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Proverbs 23:22-28

22Hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to thyfatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1thatbegatיְלָדֶ֑ךָye.la.De.khaH3205thee, anddespiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936not thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517when she isoldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.

23Buyקְ֭נֵהKe.nehH7069thetruthאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571, andsellתִּמְכֹּ֑רtim.KorH4376it not; alsowisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451, andinstructionוּמוּסָ֣רu.mu.SarH4148, andunderstandingוּבִינָֽה׃u.vi.NahH998.

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.nahH7521 H5341mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.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.

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