4To giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195to the naiveלִפְתָאיִ֣םlif.ta.YimH6612,To the youthלְ֝נַ֗עַרle.Na.'arH5288knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and discretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209,
5A wiseH2450personH2450will hearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085andincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254in learningלֶ֑קַחLe.kachH3948, And aperson of understandingוְ֝נָב֗וֹןve.na.VonH995will acquireיִקְנֶֽה׃yik.NehH7069wiseתַּחְבֻּל֥וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458counselH8458,
6To understandלְהָבִ֣יןle.ha.VinH995a proverbמָ֭שָׁלMa.sholH4912and a sayingוּמְלִיצָ֑הu.me.li.TzahH4426,The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450and theirriddlesוְחִידֹתָֽם׃ve.chi.do.TamH2420.
7The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;Foolsאֱוִילִ֥ים'e.vi.LimH191despiseבָּֽזוּ׃ פBa.zuH936wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and instructionוּ֝מוּסָ֗רu.mu.SarH4148.
The Enticement of Sinners
8Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,to your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148, Anddo not ignoreתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203your mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517teachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451;
9Forכִּ֤י׀kiH3588they are agracefulחֵ֓ןchenH2580wreathלִוְיַ֤תliv.YatH3880for your headלְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָle.ro.She.khaH7218Andnecklacesוַ֝עֲנָקִ֗יםva.'a.na.KimH6060for your neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
10My sonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,ifאִם־'im-H518sinnersחַ֝טָּאִ֗יםcha.ta.'ImH2400enticeיְפַתּ֥וּךָye.fa.Tu.khaH6601you,Do not consentתֹּבֵֽא׃to.Ve'H14.
12Let’sswallowנִ֭בְלָעֵםNiv.la.'emH1104them aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416like Sheolכִּשְׁא֣וֹלkish.'olH7585,Even wholeוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549, like those whogoכְּי֣וֹרְדֵיke.Yor.deiH3381downH3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953;
13We will findנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672allכָּל־kol-H3605kindsof preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952,We will fillנְמַלֵּ֖אne.ma.Le'H4390our housesבָתֵּ֣ינוּva.Tei.nuH1004with plunderשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998;
14Throwתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307in your lotגּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָgo.Ral.khaH1486with us;We will allלְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃le.khu.La.nuH3605haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961oneאֶ֝חָ֗ד'e.ChadH259moneyH3599bagכִּ֥יסkisH3599,”
15My sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121,do not walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980on the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870with them.KeepH4513your feetרַ֝גְלְךָ֗rag.le.khaH7272fromH4513H4480their pathמִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃mi.ne.ti.va.TamH5410,
16Fortheir feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,And they areH4116quickH4116to shedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.
17Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588, it isuselessחִ֭נָּםChi.nomH2600to spreadמְזֹרָ֣הme.zo.RahH2219the baitednetהָרָ֑שֶׁתha.Ra.shetH7568In the sightבְּ֝עֵינֵ֗יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of anyכָל־khol-H3605birdבַּ֥עַל כָּנָֽף׃Ba.'al ka.NafH1167H3671;
18But theylieיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.RouH693inH693waitH693for their own bloodלְדָמָ֣םle.da.MamH1818;They ambushיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.NuH6845their own livesלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.TamH5315.
19Suchכֵּ֗ןKenH3651are the waysאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605whomakesבֹּ֣צֵֽעַBo.tze.a'H1214unjustבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215gainH1215;It takesיִקָּֽח׃ פyi.KachH3947away the lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of its possessorsבְּעָלָ֣יוbe.'a.LavH1167.
Wisdom Warns
20Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתCha.khe.motH2451shoutsתָּרֹ֑נָּהta.Ro.nahH7442in the streetבַּח֣וּץba.ChutzH2351, Sheraisesתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963in the publicH7339squareH7339;
21At the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the noisyהֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.YotH1993streetsshe criesH7121outH7121;At the entranceבְּפִתְחֵ֖יbe.fit.CheiH6607of the gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892she declaresתֹאמֵֽר׃to.MerH559her sayingsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561:
22“HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704H4970, younaiveH6612onesH6612,will you loveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157simplisticH6612thinkingH6612? And how long willscoffersH3917delightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530themselves in scoffingלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944And foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23Turnתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725to my rebukeלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I willpourאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042outH5042my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307on you;I will makeH3045my wordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697knownH3045to you.
25And youneglectedוַתִּפְרְע֥וּva.tif.re.'UH6544allכָל־khol-H3605my adviceעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098And did notwantאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14my rebukeוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433;
26I will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571laughאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832at yourdisasterבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343;I will mockאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when yourdreadפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343comesבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935,
27When your dreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343comesבְּבֹ֤אbe.Vo'H935like a stormH7584And your disasterוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343comesיֶאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857like awhirlwindכְּסוּפָ֣הke.su.FahH5492,When distressצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָֽה׃ve.tzu.KahH6695comeבְּבֹ֥אbe.Vo'H935upon you.
28Thenאָ֣ז'azH227they willcallיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121on me, but I will not answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; They willseekיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836me diligentlyH7836but will not findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me,
29Becauseתַּ֭חַת כִּי־Ta.chat ki-H8478H3588theyhatedשָׂ֣נְאוּSa.ne.'uH8130knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847And did not chooseבָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ruH977the fearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֝הֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
30Theydid not acceptאָב֥וּ'a.VuH14my adviceלַעֲצָתִ֑יla.'a.tza.TiH6098,They disdainfullyH5006rejectedH5006everyכָּל־kol-H3605rebukeתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433from me.
31So they shalleatוְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּVe.yo.khe.luH398of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of their own wayדַרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870, And befilledיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646with their own schemesוּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.
32For thefaithlessnessמְשׁוּבַ֣תme.shu.VatH4878of the naiveפְּתָיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612will killתַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.GemH2026them,And the complacencyוְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.VatH7962of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684will destroyתְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃te.'a.be.DemH6them.
33Butwhoever listensוְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽve.sho.Me.a'H8085to me will liveיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931securelyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983And will beH7599atH7599easeוְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599from the dreadמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of evilH7463.”
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