1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,attendהַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181unto my wisdomלְחָכְמָתִ֣יle.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451, andbowהַט־hat-H5186thine earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to my understandingלִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗יlit.vu.na.TiH8394:
2That thou mayest regardלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104discretionמְזִמּ֑וֹתme.zi.MotH4209, and thatthy lipsשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193may keepיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847.
3For the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of a strange womanזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114dropתִּ֭טֹּפְנָהTi.to.fe.nahH5197asan honeycombנֹ֣פֶתNo.fetH5317,and her mouthחִכָּֽהּ׃chi.KahH2441issmootherוְחָלָ֖קve.cha.LakH2509than oilמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081:
4But her endוְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּVe.'a.cha.ri.tahH319is bitterמָרָ֣הma.RahH4751as wormwoodכַֽלַּעֲנָ֑הkha.la.'a.NahH3939,sharpחַ֝דָּ֗הcha.DahH2299as a twoedgedפִּיּֽוֹת׃pi.YotH6310swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719.
7Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085me now therefore, O ye childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,and departתָּ֝ס֗וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493not from the wordsמֵאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
8RemoveH7368thy wayדַרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870farהַרְחֵ֣קhar.ChekH7368from her, and come not nighתִּ֝קְרַ֗בtik.RavH7126the doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004:
9Lest thou giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414thine honourהוֹדֶ֑ךָho.De.khaH1935unto othersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312,and thy yearsוּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141unto the cruelלְאַכְזָרִֽי׃le.'akh.za.RiH394:
10Lest strangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114be filledיִשְׂבְּע֣וּyis.be.'UH7646with thy wealthכֹּחֶ֑ךָko.Che.khaH3581;and thy laboursוַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָva.'a.tza.Vei.khaH6089bein the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of a strangerנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237;
11And thou mournוְנָהַמְתָּ֥ve.na.ham.TaH5098at the lastבְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָve.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319,when thy fleshבְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗be.sa.re.khaH1320and thy bodyוּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃u.she.'e.Re.khaH7607are consumedבִּכְל֥וֹתbikh.LotH3615,
12And sayוְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,How have I hatedשָׂנֵ֣אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148,and my heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820despisedנָאַ֥ץna.'AtzH5006reproofוְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַתve.to.Kha.chatH8433;
13And have not obeyedשָׁ֭מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of my teachersH3384,nor inclinedהִטִּ֥יתִיhi.Ti.tiH5186mine earאָזְנִֽי׃'a.ze.NiH241to them that instructedוְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗יve.lim.la.me.DaiH3925me!
14I was almostכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592in all evilרָ֑עRa'H7451in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the congregationקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951and assemblyוְעֵדָֽה׃ve.'e.DahH5712.
15Drinkשְׁתֵה־she.teh-H8354watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325out of thine own cisternמִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָmi.bo.Re.khaH953,and running watersוְ֝נֹזְלִ֗יםve.no.ze.LimH5140out ofמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thine own wellבְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃be.'e.Re.khaH875.
16Let thy fountainsמַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָma'.ye.no.Tei.khaH4599be dispersedיָפ֣וּצוּya.Fu.tzuH6327abroadח֑וּצָהChu.tzahH2351, andriversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in the streetsבָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339.
17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’לְזָרִ֣יםle.za.RimH2114with thee.
18Let thy fountainמְקוֹרְךָ֥me.kor.ChaH4726be blessedבָר֑וּךְva.RukhH1288:and rejoiceוּ֝שְׂמַ֗חu.se.MachH8055with the wifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802of thy youthנְעוּרֶֽךָ׃ne.'u.Re.khaH5271.
19Let her be asthe lovingאֲהָבִ֗ים'a.ha.VimH158hindH365and pleasantחֵ֥ןchenH2580roeוְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־ve.ya.'a.Lat-H3280;let her breastsדַּ֭דֶּיהָDa.dei.haH1717satisfyיְרַוֻּ֣ךָye.ra.Vu.khaH7301thee at all timesעֵ֑ת'EtH6256;and be thou ravishedתִּשְׁגֶּ֥הtish.GehH7686alwaysתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548with her loveבְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּbe.'a.ha.va.TahH160.
20And why wilt thou, my sonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,be ravishedתִשְׁגֶּ֣הtish.GehH7686with a strange womanבְזָרָ֑הve.za.RahH2114,and embraceוּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קu.te.cha.BekH2263the bosomחֵ֣קchekH2436of a strangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?
21For the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376arebeforeנֹ֨כַח׀No.khachH5227the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,and he ponderethמְפַלֵּֽס׃me.fa.LesH6424all his goingsמַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יוma'.ge.lo.TavH4570.
22His own iniquitiesעַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יוa.vo.no.TavH5771shall takeיִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹyil.ke.du.NoH3920the wickedהָרָשָׁ֑עha.ra.Sha'H7563himself, and he shall be holdenיִתָּמֵֽךְ׃yi.ta.MekhH8551with the cordsוּבְחַבְלֵ֥יu.ve.chav.LeiH2256of his sinsחַ֝טָּאת֗וֹcha.ta.ToH2403.
23He shall dieיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191without instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148;and in the greatnessוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230of his follyאִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ'i.val.ToH200he shall go astrayיִשְׁגֶּֽה׃ פyish.GehH7686.
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