1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,ye childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,the instructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148of a fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1,and attendוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181to knowלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
2For I giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you goodט֭וֹבTovH2896doctrineלֶ֣קַחLe.kachH3948,forsakeתַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ta.'a.ZouH5800ye not my lawתּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יto.ra.TiH8451.
3For I was my father’sלְאָבִ֑יle.'a.ViH1sonבֵ֭ןvenH1121,tenderרַ֥ךְrakhH7390and onlyוְ֝יָחִ֗ידve.ya.ChidH3173belovedin the sightלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of my motherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517.
4He taughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niH3384me also, and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Let thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820retainיִֽתְמָךְ־yit.mokh-H8551my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697:keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and liveוֶֽחְיֵֽה׃Vech.YehH2421.
5Getקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,getקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָ֑הvi.NahH998:forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911itnot; neither declineתֵּ֝֗טTetH5186from the wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
6Forsakeתַּעַזְבֶ֥הָta.'az.Ve.haH5800her not, and she shall preserveוְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּve.tish.me.Re.kaH8104thee: loveאֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.haH157her, and she shall keepוְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ve.ti.tze.Re.kaH5341thee.
7Wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isthe principal thingרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225; thereforegetH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:and with all thy gettingקִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.chaH7075get understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
8Exaltסַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.haH5549her, and she shall promoteוּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.kaH7311thee: she shall bring thee to honourתְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.khaH3513,when thou dost embraceתְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃te.chab.be.Ke.nahH2263her.
10Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,and receiveוְקַ֣חve.KachH3947my sayingsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561;and the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of thy lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416shall be manyוְיִרְבּ֥וּve.yir.BuH7235.
11I have taughtהֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.khaH3384thee in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451;I have ledהִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.khaH1869thee in rightיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476pathsבְּמַעְגְּלֵי־be.ma'.ge.lei-H4570.
12When thou goestH3212,thy stepsצַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.khaH6806shall not be straitenedיֵצַ֣רye.TzarH3334;and when thou runnestתָּ֝ר֗וּץta.RutzH7323,thou shalt not stumbleתִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ti.ka.ShelH3782.
13Take fast holdהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388of instructionבַּמּוּסָ֣רba.mu.SarH4148; let hernot goתֶּ֑רֶףTe.refH7503:keepנִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָni.tze.Re.haH5341her; for she isthy lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.
14Enterתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935not into the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563,and goתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.SherH833not in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of evilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451men.
15Avoidפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpe.ra.'E.huH6544it, passתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674not by it, turnשְׂטֵ֖הse.TehH7847from it, and pass awayוַעֲבֽוֹר׃va.'a.VorH5674.
16For they sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּYish.nuH3462not, except they have done mischiefיָרֵ֑עוּya.Re.'uH7489;and their sleepשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םShe.na.TamH8142is taken awayוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הve.nig.ze.LahH1497, unless they cause someto fallיַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃yikh.sho.luH3782.
17For they eatלָ֭חֲמוּLa.cha.muH3898the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,and drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354the wineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555.
18But the pathוְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachH734of the justצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662isas the shiningנֹ֑גַהּNo.gahH5051lightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216,that shinethוָ֝א֗וֹרva.'orH215moreהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980and more unto the perfectנְכ֥וֹןne.KhonH3559dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
19The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isas darknessכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.LahH653:they knowיָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045not at what they stumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.luH3782.
20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,attendהַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to my wordsלִדְבָרַ֣יlid.va.RaiH1697;inclineהַט־hat-H5186thine earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241unto my sayingsלַ֝אֲמָרַ֗יla.'a.ma.RaiH561.
21Let them not departיַלִּ֥יזוּya.Li.zuH3868from thine eyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;keepשָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םSham.RemH8104them in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thine heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.
22For they arelifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416unto those that findלְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑םle.mo.tze.'ei.HemH4672them, and healthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832to all their fleshבְּשָׂר֥וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.
23Keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thy heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820with all diligenceמִ֭שְׁמָרMish.morH4929; for out of it arethe issuesתּוֹצְא֥וֹתtotz.'otH8444of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.
24Put awayהָסֵ֣רha.SerH5493from thee a frowardעִקְּשׁ֣וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310,and perverseוּלְז֥וּתu.le.ZutH3891lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193put farהַרְחֵ֥קhar.ChekH7368from thee.
25Let thine eyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869lookיַבִּ֑יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027right onלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227,and let thine eyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָve.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079look straightיַיְשִׁ֥רוּyay.Shi.ruH3474before thee.
26Ponderפַּ֭לֵּסPa.lesH6424the pathמַעְגַּ֣לma'.GalH4570of thy feetרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272,and let all thy waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870be establishedיִכֹּֽנוּ׃yi.Ko.nuH3559.
27Turnתֵּט־tet-H5186not to the right handיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225nor to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040:removeהָסֵ֖רha.SerH5493thy footרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
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