1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifאִם־'im-H518you have becomeH6148suretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148for your neighborלְרֵעֶ֑ךָle.re.'E.khaH7453, Havegivenתָּקַ֖עְתָּta.Ka'.taH8628a pledgeכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ka.Pei.khaH3709for a strangerלַזָּ֣רla.ZarH2114,
2Ifyou have been snaredנוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּno.Kash.taH3369with the wordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561of your mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,Have been caughtנִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil.Kad.taH3920with the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310,
3Doעֲשֵׂ֨ה'a.SehH6213thisH2088thenאֵפ֪וֹא׀'e.Fo'H645,my sonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,and deliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337yourselfH5337;Sinceכִּ֘יkiH3588you have comeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935into thehandבְכַף־ve.khaf-H3709of your neighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453,Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,humbleהִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhit.ra.PesH7511yourself, and importuneוּרְהַ֥בu.re.HavH7292your neighborרֵעֶֽיךָ׃re.'Ei.khaH7453.
4Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414nosleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142to your eyesלְעֵינֶ֑יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,Norאַל־'al-H408slumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הu.te.nu.MahH8572to your eyelidsלְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃le.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079;
5Deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337yourselfH5337like a gazelleכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643from the hunter’shandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027And like abirdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the fowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.
6Goלֵֽךְ־lekh-H1980to theantנְמָלָ֥הne.ma.LahH5244, Osluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102,Observeרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200her waysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870and be wiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449,
8Preparesתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559her foodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899in the summerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019Andgathersאָגְרָ֥ה'a.ge.RahH103her provisionמַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ma.'a.kha.LahH3978in the harvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.
9Howמָתַ֖יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704will you lieתִּשְׁכָּ֑בtish.KavH7901downH7901,O sluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102?Whenמָ֝תַ֗יma.TaiH4970will you ariseתָּק֥וּםta.KumH6965from your sleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142?
10“A littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,A littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027torestלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901”--
11Your povertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389will comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935in like avagabondכִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְkhim.ha.LekhH1980And your needוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗u.mach.so.re.khaH4270likean armedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
12Aworthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120,a wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,Is the one who walksה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980with aperverseעִקְּשׁ֥וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310,
13Whowinksקֹרֵ֣ץko.RetzH7169with his eyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869, whosignalsמֹלֵ֣לmo.LelH4448with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272, Whopointsמֹ֝רֶ֗הmo.RehH3384with his fingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676;
14Who withperversityתַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀tah.pu.KhotH8419in his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820continuallyבְּכָל־ עֵ֑תbe.khol 'EtH3605H6256devisesחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790evilרָ֣עra'H7451, Whospreadsיְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ye.sha.Le.achH7971strifeH4066.
15Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651his calamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343will comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597;Instantlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621he will be brokenיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665and thereH369will benoH369healingמַרְפֵּֽא׃ פmar.Pe'H4832.
16ThereH1992are sixH8337thingsH8337which the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hatesשָׂנֵ֣אsa.Ne'H8130,Yes, sevenוְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעve.She.va'H7651which are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VotH8441to Him:
19Afalseשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707whouttersיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּ֭זָבִיםKe.za.vimH3577, And one whospreadsוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַu.me.sha.Le.achH7971strifeמְ֝דָנִ֗יםme.da.NimH4090amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996brothersאַחִֽים׃ פ'a.ChimH251.
20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,observeנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341the commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1And do not forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203theteachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of your motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517;
21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194them continuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548on your heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;Tieעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029them aroundH5921your neckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.
22When youwalkבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980about,they will guideתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148you;When you sleepבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901,they will watchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104overעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you;And when you awakeH7019,they will talkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878to you.
23Forthe commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is a lampנֵ֣רnerH5216and theteachingוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451is lightא֑וֹר'orH216;And reproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433for disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of lifeH2425
24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104you from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,From the smoothמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of theadulteressנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.
25Do not desireתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,NorH408let her captureתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947you with hereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26Foron accountבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157of a harlotזוֹנָ֗הzo.NahH2181one is reducedto a loafכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603of breadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899, Andan adulteressאִ֑ישׁ'IshH802H376huntsתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679for the preciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27Can a manאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in his bosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436And his clothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899not be burnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
28Orאִם־'im-H518can a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376walkיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980on hot coalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513And his feetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272not be scorchedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?
29Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651is the one whogoesהַ֭בָּאHa.ba'H935in to his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;Whoeverכָּֽל־kal-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her will notgoיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352unpunishedH5352.
30Men do not despiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936a thiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590ifכִּ֣יkiH3588he stealsיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589Tosatisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he is hungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456;
31But when he is foundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672, he mustrepayיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659;He must giveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thesubstanceה֖וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32The one who commitsH5003adulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802islackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638senseלֵ֑בLevH3820; He who woulddestroyמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315doesיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213it.
33Woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and disgraceוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036he will findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672,And his reproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781will not be blottedתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229out.
34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068enragesחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397,And he will not spareיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of vengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
35He will notacceptיִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣יYi.sa' pe.NeiH5375H6440anyכָל־khol-H3605ransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724,NorH3808will he besatisfiedיֹ֝אבֶ֗הyo.VehH14thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588you giveH7235manyH7235giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.
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