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1
When
you
sit
down
to
dine
with a
ruler
,
Consider
carefully
what
is
before
you,
!yib'T !yiB levw{m -t,a ~w{
x.lil
bevet -yiK ? '$
y,n'p.l
r,v]a -t,a
2
And
put
a
knife
to your
throat
If
you are a
man
of great
appetite
.
h'T'a
v,p,n
l;[;B
-mia '$,[{
l.B
!yiK;f
'T.m;f.w
3
Do not
desire
his
delicacies
, For it is
deceptive
food
.
~yib'z.K
~,x,l
a.Wh.w
wy'tw{M;[.j;m.l q]w'a.tiT -l;a
4
Do not
weary
yourself to
gain
wealth
,
Cease
from your
consideration
of it
l'd]x
'$.t'nyiBim ryiv][;h.l
[;gyiT
-l;a
5
When you
set
your
eyes
on it, it is
gone
. For wealth
certainly
makes
itself
wings
Like an
eagle
that
flies
toward the
heavens
.
w{L
-h,f][;y
h{
f'[
yiK .WN,nyea.w w{B '$y,nye[ @
.W['t]h
? ~Iy'm'V;h
@
ey'[.w r,v,n.K
~Iy;p'n.k
6
Do not
eat
the
bread
of a
selfish
*
man
, Or
desire
his
delicacies
;
w'a.tiT -l;a.w !Iy'[ [;r
~,x,l
-t,a
~;x.liT
-l;a ? wy't{M;[.j;m.l
7
For as he
thinks
within
himself
,
so
he is. He
says
to you,
"Eat
and
drink
!" But his
heart
is not with you.
het.v.W
l{
k/a
a.Wh -n,K w{
v.p;n.B
r;['v
-w{m.K yiK ? .$'Mi[ -l;B w{
Bil.w
.$'l r;ma{
y
8
You will
vomit
up the
morsel
you have
eaten
, And
waste
your
compliments
.
~yimyi[.N;h '$
y,r'b.D
'T;xiv.w
h'N,ayiq.t
'T.l;k'a
-'k.TiP
9
Do not
speak
in the
hearing
of a
fool
, For he will
despise
the
wisdom
of your
words
.
l,kef.l
z.Wb'y
-yiK reB;d.T
-l;a lyis.k
yen.z'a.B ? '$y,Lim
10
Do not
move
the
ancient
boundary
Or
go
into the
fields
of the
fatherless
,
~yimw{t.y yed.fib.W ~'lw{
[
l.Wb.G
geS;T -l;a ? a{b'T -l;a
11
For their
Redeemer
is
strong
; He will
plead
their
case
against
you.
~'byir
-t,a
byir'y
-a.Wh q'z'x
~'l]a{g -yiK ? .$'Tia
12
Apply
your
heart
to
discipline
And your
ears
to
words
of
knowledge
.
t;['d
-yer.mia.l
'$
,n.z'a.w
'$
,Bil
r's.WM;l
h'ayib'h
13
Do not
hold
back
discipline
from the
child
,
although
you
strike
him with the
rod
, he will not
die
.
j,beV;b
.WN,K;t -yiK
r's.Wm
r;[;Nim
[;n.miT -l;a ? t.Wm'y
a{l
14
You shall
strike
him with the
rod
and
rescue
his
soul
from
Sheol
lyiC;T lw{
a.Vim
w{
v.p;n.w
.WN,K;T
j,beV;B
h'T;a
15
My
son
,
if
your
heart
is
wise
, My own
heart
also
will be
glad
;
yin'a
-m;g
yiBil
x;m.fIy '$
,Bil
~;k'x
-mia yin.B
16
And my
inmost
being
will
rejoice
When your
lips
speak
what
is
right
.
