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.
14Do not enterתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563And do not proceedתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.SherH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of evilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451peopleH7451.
15Avoidפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpe.ra.'E.huH6544it, do not passתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674by it;Turnשְׂטֵ֖הse.TehH7847awayH7847from it and passוַעֲבֽוֹר׃va.'a.VorH5674onH5674.
16For theycannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּYish.nuH3462unlessאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518H3808they doH7489evilH7489; Andthey are robbedוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הve.nig.ze.LahH1497of sleepשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םShe.na.TamH8142unlessאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518H3808they make someonestumbleיַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃yikh.sho.luH3782.
18But thepathוְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachH734of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is like thelightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216of dawnנֹ֑גַהּNo.gahH5051Thatshinesוָ֝א֗וֹרva.'orH215brighterH1980and brighterH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704thefullנְכ֥וֹןne.KhonH3559dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is like darknessכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.LahH653;They do not knowיָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045over whatבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100theystumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.luH3782.
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