20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,complyH5341withH5341the commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,And do not ignoreתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203theteachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of your motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517;
21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194them continuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548on your heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;Tieעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029them aroundH5921your neckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.
22When youwalkבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980,they will guideתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148you;When you sleepבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901,they will watchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104overעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you;And when you awakeH7019,they will talkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878to you.
23Forthe commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is a lampנֵ֣רnerH5216and theteachingוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451is lightא֑וֹר'orH216;And rebukesתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433for disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of lifeH2425
24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104you from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,From the smoothמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of the foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237womanH5237.
25Do not desireתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,NorH408let her captureתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947you with hereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26Forthe priceבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157of a prostituteאִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802H2181reduces oneto a loafכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603of breadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899, Andan adulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH802H376huntsתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679for a preciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27Can anyoneאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in his lapבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436And his clothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899not be burnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
28Orאִם־'im-H518can a personאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376walkיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980on hot coalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513And his feetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272not be scorchedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?
29Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651is the one whogoesH935inH935to his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;Whoeverכָּֽל־kal-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her will notgoיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352unpunishedH5352.
30Peopledo not despiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936a thiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590ifכִּ֣יkiH3588he stealsיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589Tosatisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he is hungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456;
31But when he is foundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672, he mustrepayיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenH7659timesH7659as much;He must giveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414upH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605the propertyה֖וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32One who commitsH5003adulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802islackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638senseלֵ֑בLevH3820; He who woulddestroyמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315commitsיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213it.
33He will findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and disgraceוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036,And his shameוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781will not be removedתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229.
34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068enragesחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397,And he will not haveH2550compassionיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550on thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of vengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
35He will notacceptיִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣יYi.sa' pe.NeiH5375H6440anyכָל־khol-H3605settlementכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724,NorH3808will he besatisfiedיֹ֝אבֶ֗הyo.VehH14thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588you makeתַרְבֶּה־tar.beh-H7235ita largeH7235giftשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.
Commentaries