1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,do not forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911myteachingתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451,But have your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820complyH5341withH5341my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687;
2Forlengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117and yearsוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141of lifeH2425And peaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965they will addיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254to you.
3Do not letkindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571leaveיַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָya.'Az.Vu.khaH5800you;Bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194them aroundH5921your neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621,Writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789them on the tabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
4So you willfindוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580and agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896reputationוְשֵֽׂכֶל־ve.se.khel-H7922In the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוְאָדָֽם׃ פve.'a.DamH120.
5Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820Anddo not leanתִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ti.sha.'EnH8172on your own understandingבִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗bi.na.te.khaH998.
6In allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870acknowledgeדָעֵ֑הוּda.'E.huH3045Him, And He willmakeיְיַשֵּׁ֥רye.ya.SherH3474your pathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.khaH734straightH3474.
7Do not be wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;Fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and turnוְס֣וּרve.SurH5493awayH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
8It will behealingרִ֭פְאוּתRif.'utH7500to yourbodyלְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָle.sha.Re.khaH8270Andrefreshmentוְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּיve.shi.KuiH8250to your bonesלְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106.
9Honorכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068from your wealthמֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָme.ho.Ne.khaH1952, And from thefirstוּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗יתu.me.re.ShitH7225of allכָּל־kol-H3605your produceתְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃te.vu.'a.Te.khaH8393;
10Then yourbarnsאֲסָמֶ֣יךָ'a.sa.Mei.khaH618will be filledוְיִמָּלְא֣וּve.yi.mal.'UH4390with plentyשָׂבָ֑עsa.Va'H7647, And yourvatsיְקָבֶ֥יךָye.ka.Vei.chaH3342will overflowיִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ פyif.Ro.tzuH6555with newוְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492.
11My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,do not rejectתִּמְאָ֑סtim.'AsH3988thedisciplineמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068Or loatheתָּ֝קֹ֗ץta.KotzH6973His rebukeבְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃be.to.khach.ToH8433,
12Forwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068lovesיֶאֱהַ֣בye.'e.HavH157He disciplinesיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198, Justas a fatherוּ֝כְאָ֗בu.khe.'AvH1disciplinesthe sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121in whom he delightsיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521.
13Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is a personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120who findsמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,And oneוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120who obtainsיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
14For herprofitסַ֭חְרָהּSach.rahH5504is betterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH4480the profitמִסְּחַר־mi.se.char-H5504of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,And her produceתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393better thanH4480goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.
16Longאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753lifeיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117is in her rightH3225handבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225;In her leftH8040handבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040arerichesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honorוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.
18She is atreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086of lifeH2425to those who takeלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388holdH2388of her,And happyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833are those who holdוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551on to her.
20By His knowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847theoceanH8415depthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415were burstH1234openנִבְקָ֑עוּniv.Ka.'uH1234, And thecloudsוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834dripיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491with dewטָֽל׃TalH2919.
21My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, see thatthey do not escapeיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868from your sightמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;ComplyH5341withH5341soundתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454and discretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209,
22And they will belifeH2425to your soulלְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle.naf.She.khaH5315Andadornmentוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580to your neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
23Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you willwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980in your wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870securelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983,And your footוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272will notstumbleתִגּֽוֹף׃ti.GofH5062.
24Whenאִם־'im-H518youlieתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901downH7901,you will not beH6342afraidH6342;When you lieוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901downH7901,your sleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142will be sweetוְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.VahH6149.
25Do not beH3372afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372of suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597dangerמִפַּ֣חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,Norאַל־'al-H408oftroubleH7724from the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563whenכִּ֣יkiH3588it comesתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935;
26For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will beyour confidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689, And willkeepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104your footרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from being caughtמִלָּֽכֶד׃mi.La.khedH3921.
28Do not sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559to your neighborלְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.khaH7453, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,and comeH7725backוָ֭שׁוּבVa.shuvH7725,And tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I will giveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414it to you,”When you haveוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426it with you.
29Do not deviseתַּחֲרֹ֣שׁta.cha.RoshH2790harmH7463againstעַל־'al-H5921your neighborרֵעֲךָ֣re.'a.KhaH7453,While he livesיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427securelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983besideאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854you.
31Do not envyתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065a violentחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555personבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376,And do not chooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of his waysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870.
32For thedeviousנָל֑וֹזna.LozH3868are an abominationתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; But He isintimateסוֹדֽוֹ׃so.DoH5475with the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.
33Thecurseמְאֵרַ֣תme.'e.RatH3994of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is on the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563, But Heblessesיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288the homeוּנְוֵ֖הu.ne.VehH5116of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
34Thoughאִם־'im-H518He scoffsH3917at the scoffersH3917, YetHe givesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414graceחֵֽן׃ChenH2580to the needyוְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗יםve.la.'a.ni.yimH6035.
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