2Whatמַה־mah-H4100,my sonH1248?And whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100,sonH1248of my wombבִּטְנִ֑יbit.NiH990?And whatוּ֝מֶהU.mehH4100,sonH1248of myvowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088?
3Do not giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414your strengthחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428to womenלַנָּשִׁ֣יםla.na.ShimH802,Or your waysוּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870to that whichdestroysלַֽמְח֥וֹתlam.ChotH4229kingsמְלָכִֽין׃me.la.KhinH4428.
4It is not forkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀lam.la.KhimH4428,Lemuelלְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElH3927,It is not for kingsלַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.KhimH4428todrinkשְׁתוֹ־she.tov-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,Or for rulersוּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗יםu.le.roz.NimH7336to desireH183intoxicatingH7941drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941,
5Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they will drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911what is decreedמְחֻקָּ֑קme.chu.KakH2710, AndpervertH8132therightsדִּ֣יןdinH1779of allכָּל־kol-H3605theneedyבְּנֵי־ עֹֽנִי׃be.nei- 'O.niH1121H6040.
6Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414intoxicatingH7941drinkשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941to one who isperishingלְאוֹבֵ֑דle.'o.VedH6,And wineוְ֝יַיִןVe.ya.yinH3196to onewhose lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315is bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751.
7Let him drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911his povertyרִישׁ֑וֹri.ShoH7389,And rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142his troubleוַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.
8Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605your mouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310for the peopleH483whoH483cannotH483speakH483, For therightsדִּ֝֗יןDinH1779of allכָּל־kol-H3605theunfortunateבְּנֵ֥י חֲלֽוֹף׃be.Nei cha.LofH2475H1121.
9Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605your mouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,judgeשְׁפָט־she.fot-H8199righteouslyצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664, AnddefendH1777theH1777rightsH1777of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פve.'ev.YonH34.
Description of a Worthy Woman
10Anexcellentחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672her?For her worthמִכְרָֽהּ׃mikh.RahH4377is farוְרָחֹ֖קve.ra.ChokH7350aboveH4480jewelsמִפְּנִינִ֣יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443.
11The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167trustsבָּ֣טַחBa.tachH982in her,And he will haveH2637noלֹ֣אlo'H3808lackH2637of gainוְ֝שָׁלָ֗לve.sha.LalH7998.
12She doesגְּמָלַ֣תְהוּge.ma.Lat.huH1580him goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and not evilרָ֑עRa'H7451Allכֹּ֝֗לKolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her lifeH2425.
14She is likemerchantסוֹחֵ֑רso.CherH5503shipsכָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתko.'o.ni.YotH591;She bringsתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935her foodלַחְמָֽהּ׃lach.MahH3899from afarמִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קmi.mer.ChakH4801.
15And sherisesוַתָּ֤קָם׀va.Ta.komH6965while it is stillבְּע֬וֹדbe.'odH5750nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915Andgivesוַתִּתֵּ֣ןva.ti.TenH5414foodטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964to her householdלְבֵיתָ֑הּle.vei.TahH1004, Andportionsוְ֝חֹ֗קve.ChokH2706to her attendantsלְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291.
18She sensesטָ֭עֲמָהTa.'a.mahH2938that her profitסַחְרָ֑הּsach.RahH5504is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896;Her lampנֵרָֽהּ׃ne.RahH5216does not goH3518outH3518at nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.la.yilH3915.
19She stretchesH7971outH7971her handsיָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.haH3027to thedistaffבַכִּישׁ֑וֹרva.ki.ShorH3601, And herhandsוְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָve.kha.Pei.haH3709graspתָּ֣מְכוּTa.me.khuH8551the spindleפָֽלֶךְ׃Fa.lekhH6418.
20Sheextendsפָּרְשָׂ֣הpa.re.SahH6566her handוְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027to the poorלֶעָנִ֑יle.'a.NiH6041,And she stretchesH7971outH7971her handsH3027to the needyלָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃La.'ev.YonH34.
21She isH3372not afraidתִירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372of the snowמִשָּׁ֑לֶגmi.Sha.legH7950for her householdלְבֵיתָ֣הּle.vei.TahH1004,For allכָל־khol-H3605her householdבֵּ֝יתָ֗הּbei.TahH1004areclothedלָבֻ֥שׁla.VushH3847with scarletשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8144.
23Her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167is knownנוֹדָ֣עno.Da'H3045in the gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179,When he sitsבְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹbe.shiv.ToH3427amongעִם־'im-H5973the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
25Strengthעֹז־'oz-H5797anddignityוְהָדָ֥רve.ha.DarH1926are her clothingלְבוּשָׁ֑הּle.vu.ShahH3830,And she smilesוַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗קva.tis.ChakH7832at thefutureלְי֣וֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃le.Yom 'a.cha.RonH314H3117.
26Sheopensפָּתְחָ֣הpa.te.ChahH6605her mouthפִּ֭יהָPi.haH6310in wisdomבְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451, And theteachingוְתֽוֹרַת־ve.to.rat-H8451of kindnessחֶ֝֗סֶדChe.sedH2617is on her tongueלְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃le.sho.NahH3956.
27She watchesצ֭וֹפִיָּהTzo.fi.yahH6822overH6822the activitiesהֲלִיכ֣וֹתha.li.KhotH1979of her householdבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,And does not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thebreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of idlenessעַ֝צְל֗וּת'atz.LutH6104.
28Her childrenבָ֭נֶיהָVa.nei.haH1121riseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965upH6965and blessוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833her;Her husbandבַּ֝עְלָ֗הּba'.LahH1167also,and he praisesוַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃Vay.Ha.LahH1984her, saying:
29“Manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227daughtersבָּ֭נוֹתBa.notH1323have doneעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213noblyחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,But you excelעָלִ֥ית'a.LitH5927them allכֻּלָּֽנָה׃ku.La.nahH3605.”
30Charmהַ֭חֵןHa.chenH2580is deceitfulשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267and beautyהַיֹּ֑פִיhai.Yo.fiH3308is vainוְהֶ֣בֶלve.He.velH1892, Buta womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802whofearsH3372the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,she shall be praisedתִתְהַלָּֽל׃tit.ha.LalH1984.
31Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414her theproductמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of her handsיָדֶ֑יהָya.Dei.haH3027,And let her worksמַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ma.'a.Sei.haH4639praiseוִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָvi.ha.Lu.haH1984her in the gatesבַשְּׁעָרִ֣יםva.she.'a.RimH8179.
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