16And myinnermostH3629beingH3629will rejoiceוְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהve.ta'.Lo.ze.nahH5937When your lipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָSe.fa.Tei.khaH8193speakבְּדַבֵּ֥רbe.da.BerH1696whatH4339isH4339rightH4339.
17Do not let your heartלִ֭בְּךָLi.be.khaH3820envyיְקַנֵּ֣אye.ka.Ne'H7065sinnersבַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba.cha.ta.'ImH2400, But live in thefearבְּיִרְאַת־be.yir.'at-H3374of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068alwaysכָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃kol- hai.YomH3605H3117.
18Certainlyכִּ֭י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518thereH3426isH3426afutureאַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.RitH319, And yourhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615will not be cutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772offH3772.
19Listenשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085,my sonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121, andbeH2449wiseוַחֲכָ֑םva.cha.KhamH2449, Anddirectוְאַשֵּׁ֖רve.'a.SherH833your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820in the wayבַּדֶּ֣רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.
21For theheavyH5433drinkerH5433and the gluttonוְ֭זוֹלֵלVe.zo.lelH2151will comeH3423to povertyH3423, Anddrowsinessנוּמָֽה׃nu.MahH5124will clotheתַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtal.BishH3847onewith ragsוּ֝קְרָעִ֗יםu.ke.ra.'ImH7168.
22Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to your fatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1,who fatheredיְלָדֶ֑ךָye.la.De.khaH3205you, Anddo not despiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936your motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588she isH2204oldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.
23Buyקְ֭נֵהKe.nehH7069truthאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571,and do not sellתִּמְכֹּ֑רtim.KorH4376it, Getwisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,instructionוּמוּסָ֣רu.mu.SarH4148,and understandingוּבִינָֽה׃u.vi.NahH998.
24The fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662will greatlyH1524rejoiceH1523, Andhe who fathersוְיוֹלֵ֥דve.yo.ledH3205a wiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450sonH2450will beיִשְׂמַחve.yis.mach-H8055gladבּֽוֹ׃boH8055in him.
25Let yourfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and your motherוְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaH517beH8055gladH8055,And let her rejoiceוְ֝תָגֵ֗לve.ta.GelH1523who gaveH3205birthH3205to you.
26Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414me your heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820,my sonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,And let your eyesוְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869delightH7521in my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
27For a prostituteזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181is adeepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה'a.mu.KahH6013pitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745, And astrangeH5237womanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237is a narrowצָ֝רָ֗הtza.RahH6862wellוּבְאֵ֥רu.ve.'ErH875.
28Certainlyאַף־'af-H637shelurksתֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte.'e.RoH693as a robberכְּחֶ֣תֶףke.Che.tefH2863,And increasesתּוֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254the treacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898among mankindבְּאָדָ֥םbe.'a.DamH120.
30Those wholingerלַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥יםlam.'a.cha.RimH309long overעַל־'al-H5921wineהַיָּ֑יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Those who goלַ֝בָּאִ֗יםla.ba.'ImH935totasteלַחְקֹ֥רlach.KorH2713mixedH4469wineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469.
31Do not lookתֵּ֥רֶאTe.re'H7200at wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196whenכִּ֪יkiH3588it is redיִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.DamH119,Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588itsparklesיִתֵּ֣ן עֵינ֑וֹyi.Ten ei.NoH5414H5869in the cupבַּכּ֣וֹסba.kisH3563, When itgoesיִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyit.ha.LekhH1980downH1980smoothlyבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃be.mei.sha.RimH4339;
32In the endאַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ'a.cha.ri.toH319itbitesיִשָּׁ֑ךְyi.ShakhH5391like a snakeכְּנָחָ֣שׁke.na.ChashH5175And stingsיַפְרִֽשׁ׃yaf.RishH6567like aviperוּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥יu.khe.tzif.'o.NiH6848.
34And you will be like one who liesH7901downכְּשֹׁכֵ֣בke.sho.KhevH7901in themiddleבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,Or like one who liesH7901downוּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗בu.khe.sho.KhevH7901on the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of amastחִבֵּֽל׃chi.BelH2260.
35“Theystruckהִכּ֥וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me, butI did not becomeH2470illH2470;They beatהֲלָמ֗וּנִיha.la.Mu.niH1986me, butI did not knowיָ֫דָ֥עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045it.Whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970will I awakeH7019? I willseekאֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ'a.vak.She.nuH1245anotherא֝וֹסִ֗יף עֽוֹד׃'o.Sif odH5750H3254drink.”
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