1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,if thou be suretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148for thy friendלְרֵעֶ֑ךָle.re.'E.khaH7453, ifthou hast strickenתָּקַ֖עְתָּta.Ka'.taH8628thy handכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ka.Pei.khaH3709with a strangerלַזָּ֣רla.ZarH2114,
2Thou art snaredנוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּno.Kash.taH3369with the wordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561of thy mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,thou art takenנִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil.Kad.taH3920with the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.
3Doעֲשֵׂ֨ה'a.SehH6213this nowאֵפ֪וֹא׀'e.Fo'H645,my sonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,and deliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337thyself, when thou art comeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935into the handבְכַף־ve.khaf-H3709of thy friendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453;goH3212,humbleהִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhit.ra.PesH7511thyself, and make sureוּרְהַ֥בu.re.HavH7292thy friendרֵעֶֽיךָ׃re.'Ei.khaH7453.
5Deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337thyself as a roeכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643from the handמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027of the hunter,and as a birdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the fowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.
6GoH3212to the antנְמָלָ֥הne.ma.LahH5244,thou sluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102;considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200her waysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870,and be wiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449:
7Which having no guideקָצִ֗יןka.TzinH7101,overseerשֹׁטֵ֥רsho.TerH7860,or rulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,
8Providethתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559her meatלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899in the summerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019, andgatherethאָגְרָ֥ה'a.ge.RahH103her foodמַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ma.'a.kha.LahH3978in the harvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.
9How long wilt thou sleepתִּשְׁכָּ֑בtish.KavH7901,O sluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102?when wilt thou ariseתָּק֥וּםta.KumH6965out of thy sleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142?
10Yeta littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,a littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027to sleepלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901:
11So shall thy povertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935as one that travellethכִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְkhim.ha.LekhH1980,and thy wantוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗u.mach.so.re.khaH4270as an armedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
12A naughtyבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120,a wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,walkethה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980with a perverseעִקְּשׁ֥וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
13He winkethקֹרֵ֣ץko.RetzH7169with his eyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869,he speakethמֹלֵ֣לmo.LelH4448with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272,he teachethמֹ֝רֶ֗הmo.RehH3384with his fingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676;
14Perversenessתַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀tah.pu.KhotH8419isin his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,he devisethחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790mischiefרָ֣עra'H7451continuallyעֵ֑ת'EtH6256;he sowethיְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ye.sha.Le.achH7971discordH4090H4066.
15Therefore shall his calamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597;suddenlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621shall he be brokenיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665without remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃ פmar.Pe'H4832.
18An heartלֵ֗בLevH3820that devisethחֹ֭רֵשׁCho.reshH2790wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205imaginationsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284,feetרַגְלַ֥יִםrag.La.yimH7272that be swiftמְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹתme.ma.ha.RotH4116in runningלָר֥וּץla.RutzH7323to mischiefלָֽרָעָה׃La.ra.'ahH7451,
19A falseשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707thatspeakethיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּ֭זָבִיםKe.za.vimH3577,and he that sowethוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַu.me.sha.Le.achH7971discordמְ֝דָנִ֗יםme.da.NimH4090among brethrenאַחִֽים׃ פ'a.ChimH251.
20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687,and forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203not the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of thy motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517:
21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194them continuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548upon thine heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820, andtieעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029them about thy neckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.
22When thou goestבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980,it shall leadתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148thee; when thou sleepestבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901,it shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104thee; and whenthou awakestוַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taH6974,it shall talkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878with thee.
23For the commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687isa lampנֵ֣רnerH5216;and the lawוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216;and reproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433of instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148arethe wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of lifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:
24To keepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104thee from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,from the flatteryמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513of the tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of a strange womanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.
25Lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530not after her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in thine heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;neither let her takeתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947thee with her eyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26For by means ofבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157a whorishזוֹנָ֗הzo.NahH2181womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802a man is broughtto a pieceכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603of breadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899:and the adulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH376H802will huntתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679for the preciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27Can a manאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in his bosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,and his clothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899not be burnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
28Can oneאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376goיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980upon hot coalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513,and his feetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272not be burnedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?
29So he that goeth inהַ֭בָּאHa.ba'H935to his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her shall not be innocentיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.
30Mendo not despiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936a thiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590,if he stealיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589to satisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390his soulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315when he is hungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456;
31But ifhe be foundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672,he shall restoreיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659;he shall giveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414all the substanceה֖וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32Butwhoso committeth adulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802lackethחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820: he thatdoethיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213it destroyethמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843his own soulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
33A woundנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and dishonourוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036shall he getיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672;and his reproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shall not be wiped awayתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229.
34For jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068isthe rageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397:therefore he will not spareיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of vengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
35He will not regardיִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣יYi.sa' pe.NeiH6440H5375any ransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724;neither will he rest contentיֹ֝אבֶ֗הyo.VehH14,though thou givest manyתַרְבֶּה־tar.beh-H7235giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.
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