2Whatמַה־mah-H4100,O my sonH1248?And whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100, OsonH1248of my wombבִּטְנִ֑יbit.NiH990?And whatוּ֝מֶהU.mehH4100,O sonH1248of myvowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088?
3Do not giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414your strengthחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428to womenלַנָּשִׁ֣יםla.na.ShimH802,Or your waysוּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870to that whichdestroysלַֽמְח֥וֹתlam.ChotH4229kingsמְלָכִֽין׃me.la.KhinH4428.
4It is not forkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀lam.la.KhimH4428,O Lemuelלְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElH3927,It is not for kingsלַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.KhimH4428todrinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,Or for rulersוּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗יםu.le.roz.NimH7336to desireH177strongH7941drinkשְׁתוֹ־she.tov-H8354,
5For they will drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911what is decreedמְחֻקָּ֑קme.chu.KakH2710, AndpervertH8132therightsדִּ֣יןdinH1779of allכָּל־kol-H3605theafflictedבְּנֵי־ עֹֽנִי׃be.nei- 'O.niH1121H6040.
6Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941to him who isperishingלְאוֹבֵ֑דle.'o.VedH6,And wineוְ֝יַיִןVe.ya.yinH3196to himwhose lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315is bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751.
7Let him drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911his povertyרִישׁ֑וֹri.ShoH7389And rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142his troubleוַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.
8Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605your mouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310for the muteלְאִלֵּ֑םle.'i.LemH483, For therightsדִּ֝֗יןDinH1779of allכָּל־kol-H3605theunfortunateבְּנֵ֥י חֲלֽוֹף׃be.Nei cha.LofH2475H1121.
9Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605your mouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,judgeשְׁפָט־she.fot-H8199righteouslyצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664, Anddefendוְ֝דִ֗יןve.DinH1777therightsH1779of the afflictedעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פve.'ev.YonH34.
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