12For whom theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068lovethיֶאֱהַ֣בye.'e.HavH157hecorrectethיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198; even as afatherוּ֝כְאָ֗בu.khe.'AvH1thesonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121in whom hedelightethיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521.
13Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is themanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatfindethמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, and themanוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120thatgettethיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
14For themerchandiseH5504of it isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than themerchandiseH5505ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, and thegainתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393of it than finegoldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.
15She is morepreciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanrubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443: and all the things thou canstdesireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656are not to becomparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737to her.
16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117is in her righthandבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225; and in her lefthandבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239andhonourוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.
17Herwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofpleasantnessנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278, and all herpathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
18She is atreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086oflifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to them that layholdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388upon her: andhappyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833is every one thatretainethוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551her.
20By hisknowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847thedepthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415are brokenupנִבְקָ֑עוּniv.Ka.'uH1234, and thecloudsוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834dropdownיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491thedewטָֽל׃TalH2919.
21Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, let not themdepartיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868from thyeyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:keepנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341soundwisdomתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454anddiscretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209:
22So shall they belifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to thysoulלְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle.naf.She.khaH5315, andgraceוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580to thyneckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
23Then shalt thouwalkH3212in thywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870safelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983, and thyfootוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272shall notstumbleתִגּֽוֹף׃ti.GofH5062.
24When thou liestdownתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901, thou shalt not beafraidתִפְחָ֑דtif.ChadH6342: but, thou shalt liedownוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901, and thysleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142shall besweetוְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.VahH6149.
25Be notafraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372ofsuddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597fearמִפַּ֣חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343, neither of thedesolationוּמִשֹּׁאַ֥תu.mi.sho.'AtH7722of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563, when itcomethתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935.
26For theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall be thyconfidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689, and shallkeepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104thyfootרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from beingtakenמִלָּֽכֶד׃mi.La.khedH3921.
27Withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513notgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896from them to whom it isdueמִבְּעָלָ֑יוmi.be.'a.LavH1167, when it is in thepowerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410of thyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.dei.khaH3027todoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213it .
28Sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559not to thyneighbourלְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.khaH7453,GoH3212, and comeagainוָ֭שׁוּבVa.shuvH7725, and tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I willgiveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414; when thouhastוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426it by thee.
30Striveתָּרִ֣יבta.rivH7378not with amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120withoutcauseחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600, if he hathdoneגְמָלְךָ֣ge.ma.le.KhaH1580thee noharmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
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