1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,do not forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911myteachingתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451,But let your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820keepיִצֹּ֥רyi.TzorH5341my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687;
2Forlengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117and yearsוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141of lifeH2425And peaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965they will addיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254to you.
3Do not letkindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571leaveיַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָya.'Az.Vu.khaH5800you;Bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194them aroundH5921your neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621,Writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789them on the tabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
4So you willfindוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580andgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896reputeוְשֵֽׂכֶל־ve.se.khel-H7922In the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוְאָדָֽם׃ פve.'a.DamH120.
5Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820Anddo not leanתִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ti.sha.'EnH8172on your own understandingבִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗bi.na.te.khaH998.
6In allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870acknowledgeדָעֵ֑הוּda.'E.huH3045Him, And He willmakeיְיַשֵּׁ֥רye.ya.SherH3474your pathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.khaH734straightH3474.
7Do not be wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;Fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and turnוְס֣וּרve.SurH5493awayH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
8It will behealingרִ֭פְאוּתRif.'utH7500to yourbodyלְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָle.sha.Re.khaH8270Andrefreshmentוְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּיve.shi.KuiH8250to your bonesלְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106.
9Honorכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068from your wealthמֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָme.ho.Ne.khaH1952And from thefirstוּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗יתu.me.re.ShitH7225of allכָּל־kol-H3605your produceתְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃te.vu.'a.Te.khaH8393;
10So yourbarnsאֲסָמֶ֣יךָ'a.sa.Mei.khaH618will be filledוְיִמָּלְא֣וּve.yi.mal.'UH4390with plentyשָׂבָ֑עsa.Va'H7647And yourvatsיְקָבֶ֥יךָye.ka.Vei.chaH3342will overflowיִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ פyif.Ro.tzuH6555with newוְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492.
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