1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifאִם־'im-H518you have put up securityעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148for your neighborלְרֵעֶ֑ךָle.re.'E.khaH7453,if you have struck hands in pledgeתָּקַ֖עְתָּ כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ta.Ka'.ta ka.Pei.khaH8628H3709with a strangerלַזָּ֣רla.ZarH2114,
2if you have been trappedנוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּno.Kash.taH3369by the wordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561of your lipsפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,ensnaredנִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil.Kad.taH3920by the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310,
3thenאֵפ֪וֹא׀'e.Fo'H645doעֲשֵׂ֨ה'a.SehH6213thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063,my sonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,to free yourselfוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337,forכִּ֘יkiH3588you have fallenבָ֤אתָVa.taH935into your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453handsבְכַף־ve.khaf-H3709:Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,humble yourselfהִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhit.ra.PesH7511,and press your pleaוּרְהַ֥בu.re.HavH7292with your neighborרֵעֶֽיךָ׃re.'Ei.khaH7453.
4Allowתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414noאַל־'al-H408sleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142to your eyesלְעֵינֶ֑יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869or slumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הu.te.nu.MahH8572to your eyelidsלְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃le.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079.
5Free yourselfהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337,like a gazelleכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643from the handמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027of the hunter,like a birdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833from the snareמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the fowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.
6Walk in the manner ofלֵֽךְ־ אֶל־lekh- 'el-H1980H413the antנְמָלָ֥הne.ma.LahH5244,O slackerעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102;observeרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200its waysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870and become wiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449.
7אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369a commanderקָצִ֗יןka.TzinH7101,without an overseerשֹׁטֵ֥רsho.TerH7860or rulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,
9Howמָתַ֖יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704will you lie thereתִּשְׁכָּ֑בtish.KavH7901,O slackerעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102?Whenמָ֝תַ֗יma.TaiH4970will you get upתָּק֥וּםta.KumH6965from your sleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142?
10A littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,a littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027to restלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901,
11and povertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389will come upon youוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935like a robberכִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְkhim.ha.LekhH1980,and needוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗u.mach.so.re.khaH4270like a banditכְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פke.'Ish ma.GenH376H4043.
12A worthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120,a wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,walksה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980with a perverseעִקְּשׁ֥וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310,
13winkingקֹרֵ֣ץko.RetzH7169his eyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869,speakingמֹלֵ֣לmo.LelH4448with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272,and pointingמֹ֝רֶ֗הmo.RehH3384with his fingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676.
14With deceitתַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀tah.pu.KhotH8419in his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820he devisesחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790evilרָ֣עra'H7451;he continuallyבְּכָל־ עֵ֑תbe.khol 'EtH3605H6256sowsיְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ye.sha.Le.achH7971discordH4090.
15Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651calamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343will come upon himיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597;in an instantפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621he will be shatteredיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665beyondוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369recoveryמַרְפֵּֽא׃ פmar.Pe'H4832.
16There areהֵ֭נָּהHe.nahH2007sixשֶׁשׁ־shesh-H8337things thatthe LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hatesשָׂנֵ֣אsa.Ne'H8130,sevenוְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעve.She.va'H7651that are detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VotH8441to Himנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315:
19a falseשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707who gives falseכְּ֭זָבִיםKe.za.vimH3577testimonyיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315,and one who stirs upוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַu.me.sha.Le.achH7971discordמְ֝דָנִ֗יםme.da.NimH4090amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996brothersאַחִֽים׃ פ'a.ChimH251.
20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203your mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517teachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451.
22When you walkבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980,they will guide youתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148;when youאֹתָ֗ךְ'o.TakhH853lie downבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901,they will watchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104over youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921;when you awakeוַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taH6974,theyהִ֣יאhi'H1931will speak to youתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878.
23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588this commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is a lampנֵ֣רnerH5216,this teachingוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451isa lightא֑וֹר'orH216,and the reproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433of disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870to lifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416,
24to keep youלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,from the smoothמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of the adulteressנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.
25Do notאַל־'al-H408lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־bil.va.Ve.kha ve.'al-H3824H408for her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308or let her captivate youתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947with her eyesבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the levyבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157of the prostituteאִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802H2181is povertyעַֽד־ כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם'ad- ki.Kar La.chemH3603H3899H5704,and the adulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH802H376preys uponתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679your veryיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27Can a manאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376embraceהֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה בְּחֵיק֑וֹha.yach.Teh be.chei.KoH2846H2436fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784and his clothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be burnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
29Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651is he who sleeps withהַ֭בָּא אֶל־Ha.ba' 'el-H935H413another man’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;no oneלֹ֥א כָּֽל־lo' kal-H3808H3605who touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060herwill go unpunishedיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.
31Yet if caughtוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672,he must payיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659אֶת־'et-H853;he must give upיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605the wealthה֖וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32He who commits adulteryנֹאֵ֣ף אִשָּׁ֣הno.'Ef 'i.ShahH5003H802lacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֑בLevH3820;whoeverה֣וּאhu'H1931does soיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213destroysמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
33Woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and dishonorוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036will befall himיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672,and his reproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808be wiped awayתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229.
34Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068enrages a husbandחֲמַת־ גָּ֑בֶרcha.mat- Ga.verH2534H1397,and he will show noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808mercyיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of vengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
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