7He whocorrectsיֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀yo.SerH3256a scofferH3917getsלֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.achH3947dishonorקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036for himself,And he who reprovesוּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achH3198a wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563getsinsultsH4140for himself.
8Do not reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198a scofferH3917,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will hateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130you,Reproveהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198a wiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450manH2450and he will loveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157you.
9Giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414instructionto a wiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450manH2450and he will be stillע֑וֹדodH5750wiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449,Teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045a righteousלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662manH6662and he willincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254hislearningלֶֽקַח׃ פLe.kachH3948.
10Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is the beginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,And the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the Holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918OneH6918is understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11Forby me your daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117will be multipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235,And yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of lifeH2425will be addedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254to you.
12Ifאִם־'im-H518you are wiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449,you are wiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449for yourself, And if youscoffH3917,you aloneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥le.va.de.KhaH905will bearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it.
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