7He who correctsיֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀yo.SerH3256a mockerלֵ֗ץLetzH3887bringsלֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.achH3947shameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036on himself;he who rebukesוּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achH3198a wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563mantaints himselfמוּמֽוֹ׃mu.MoH3971.
8Do notאַל־'al-H408rebukeתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198a mockerלֵ֭ץletzH3887,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will hate youיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130;rebukeהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198a wiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450man,and he will love youוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157.
9Instructתֵּ֣ןtenH5414a wise manלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450,and he will be wiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449stillע֑וֹדodH5750;teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045a righteous manלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662,and he will increaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254hislearningלֶֽקַח׃ פLe.kachH3948.
10The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is the beginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,and knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918is understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11Forכִּי־ki-H3588through wisdomyour daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117will be multipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235,and yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141will be addedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254to your lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.
12Ifאִם־'im-H518you are wiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449,you are wiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449to your own advantage;but if you scoffוְ֝לַ֗צְתָּve.Latz.taH3887,you aloneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥le.va.de.KhaH905will bearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375the consequences.
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