1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911not my lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;but let thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820keepיִצֹּ֥רyi.TzorH5341my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687:
2For lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117,and longוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,and peaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,shall they addיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254to thee.
3Let not mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571forsakeיַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָya.'Az.Vu.khaH5800thee: bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194them about thy neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621;writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789them upon the tableל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820:
4So shalt thou findוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580and goodט֑וֹבTovH2896understandingוְשֵֽׂכֶל־ve.se.khel-H7922in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוְאָדָֽם׃ פve.'a.DamH120.
5Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982in Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with all thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820;and leanתִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ti.sha.'EnH8172not unto thine own understandingבִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗bi.na.te.khaH998.
6In all thy waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870acknowledgeדָעֵ֑הוּda.'E.huH3045him, and he shall directיְיַשֵּׁ֥רye.ya.SherH3474thy pathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.
7Be not wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in thine own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and departוְס֣וּרve.SurH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
8It shall be healthרִ֭פְאוּתRif.'utH7500to thy navelלְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָle.sha.Re.khaH8270,and marrowוְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּיve.shi.KuiH8250to thy bonesלְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106.
9Honourכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with thy substanceמֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָme.ho.Ne.khaH1952,and with the firstfruitsוּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗יתu.me.re.ShitH7225of all thine increaseתְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃te.vu.'a.Te.khaH8393:
11My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,despiseתִּמְאָ֑סtim.'AsH3988not the chasteningמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;neither be wearyתָּ֝קֹ֗ץta.KotzH6973of his correctionבְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃be.to.khach.ToH8433:
12For whom Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068lovethיֶאֱהַ֣בye.'e.HavH157he correctethיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198;even as a fatherוּ֝כְאָ֗בu.khe.'AvH1the sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121in whomhe delightethיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521.
13Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatfindethמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and the manוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120thatgettethיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
14For the merchandiseH5504of it isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than the merchandiseH5505of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and the gainתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof than fine goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.
15She ismore preciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443:and all the things thou canst desireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656are not to be comparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737unto her.
16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117isin her right handבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225; andin her left handבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honourוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.
17Her waysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of pleasantnessנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278,and all her pathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
18She isa treeעֵץ־'etz-H6086of lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to them that lay holdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388upon her: and happyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833is every onethat retainethוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551her.
19Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451hath foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;by understandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394hath he establishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559the heavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
20By his knowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847the depthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415are broken upנִבְקָ֑עוּniv.Ka.'uH1234,and the cloudsוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834drop downיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491the dewטָֽל׃TalH2919.
21My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,let not them departיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868from thine eyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:keepנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341sound wisdomתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454and discretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209:
22So shall they be lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416unto thy soulלְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle.naf.She.khaH5315,and graceוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580to thy neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
23Then shalt thou walkH3212in thy wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870safelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983,and thy footוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272shall not stumbleתִגּֽוֹף׃ti.GofH5062.
24When thou liest downתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901,thou shalt not be afraidתִפְחָ֑דtif.ChadH6342:yea, thou shalt lie downוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901,and thy sleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142shall be sweetוְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.VahH6149.
25Be not afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372of suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597fearמִפַּ֣חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,neither of the desolationוּמִשֹּׁאַ֥תu.mi.sho.'AtH7722of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563,when it comethתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935.
26For Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall be thy confidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689,and shall keepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104thy footרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from being takenמִלָּֽכֶד׃mi.La.khedH3921.
27Withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513not goodט֥וֹבTovH2896from them to whom it is dueמִבְּעָלָ֑יוmi.be.'a.LavH1167,when it is in the powerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410of thine handיָדְךָ֣ya.dei.khaH3027to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213it.
28Sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559not unto thy neighbourלְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.khaH7453,GoH3212,and come againוָ֭שׁוּבVa.shuvH7725,and to morrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I will giveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414;when thou hastוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426it by thee.
29Deviseתַּחֲרֹ֣שׁta.cha.RoshH2790not evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against thy neighbourרֵעֲךָ֣re.'a.KhaH7453,seeing he dwellethיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427securelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983by thee.
30Striveתָּרִ֣יבta.rivH7378not with a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120without causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,if he have doneגְמָלְךָ֣ge.ma.le.KhaH1580thee no harmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
31Envyתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065thou not the oppressorבְּאִ֣ישׁ חָמָ֑סbe.'Ish cha.MasH2555H376,and chooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977none of his waysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870.
32For the perverseנָל֑וֹזna.LozH3868isabominationתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068:but his secret counselסוֹדֽוֹ׃so.DoH5475iswith the righteousיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.
33The curseמְאֵרַ֣תme.'e.RatH3994of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:but he blessethיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288the habitationוּנְוֵ֖הu.ne.VehH5116of the justצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
34Surely he scornethלַלֵּצִ֥יםla.le.TzimH3887the scornersיָלִ֑יץya.LitzH3887:but he givethיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414graceחֵֽן׃ChenH2580unto the lowlyוְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗יםve.la.'a.ni.yimH6041H6035.
35The wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450shall inheritיִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luH5157gloryכָּ֭בוֹדKa.VodH3519:but shameקָלֽוֹן׃ פka.LonH7036shall be the promotionמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311of foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684.
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