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.
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