1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, Osonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121, theinstructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148of a fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1, AndgiveH7181attentionH7181that you maygainלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998,
2For I giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414yousoundט֭וֹבTovH2896teachingלֶ֣קַחLe.kachH3948;Do not abandonתַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ta.'a.ZouH5800myinstructionתּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יto.ra.TiH8451.
3Whenכִּי־ki-H3588I was a sonבֵ֭ןvenH1121to my fatherלְאָבִ֑יle.'a.ViH1,Tenderרַ֥ךְrakhH7390andthe onlyוְ֝יָחִ֗ידve.ya.ChidH3173sonH3173in the sightלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of my motherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517,
4Then hetaughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niH3384me and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820holdיִֽתְמָךְ־yit.mokh-H8551fastH8551my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697;Keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and liveוֶֽחְיֵֽה׃Vech.YehH2421;
5Acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451!Acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָ֑הvi.NahH998!Do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911norH408turnתֵּ֝֗טTetH5186awayH5186from the wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
6Do not forsakeתַּעַזְבֶ֥הָta.'az.Ve.haH5800her, and she will guardוְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּve.tish.me.Re.kaH8104you;Loveאֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.haH157her, and she will watchוְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ve.ti.tze.Re.kaH5341over you.
7Thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451is:Acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;And with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your acquiringקִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.chaH7075,getקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
8Prizeסַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.haH5549her, and she will exaltוּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.kaH7311you;She will honorתְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.khaH3513you ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you embraceתְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃te.chab.be.Ke.nahH2263her.
9She will placeתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414on your headלְ֭רֹאשְׁךָLe.ro.she.khaH7218a garlandלִוְיַת־liv.yat-H3880of graceחֵ֑ןChenH2580;She will presentתְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃te.ma.ge.Ne.kaH4042you with a crownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of beautyתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597.”
10Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, andacceptוְקַ֣חve.KachH3947my sayingsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561And theyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of your lifeH2425will be manyוְיִרְבּ֥וּve.yir.BuH7235.
11I havedirectedהֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.khaH3384you in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451;I have ledהִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.khaH1869you in uprightיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476pathsבְּמַעְגְּלֵי־be.ma'.ge.lei-H4570.
12When you walkבְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָBe.lekh.te.khaH1980, yourstepsצַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.khaH6806will not be impededH6887;And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you runתָּ֝ר֗וּץta.RutzH7323, youwill not stumbleתִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ti.ka.ShelH3782.
13Takeהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388holdH2388of instructionבַּמּוּסָ֣רba.mu.SarH4148;do not letH7503goתֶּ֑רֶףTe.refH7503.Guardנִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָni.tze.Re.haH5341her, for she is yourlifeH2425.
14Do not enterתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563And do not proceedתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.SherH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of evilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451menH7451.
15Avoidפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpe.ra.'E.huH6544it, do not passתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674by it;Turnשְׂטֵ֖הse.TehH7847awayH7847from it and passוַעֲבֽוֹר׃va.'a.VorH5674on.
16For theycannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּYish.nuH3462unlessאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518H3808they doH7489evilH7489; Andthey are robbedוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הve.nig.ze.LahH1497of sleepשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םShe.na.TamH8142unlessאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518H3808they make someonestumbleיַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃yikh.sho.luH3782.
18But thepathוְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachH734of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is like thelightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216of dawnנֹ֑גַהּNo.gahH5051, Thatshinesוָ֝א֗וֹרva.'orH215brighterH1980and brighterH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704thefullנְכ֥וֹןne.KhonH3559dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is like darknessכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.LahH653;They do not knowיָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045over whatבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100theystumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.luH3782.
20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,giveH7181attentionH7181to my wordsH561;Inclineהַט־hat-H5186your earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to my sayingsH561.
21Do not let them departיַלִּ֥יזוּya.Li.zuH3868from your sightמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;Keepשָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םSham.RemH8104them in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of your heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.
22For they arelifeH2425to those who findלְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑םle.mo.tze.'ei.HemH4672them Andhealthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832to allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605their bodyבְּשָׂר֥וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.
23Watchנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341over your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820with allמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605diligenceמִ֭שְׁמָרMish.morH4929, For from it flowthe springsתּוֹצְא֥וֹתtotz.'otH8444of lifeH2425.
24PutH5493awayH5493from you adeceitfulעִקְּשׁ֣וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310Andputהַרְחֵ֥קhar.ChekH7368deviousוּלְז֥וּתu.le.ZutH3891speechשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193farH7368from you.
25Let your eyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869lookיַבִּ֑יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027directlyH5227aheadH5227And let yourgazeוְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָve.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079be fixedH3474straightיַיְשִׁ֥רוּyay.Shi.ruH3474in frontנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neg.De.khaH5048of you.
26Watchפַּ֭לֵּסPa.lesH6424the pathמַעְגַּ֣לma'.GalH4570of your feetרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272And allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605yourwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870will be establishedיִכֹּֽנוּ׃yi.Ko.nuH3559.
27Do not turnתֵּט־tet-H5186to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225norאַֽל־'al-H408to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040;Turnהָסֵ֖רha.SerH5493your footרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
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