1.
בְּנִי, לְחָכְמָתִי הַקְשִׁיבָה; לִתְבוּנָתִי, הַט-אָזְנֶךָ.
beni, lekhamati hakshiva; litvunati, hat-oznekha.
My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding;
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2.
לִשְׁמֹר מְזִמּוֹת; וְדַעַת, שְׂפָתֶיךָ יִנְצֹרוּ.
lishmor mezimot; veda'at, sefateykha yintsoru.
That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3.
כִּי נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה, שִׂפְתֵי זָרָה; וְחָלָק מִשֶּׁמֶן חִכָּהּ.
ki nofet titofnah, siftei zarah; vekhalak mishemen khikah.
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
4.
וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ, מָרָה כַלַּעֲנָה; חַדָּה, כְּחֶרֶב פִּיּוֹת.
Ve'aharitah, marah khala'anah; khaddah, khecherev piyyot.
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5.
רַגְלֶיהָ, יֹרְדוֹת מָוֶת; שְׁאוֹל, צְעָדֶיהָ יִתְמֹכוּ.
Ragleyha, yordot mavet; she'ol, tze'adeyha yitmokhu.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on the nether-world;
6.
אֹרַח חַיִּים, פֶּן-תְּפַלֵּס; נָעוּ מַעְגְּלֹתֶיהָ, לֹא תֵדָע.
Orakh chayim, pen-tepalles; na'u ma'g'loteiha, lo teda.
Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.
7.
וְעַתָּה בָנִים, שִׁמְעוּ-לִי; וְאַל-תָּסוּרוּ, מֵאִמְרֵי-פִי.
Ve'atta vanim, shim'u-li; ve'al-tasuru, me'imrei-fi.
Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8.
הַרְחֵק מֵעָלֶיהָ דַרְכֶּךָ; וְאַל-תִּקְרַב, אֶל-פֶּתַח בֵּיתָהּ.
harkhek me'aleha darkekha; ve'al-tikrav, el-petakh beitah.
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house;
9.
פֶּן-תִּתֵּן לַאֲחֵרִים הוֹדֶךָ; וּשְׁנֹתֶיךָ, לְאַכְזָרִי.
pen-titten la'akherim hodekha; ushnotekha, le'akzari.
Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
10.
פֶּן-יִשְׂבְּעוּ זָרִים כֹּחֶךָ; וַעֲצָבֶיךָ, בְּבֵית נָכְרִי.
pen-yisbe'u zarim kokhekha; va'atzaveykha, beveit nokhri.
Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
11.
וְנָהַמְתָּ בְאַחֲרִיתֶךָ; בִּכְלוֹת בְּשָׂרְךָ, וּשְׁאֵרֶךָ.
venahamta ve'akharitekha; bikhlot besarokha, ushe'erekha.
And thou moan, when thine end cometh, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12.
וְאָמַרְתָּ--אֵיךְ, שָׂנֵאתִי מוּסָר; וְתוֹכַחַת, נָאַץ לִבִּי.
ve'amarta eikh sane'iti musar vetokhakhat na'atz libi
And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13.
וְלֹא-שָׁמַעְתִּי, בְּקוֹל מוֹרָי; וְלִמְלַמְּדַי, לֹא-הִטִּיתִי אָזְנִי.
velo-shama'ti beqol moray velimlameday lo-hititi ozni
Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14.
כִּמְעַט, הָיִיתִי בְכָל-רָע-- בְּתוֹךְ קָהָל וְעֵדָה.
kim'at hayiti bekhol-ra betokh qahal ve'eda
I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.'
15.
שְׁתֵה-מַיִם מִבּוֹרֶךָ; וְנֹזְלִים, מִתּוֹךְ בְּאֵרֶךָ.
shete-mayim miborekha venozlim mitokh be'erekha
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16.
יָפוּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶיךָ חוּצָה; בָּרְחֹבוֹת, פַּלְגֵי-מָיִם.
yafutsu ma'yenotekha khutsa barekhovot palge-mayim
Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.
17.
יִהְיוּ-לְךָ לְבַדֶּךָ; וְאֵין לְזָרִים אִתָּךְ.
yihyu-lekha levadekha ve'ein lezarim itakh
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18.
יְהִי-מְקוֹרְךָ בָרוּךְ; וּשְׂמַח, מֵאֵשֶׁת נְעוּרֶךָ.
yehi-mekorkha varukh usemakH me'eset ne'urekha
Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
19.
אַיֶּלֶת אֲהָבִים, וְיַעֲלַת-חֵן:דַּדֶּיהָ, יְרַוֻּךָ בְכָל-עֵת; בְּאַהֲבָתָהּ, תִּשְׁגֶּה תָמִיד.
ayyelet ahavim veya'alat-khen daddeyha yeravukha vekhal-et be'ahavatah tishge tamid
A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.
20.
וְלָמָּה תִשְׁגֶּה בְנִי בְזָרָה; וּתְחַבֵּק, חֵק נָכְרִיָּה.
velamah tishgeh veni vezarah; utehabek, hek nokriyah.
Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?
21.
כִּי נֹכַח, עֵינֵי יְהוָה--דַּרְכֵי-אִישׁ; וְכָל-מַעְגְּלֹתָיו מְפַלֵּס.
ki nokah, einei YHWH--darkei-ish; vehol-ma'gelotav mepales.
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.
22.
עֲווֹנֹתָיו--יִלְכְּדֻנוֹ אֶת-הָרָשָׁע; וּבְחַבְלֵי חַטָּאתוֹ, יִתָּמֵךְ.
avonotav--yilkeduno et-harasha; uvehavlei hatato, yitameh.
His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
23.
הוּא--יָמוּת, בְּאֵין מוּסָר; וּבְרֹב אִוַּלְתּוֹ יִשְׁגֶּה.
hu--yamut, be'ein musar; uverov ivalto yishgeh.
He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.