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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