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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