1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911not my lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;but let thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820keepיִצֹּ֥רyi.TzorH5341my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687:
2For lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117,and longוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,and peaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,shall they addיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254to thee.
3Let not mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571forsakeיַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָya.'Az.Vu.khaH5800thee: bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194them about thy neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621;writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789them upon the tableל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820:
4So shalt thou findוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580and goodט֑וֹבTovH2896understandingוְשֵֽׂכֶל־ve.se.khel-H7922in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוְאָדָֽם׃ פve.'a.DamH120.
5Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with all thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820;and leanתִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ti.sha.'EnH8172not unto thine own understandingבִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗bi.na.te.khaH998.
6In all thy waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870acknowledgeדָעֵ֑הוּda.'E.huH3045him, and he shall directיְיַשֵּׁ֥רye.ya.SherH3474thy pathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.
7Be not wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in thine own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and departוְס֣וּרve.SurH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
8It shall be healthרִ֭פְאוּתRif.'utH7500to thy navelלְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָle.sha.Re.khaH8270,and marrowוְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּיve.shi.KuiH8250to thy bonesלְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106.
9Honourכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with thy substanceמֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָme.ho.Ne.khaH1952,and with the firstfruitsוּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗יתu.me.re.ShitH7225of all thine increaseתְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃te.vu.'a.Te.khaH8393:
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