~yir'vyem
'$
y,t'p.f reB;d.B
y'tw{y.lik h'n.z{
l.[;t.w
17
Do not let your
heart
envy
sinners
, But live in the
fear
of the
LORD
always
*
.
h'wh.y
-t;a.rIy.B -mia yiK ~yia'J;x;B
'$
.Bil
aeN;q.y
-l;a ? ~w{
Y;h
-l'K
18
Surely
*
there
is a
future
, And your
hope
will not be
cut
off
.
ter'Kit
a{l '$
.t'w.qit.w
tyir]x;a
vey
-mia yiK
19
Listen
, my
son
, and be
wise
, And
direct
your
heart
in the
way
'$
,Bil
.$
,r,D;B
reV;a.w
~'k]x;w
yin.b h'T;a -[;m.v
20
Do not be with
heavy
drinkers
of
wine
, Or with
gluttonous
eaters
of
meat
;
w{
m'l r'f'b
yel]l{
z.B
!Iy'y -yea.b{
s.b
yih.T -l;a
21
For the
heavy
drinker
and the
glutton
will
come
to
poverty
, And
drowsiness
will
clothe
one with
rags
vyiB.l;T
~yi['r.q.W
ver\WIy lelw{z.w aeb{
s
-yiK ? h'm.Wn
22
Listen
to your
father
who
begot
you, And do not
despise
your
mother
when
she is
old
.
h'n.q'z
-yiK z.Wb'T
-l;a.w '$
,d'l.y
h,z '$
yib'a.l
[;m.v
? '$,Mia
23
Buy
truth
, and do not
sell
it, Get
wisdom
and
instruction
and
understanding
.
h'nyib.W
r's.Wm.W
h'm.k'x
r{
K.miT
-l;a.w hen.q
t,m/a
24
The
father
of the
righteous
will
greatly
rejoice
, And he who
sires
a
wise
son
will be
glad
in him.
x;m.fIy.w
~'k'x
delw{y
qyiD;c
yib]a
l.Wg'y lw{G
25
Let your
father
and your
mother
be
glad
, And let her
rejoice
who
gave
birth
to you.
'$,T.d;lw{y leg't.w '$,Mia.w '$
yib'a
-x;m.fIy
26
Give
me your
heart
, my
son
, And let your
eyes
delight
in my
ways
.
h'n,c.riT
y;k'r.D '$y,nye[.w yil '$
.Bil
yin.b -h'n.T
27
For a
harlot
is a
deep
pit
And an
adulterous
woman
is a
narrow
well
.
h'Yir.k'n
h'r'c
rea.b.W
h'nw{z
h'QUm][
h'x.Wv
-yiK
28
Surely
she
lurks
as a
robber
, And
increases
the
faithless
among
men
.
~'d'a.B
~yid.gw{b.W b{
r/a,T
@
,t,x.K
ayih -p;a ? @isw{T
29
Who
has
woe
?
Who
has
sorrow
?
Who
has
contentions
?
Who
has
complaining
?
Who
has
wounds
without
cause
?
Who
has
redness
of
eyes
?
yim.l ~yinw{dim yim.l yw{
b]a
yim.l yw{
a
yim.l ? ~Iy'nye[ t.Wlil.k;x
yim.l ~'Nix
~yi['c.P
yim.l ;xyif
30
Those who
linger
long
over
wine
, Those who
go
to
taste
mixed
wine
.
.$
's.mim
r{
q.x;l
~yia'B;l
!Iy'Y;h -l;[ ~yir]x;a.m;l
31
Do not
look
on the
wine
when
it is
red
,
When
it
sparkles
*
in the
cup
, When it
goes
down
smoothly
;
syiK;B
!eTIy
-yiK ~'D;a.tIy
yiK !Iy;y a,reT
-l;a ? ~yir'vyem.B
.$
eL;h.tIy
w{nye[
32
At the
last
it
bites
like a
serpent
And
stings
like a
viper
.
vir.p;y
yin{
[.pic.k.W
.$'VIy
v'x'n.K
w{
tyir]x;a
33
Your
eyes
will
see
strange
things
And your
mind
will
utter
perverse
things
.
tw{
kUP.h;T
reB;d.y
'$
.Bil.w
tw{
r'z
.Wa.rIy '$y,nye[
34
And you will be like one who
lies
down
in the
middle
of the
sea
, Or like one who
lies
down
on the
top
of a
mast
.
leBix
va{
r.B
bek{
v.k.W
~'y
-b,l.B
bek{
v.K
'tyIy'h.w
35
"They
struck
me, but I did not
become
ill
; They
beat
me, but I did not
know
it.
When
shall I
awake
? I will
seek
another
*
drink."
yiT.['d'y -l;B yin.Wm'l]h yityil'x -l;b yin.WKih ? dw{
[ .WN,v.q;b]a
@yisw{
a
#yiq'a y;t'm
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