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.
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