1Listenשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, mysonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121, to theinstructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148of a fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1, AndpayH7181attentionH7181so that you maygainלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998,
2For I giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you goodט֭וֹבTovH2896teachingלֶ֣קַחLe.kachH3948;Do not abandonתַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ta.'a.ZouH5800myinstructionתּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יto.ra.TiH8451.
3Whenכִּי־ki-H3588I was a sonבֵ֭ןvenH1121to my fatherלְאָבִ֑יle.'a.ViH1,Tenderרַ֥ךְrakhH7390andthe onlyוְ֝יָחִ֗ידve.ya.ChidH3173sonH3173in the sightלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of my motherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517,
4Hetaughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niH3384me and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820takeH8551holdיִֽתְמָךְ־yit.mokh-H8551of my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697;Keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and liveוֶֽחְיֵֽה׃Vech.YehH2421;
5Acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451!Acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָ֑הvi.NahH998!Do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911norH408turnתֵּ֝֗טTetH5186awayH5186from the wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
6Do not abandonתַּעַזְבֶ֥הָta.'az.Ve.haH5800her, and she will guardוְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּve.tish.me.Re.kaH8104you;Loveאֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.haH157her, and she will watchוְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ve.ti.tze.Re.kaH5341over you.
7Thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451is:Acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;And with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your possessionsקִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.chaH7075,acquireקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
8Prizeסַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.haH5549her, and she will exaltוּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.kaH7311you;She will honorתְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.khaH3513you ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you embraceתְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃te.chab.be.Ke.nahH2263her.
9She will placeתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414on your headלְ֭רֹאשְׁךָLe.ro.she.khaH7218a garlandלִוְיַת־liv.yat-H3880of graceחֵ֑ןChenH2580;She will presentתְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃te.ma.ge.Ne.kaH4042you with a crownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of beautyתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597.”
10Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, andacceptוְקַ֣חve.KachH3947my sayingsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561, And theyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of your lifeH2425will beH7235manyH7235.
11I haveinstructedהֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.khaH3384you in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451;I have ledהִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.khaH1869you in uprightיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476pathsבְּמַעְגְּלֵי־be.ma'.ge.lei-H4570.
12When you walkבְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָBe.lekh.te.khaH1980, yourstepsצַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.khaH6806will not be hamperedH6887;And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you runתָּ֝ר֗וּץta.RutzH7323, youwill not stumbleתִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ti.ka.ShelH3782.
13Takeהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388holdH2388of instructionבַּמּוּסָ֣רba.mu.SarH4148;do not letH7503goתֶּ֑רֶףTe.refH7503.Guardנִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָni.tze.Re.haH5341her, for she is yourlifeH2425.
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