1When thou sittestתֵ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427to eatלִלְח֣וֹםlil.ChomH3898with a rulerמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910,considerבִּ֥יןbinH995diligentlyתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995what isbeforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:
2And putוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760a knifeשַׂכִּ֣יןsa.KinH7915to thy throatבְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbe.lo.'E.khaH3930, if thou bea man givenבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167to appetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
3Be not desirousתִּ֭תְאָיוtit.'oH183of his daintiesלְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוle.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303: for they aredeceitfulכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577meatלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899.
4Labourתִּיגַ֥עti.Ga'H3021not to be richלְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238:ceaseחֲדָֽל׃cha.DalH2308from thine own wisdomמִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mi.bi.na.te.KhaH998.
5Wilt thou setהֲתָ֤עִיףha.ta.'ufH5774thine eyesעֵינֶ֥יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869upon that which is not? for richescertainlyעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213makeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213themselves wingsכְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671;they fly awayיָע֥וּףve.'a.yefH5774as an eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404toward heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
6Eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil.ChamH3898thou not the breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899of him that hathan evilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869,neither desireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183thou his dainty meatsלְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃le.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303:
7For as he thinkethשָׁעַ֥רsha.'ArH8176in his heartבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315, so ishe: Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398and drinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehH8354,saithיֹ֣אמַרYo.marH559he to thee; but his heartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.BoH3820is not with thee.
9Speakתְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696not in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of a foolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684:for he will despiseיָ֝ב֗וּזya.VuzH936the wisdomלְשֵׂ֣כֶלle.Se.khelH7922of thy wordsמִלֶּֽיךָ׃mi.Lei.khaH4405.
10Removeתַּ֭סֵּגTa.segH5253not the oldעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769landmarkגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366;and enterתָּבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935not into the fieldsוּבִשְׂדֵ֥יu.vis.DeiH7704of the fatherlessיְ֝תוֹמִ֗יםye.to.MimH3490:
11For their redeemerגֹאֲלָ֥םgo.'a.LamH1350ismightyחָזָ֑קcha.ZakH2389;he shall pleadיָרִ֖יבya.RivH7378their causeרִיבָ֣םri.VamH7379with thee.
12Applyהָבִ֣יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820unto instructionלַמּוּסָ֣רla.mu.SarH4148,and thine earsוְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָve.'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13Withholdתִּמְנַ֣עtim.Na'H4513not correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148from the childמִנַּ֣עַרmi.Na.'arH5288: for ifthou beatestתַכֶּ֥נּוּta.Ke.nuH5221him with the rodבַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶטva.She.vetH7626,he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
14Thou shalt beatתַּכֶּ֑נּוּta.Ke.nuH5221him with the rodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטba.She.vetH7626,and shalt deliverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315from hellמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585.
16Yea, my reinsכִלְיוֹתָ֑יkhil.yo.TaiH3629shall rejoiceוְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהve.ta'.Lo.ze.nahH5937,when thy lipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָSe.fa.Tei.khaH8193speakבְּדַבֵּ֥רbe.da.BerH1696right thingsמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
17Let not thine heartלִ֭בְּךָLi.be.khaH3820envyיְקַנֵּ֣אye.ka.Ne'H7065sinnersבַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba.cha.ta.'ImH2400: but be thouin the fearבְּיִרְאַת־be.yir.'at-H3374of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068all the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.
18For surely there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426an endאַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.RitH319;and thine expectationוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shall not be cut offתִכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772.
19Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085thou, my sonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,and be wiseוַחֲכָ֑םva.cha.KhamH2449,and guideוְאַשֵּׁ֖רve.'a.SherH833thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820in the wayבַּדֶּ֣רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.
20Be not among winebibbersבְסֹֽבְאֵי־ יָ֑יִןve.soe.'ei- Ya.yinH5433H3196;among riotous eatersבְּזֹלֲלֵ֖יbe.zo.la.LeiH2151of fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320:
21For the drunkardסֹבֵ֣אso.Ve'H5433and the gluttonוְ֭זוֹלֵלVe.zo.lelH2151shall come to povertyיִוָּרֵ֑שׁyi.va.ReshH3423:and drowsinessנוּמָֽה׃nu.MahH5124shall clotheתַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtal.BishH3847a manwith ragsוּ֝קְרָעִ֗יםu.ke.ra.'ImH7168.
22Hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085unto thy fatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1that begatיְלָדֶ֑ךָye.la.De.khaH3205thee, and despiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936not thy motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517when she is oldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.
24The fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662shall greatlyH1524rejoiceH1523:and he that begettethוְיוֹלֵ֥דve.yo.ledH3205a wiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450childshall have joyH8055of him.
25Thy fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thy motherוְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaH517shall be gladיִֽשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055,and she that bareיֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃Yo.lad.Te.khaH3205thee shall rejoiceוְ֝תָגֵ֗לve.ta.GelH1523.
26My sonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414me thine heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820,and let thine eyesוְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869observeתִּצֹּֽרְנָה׃tir.tze.nahH5341H7521my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
27For a whoreזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181isa deepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה'a.mu.KahH6013ditchשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745;and a strange womanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237isa narrowצָ֝רָ֗הtza.RahH6862pitוּבְאֵ֥רu.ve.'ErH875.
28She also lieth in waitתֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte.'e.RoH693as fora preyכְּחֶ֣תֶףke.Che.tefH2863,and increasethתּוֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254the transgressorsוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898among menבְּאָדָ֥םbe.'a.DamH120.
30They that tarry longלַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥יםlam.'a.cha.RimH309at the wineהַיָּ֑יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;they that goלַ֝בָּאִ֗יםla.ba.'ImH935to seekלַחְקֹ֥רlach.KorH2713mixed wineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469.
31Lookתֵּ֥רֶאTe.re'H7200not thou upon the wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196when it is redיִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.DamH119,when it givethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414his colourעֵינ֑וֹei.NoH5869in the cupבַּכּ֣וֹסba.kisH3599H3563, whenit movethיִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyit.ha.LekhH1980itself arightבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃be.mei.sha.RimH4339.
32At the lastאַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ'a.cha.ri.toH319it bitethיִשָּׁ֑ךְyi.ShakhH5391like a serpentכְּנָחָ֣שׁke.na.ChashH5175,and stingethיַפְרִֽשׁ׃yaf.RishH6567like an adderוּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥יu.khe.tzif.'o.NiH6848.
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth downכְּשֹׁכֵ֣בke.sho.KhevH7901in the midstבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,or as he that liethוּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗בu.khe.sho.KhevH7901upon the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of a mastחִבֵּֽל׃chi.BelH2260.
35They have strickenהִכּ֥וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me, shalt thou say, andI was not sickחָלִיתִי֮cha.li.TiH2470;they have beatenהֲלָמ֗וּנִיha.la.Mu.niH1986me, andI feltיָ֫דָ֥עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045itnot: when shall I awakeאָקִ֑יץ'a.KitzH6974?I will seekאֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ'a.vak.She.nuH1245it yetא֝וֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254again.
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