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.
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