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:
11My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,despiseתִּמְאָ֑סtim.'AsH3988not the chasteningמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;neither be wearyתָּ֝קֹ֗ץta.KotzH6973of his correctionבְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃be.to.khach.ToH8433:
12For whom the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068lovethיֶאֱהַ֣בye.'e.HavH157he correctethיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198;even as a fatherוּ֝כְאָ֗בu.khe.'AvH1the sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121in whomhe delightethיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521.
13Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatfindethמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and the manוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120thatgettethיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
14For the merchandiseH5504of it isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than the merchandiseH5505of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and the gainתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof than fine goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.
15She ismore preciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443:and all the things thou canst desireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656are not to be comparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737unto her.
16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117isin her right handבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225; andin her left handבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honourוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.
17Her waysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of pleasantnessנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278,and all her pathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
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