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.”
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