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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