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.
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