2Andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760aknifeשַׂכִּ֣יןsa.KinH7915to thythroatבְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbe.lo.'E.khaH3930, if thou art a mangivenבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167toappetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
3Be notdesirousתִּ֭תְאָיוtit.'oH183of hisdaintiesלְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוle.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303: for they aredeceitfulכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899.
4Labourתִּיגַ֥עti.Ga'H3021not to berichלְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238:ceaseחֲדָֽל׃cha.DalH2308from thy ownwisdomמִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mi.bi.na.te.KhaH998.
5Wilt thousetהֲתָ֤עִיףha.ta.'ufH5774thyeyesעֵינֶ֥יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869upon that which is not? for richescertainlyעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213makeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to themselveswingsכְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671; they flyawayיָע֥וּףve.'a.yefH5774as aneagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
6Eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil.ChamH3898thou not thebreadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899of him that hath anevilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869, neitherdesireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183thou hisdelicaciesלְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃le.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303:
7For as hethinkethשָׁעַ֥רsha.'ArH8176in hisheartבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315, so is he:Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398anddrinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehH8354,saithיֹ֣אמַרYo.marH559he to thee; but hisheartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.BoH3820is not with thee.
9Speakתְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696not in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of afoolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684: for he willdespiseיָ֝ב֗וּזya.VuzH936thewisdomלְשֵׂ֣כֶלle.Se.khelH7922of thywordsמִלֶּֽיךָ׃mi.Lei.khaH4405.
10Removeתַּ֭סֵּגTa.segH5253not theoldעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769landmarkגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366; andenterתָּבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935not into thefieldsוּבִשְׂדֵ֥יu.vis.DeiH7704of thefatherlessיְ֝תוֹמִ֗יםye.to.MimH3490:
11For theirredeemerגֹאֲלָ֥םgo.'a.LamH1350ismightyחָזָ֑קcha.ZakH2389; he shallpleadיָרִ֖יבya.RivH7378theircauseרִיבָ֣םri.VamH7379with thee.
12Applyהָבִ֣יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935thyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820toinstructionלַמּוּסָ֣רla.mu.SarH4148, and thyearsוְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָve.'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to thewordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13Withholdתִּמְנַ֣עtim.Na'H4513notcorrectionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148from thechildמִנַּ֣עַרmi.Na.'arH5288: for if thoubeatestתַכֶּ֥נּוּta.Ke.nuH5221him with therodבַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶטva.She.vetH7626, he shall notdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
14Thou shaltbeatתַּכֶּ֑נּוּta.Ke.nuH5221him with therodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטba.She.vetH7626, and shaltdeliverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337hissoulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315fromhellמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585.
15Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, if thyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820bewiseחָכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449, myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820shallrejoiceיִשְׂמַ֖חyis.MachH8055, evenmineאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589.
16Yea, myreinsכִלְיוֹתָ֑יkhil.yo.TaiH3629shallrejoiceוְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהve.ta'.Lo.ze.nahH5937, when thylipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָSe.fa.Tei.khaH8193speakבְּדַבֵּ֥רbe.da.BerH1696rightthingsמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
17Let not thyheartלִ֭בְּךָLi.be.khaH3820envyיְקַנֵּ֣אye.ka.Ne'H7065sinnersבַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba.cha.ta.'ImH2400: but be thou in thefearבְּיִרְאַת־be.yir.'at-H3374of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068all thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.
18For surely thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426anendאַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.RitH319; and thyexpectationוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shall not be cutoffתִכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772.
19Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085thou, mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121, and bewiseוַחֲכָ֑םva.cha.KhamH2449, andguideוְאַשֵּׁ֖רve.'a.SherH833thyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820in thewayבַּדֶּ֣רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.
20Be not amongwinebibbersבְסֹֽבְאֵי־ יָ֑יִןve.soe.'ei- Ya.yinH3196H5433; among gluttonouseatersבְּזֹלֲלֵ֖יbe.zo.la.LeiH2151offleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320:
21For thedrunkardסֹבֵ֣אso.Ve'H5433and thegluttonוְ֭זוֹלֵלVe.zo.lelH2151shall come topovertyיִוָּרֵ֑שׁyi.va.ReshH3423: anddrowsinessנוּמָֽה׃nu.MahH5124shallclotheתַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtal.BishH3847a man withragsוּ֝קְרָעִ֗יםu.ke.ra.'ImH7168.
22Hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to thyfatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1thatbegatיְלָדֶ֑ךָye.la.De.khaH3205thee, anddespiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936not thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517when she isoldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.
24Thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662shallgreatlyH1524rejoiceH1523: and he thatbegettethוְיוֹלֵ֥דve.yo.ledH3205awiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450child shall havejoyH8055of him.
25Thyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thymotherוְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaH517shall begladיִֽשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055, and she thatboreיֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃Yo.lad.Te.khaH3205thee shallrejoiceוְ֝תָגֵ֗לve.ta.GelH1523.
26Mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414me thyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820, and let thyeyesוְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869observeתִּצֹּֽרְנָה׃tir.tze.nahH7521H5341mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
27For anharlotזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181is adeepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה'a.mu.KahH6013ditchשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745; and anadulteressנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237is anarrowצָ֝רָ֗הtza.RahH6862pitוּבְאֵ֥רu.ve.'ErH875.
28She also lieth inwaitתֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte.'e.RoH693as for apreyכְּחֶ֣תֶףke.Che.tefH2863, andincreasethתּוֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254thetransgressorsוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898amongmenבְּאָדָ֥םbe.'a.DamH120.
29Who hathwoeא֥וֹי'oH188? who hathsorrowאֲב֡וֹי'a.VoH17? who hathcontentionsמִדְיָנִ֨יםmi.do.nimH4079H4066? who hathbabblingשִׂ֗יחַSi.achH7879? who hathwoundsפְּצָעִ֣יםpe.tza.'ImH6482withoutcauseחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600? who hathrednessחַכְלִל֥וּתchakh.li.LutH2448ofeyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869?
30They that tarrylongלַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥יםlam.'a.cha.RimH309at thewineהַיָּ֑יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196; they thatgoלַ֝בָּאִ֗יםla.ba.'ImH935toseekלַחְקֹ֥רlach.KorH2713mixedwineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469.
31Lookתֵּ֥רֶאTe.re'H7200not thou upon thewineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196when it isredיִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.DamH119, when itgivethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414itscolourעֵינ֑וֹei.NoH5869in thecupבַּכּ֣וֹסba.kisH3563H3599, when itmovethיִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyit.ha.LekhH1980itselfarightבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃be.mei.sha.RimH4339.
33Thyeyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869shallbeholdיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200strangethingsזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114, and thyheartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820shallutterיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696perversethingsתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419.
34And thou shalt be as he that liethdownכְּשֹׁכֵ֣בke.sho.KhevH7901in themidstבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220, or as he thatliethוּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗בu.khe.sho.KhevH7901upon thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of amastחִבֵּֽל׃chi.BelH2260.
35They havestrickenהִכּ֥וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me, shalt thou say, and I was notsickחָלִיתִי֮cha.li.TiH2470; they havebeatenהֲלָמ֗וּנִיha.la.Mu.niH1986me, and Ifeltיָ֫דָ֥עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045it not: when shall Iawakeאָקִ֑יץ'a.KitzH6974? I willseekאֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ'a.vak.She.nuH1245ityetא֝וֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254again.
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