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.
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