3808inclineהִטִּ֥יתִיhi.Ti.tiH5186my earאָזְנִֽי׃'a.ze.NiH241to my mentorsוְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗יve.lim.la.me.DaiH3925.
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