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.
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