4“To youאֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH413,O menאִישִׁ֣ים'i.ShimH376,I call outאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121,and my cryוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963is toאֶל־'el-H413the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
5O simple onesפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612,learnהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995to be shrewdעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195;O foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,gain understandingהָבִ֥ינוּ לֵֽב׃ha.Vi.nu LevH995H3820.
6Listenשִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'uH8085,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696of noble thingsנְגִידִ֣יםne.gi.DimH5057,and the openingוּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.TachH4669of my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193will revealrightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441will speakיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897the truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571,and wickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562is detestableוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.
8Allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310are righteousבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664;noneאֵ֥ין'einH369are crookedנִפְתָּ֥לnif.TalH6617or perverseוְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ve.'i.KeshH6141.
9Theyכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605areall plainנְ֭כֹחִיםNe.kho.chimH5228to the discerningלַמֵּבִ֑יןla.me.VinH995,and uprightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477to those who findלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
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