2So that thou inclineלְהַקְשִׁ֣יבle.hak.ShivH7181thine earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241unto wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֣הla.cha.khe.MahH2451, andapplyתַּטֶּ֥הta.TehH5186thine heartלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820to understandingלַתְּבוּנָֽה׃la.te.vu.NahH8394;
3Yea, if thou criestתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121after knowledgeלַבִּינָ֣הla.bi.NahH998, andliftest upתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414thy voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963for understandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הla.te.vu.NahH8394;
4If thou seekestתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245her as silverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701,and searchestתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃tach.pe.Se.nahH2664for her as forhid treasuresוְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםve.kha.mat.mo.NimH4301;
5Then shalt thou understandתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and findתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.
6For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068givethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:out of his mouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310comethknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.
7He layeth upיִצְפֹּ֣ןve.tza.fanH6845sound wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtu.shi.YahH8454for the righteousלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםLay.sha.rimH3477: he isa bucklerמָ֝גֵ֗ןma.GenH4043to them that walkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיle.Ho.le.kheiH1980uprightlyתֹֽם׃TomH8537.
8He keepethלִ֭נְצֹרLin.tzorH5341the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,and preservethיִשְׁמֹֽר׃yish.MorH8104the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of his saintsחֲסִידָ֣יוcha.si.dovH2623.
12To deliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451man,from the manמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'IshH376that speakethמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696froward thingsתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419;
13Who leaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha.'O.ze.vimH5800the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of uprightnessיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476,to walkH3212in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי־be.dar.khei-H1870of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;
14Who rejoiceהַ֭שְּׂמֵחִיםHa.se.me.chimH8056to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָ֑עRa'H7451, anddelightיָ֝גִ֗ילוּya.Gi.luH1523in the frowardnessבְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbe.tah.pu.KhotH8419of the wickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451;
15Whose waysאָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם'a.re.cho.tei.HemH734arecrookedעִקְּשִׁ֑ים'i.ke.ShimH6141, and theyfrowardוּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםu.ne.lo.ZimH3868in their pathsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃be.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570:
16To deliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee from the strangeזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802, evenfrom the strangerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237whichflatterethהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505with her wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561;
17Which forsakethהַ֭עֹזֶבֶתHa.'o.ze.vetH5800the guideאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441of her youthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,and forgettethשָׁכֵֽחָה׃sha.Khe.chahH7911the covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of her Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.
18For her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004inclinethשָׁ֣חָהSha.chahH7743unto deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,and her pathsמַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570unto the deadרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496.
19None that goבָּ֭אֶיהָBa.'ei.haH935unto her return againיְשׁוּב֑וּןye.shu.VunH7725,neither take they holdיַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּya.Si.guH5381of the pathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.
20That thou mayest walkH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896men,and keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104the pathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.ChotH734of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
21For the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477shall dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּyish.ke.nu-H7931in the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,and the perfectוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549shall remainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyi.Va.te.ruH3498in it.
22But the wickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםU.re.sha.'imH7563shall be cut offיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and the transgressorsוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898shall be rooted outיִסְּח֥וּyi.se.ChuH5255of it.
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