My son,בְּנִיifאִםyou receiveתִּקַּחmy sayings,אֲמָרָיandוּtreasure upתִּצְפֹּןmy commandmentsמִצְוֺתַיwith you,אִתָּךְ
makingלְyour earאָזְנֶךָattentiveהַקְשִׁיבto wisdom,לַחָכְמָהand inclineתַּטֶּהyour heartלִבְּךָto insight;לַתְּבוּנָה
if trulyכִּי אִםyou call outתִקְרָאto understanding,לַבִּינָהand raiseתִּתֵּןyour voiceקוֹלֶךָto insight;לַתְּבוּנָה
ifאִםyou seek herתְּבַקְשֶׁנָּהlike silver,כַכָּסֶףandוְsearch for herתַּחְפְּשֶׂנָּהlike hidden treasures,כַמַּטְמוֹנִים
thenאָזyou will understandתָּבִיןthe fearיִרְאַתof YHWH,יְהוָהandוְthe knowledgeדַעַתof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםyou will find.תִּמְצָא
ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהgivesיִתֵּןwisdom;חָכְמָהfrom his mouthמִפִּיוcome knowledgeדַּעַתand insight.וּתְבוּנָה
He stores upיִצְפֹּןsound judgmentתּוּשִׁיָּהfor the upright;לַיְשָׁרִיםhe is a shieldמָגֵןto those who walkלְהֹלְכֵיin integrity,תֹם
to guardלִנְצֹרthe pathsאָרְחוֹתof justice;מִשְׁפָּטandוְthe wayדֶרֶךְof his faithful onesחֲסִידָיוhe keeps.יִשְׁמֹר
Thenאָזyou will understandתָּבִיןrighteousness,צֶדֶקjustice,וּמִשְׁפָּטand uprightness,וּמֵישָׁרִיםeveryכָּלgoodטוֹבtrack.מַעְגַּל
Forכִּיwisdomחָכְמָהwill enterתָבוֹאyour heart,בְלִבֶּךָandוְknowledgeדַעַתwill be pleasantיִנְעָםto your soul.לְנַפְשְׁךָ
Discretionמְזִמָּהwill watchתִּשְׁמֹרover you;עָלֶיךָinsightתְּבוּנָהwill guard you,תִנְצְרֶכָּה
to rescue youלְהַצִּילְךָfrom the wayמִדֶּרֶךְof evil,רָעfrom the manמֵאִישׁwho speaksמְדַבֵּרperversities,תַּהְפֻּכוֹת
from those who abandonהַעֹזְבִיםthe pathsאָרְחוֹתof uprightnessיֹשֶׁרto walkלָלֶכֶתin the waysבְּדַרְכֵיof darkness,חֹשֶׁךְ
who rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִיםin doingלַעֲשׂוֹתevil,רָעand exultיָגִילוּin the perversitiesבְּתַהְפֻּכוֹתof evil,רָע
whoseאֲשֶׁרpathsאָרְחֹתֵיהֶםare crooked,עִקְּשִׁיםand who are deviousוּנְלוֹזִיםin their tracks;בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָם
to rescue youלְהַצִּילְךָfrom the strangeזָרָהwoman,מֵאִשָּׁהfrom the foreign womanמִנָּכְרִיָּהwho makes smoothהֶחֱלִיקָהher sayings,אֲמָרֶיהָ
who abandonsהַעֹזֶבֶתthe companionאַלּוּףof her youth,נְעוּרֶיהָandוְthe covenantבְּרִיתof her Elohimאֱלֹהֶיהָhas forgotten.שָׁכֵחָה
Forכִּיher houseבֵּיתָהּsinks downשָׁחָהtoאֶלdeath,מָוֶתandוְher tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶיהָtoאֶלthe shades.רְפָאִים
Noneכָּל לֹאwho go inבָּאֶיto herהָcome back,יְשׁוּבוּןnorוְלֹאdo they reachיַשִּׂיגוּthe pathsאָרְחוֹתof life;חַיִּים
so thatלְמַעַןyou may walkתֵּלֵךְin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof the good,טוֹבִיםandוְkeepתִּשְׁמֹרthe pathsאָרְחוֹתof the righteous.צַדִּיקִים
Forכִּיthe uprightיְשָׁרִיםwill dwell inיִשְׁכְּנוּthe land,אָרֶץandוּthe blamelessתְמִימִיםwill remainיִוָּתְרוּin it;בָהּ
butוּthe wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill be cut offיִכָּרֵתוּfrom the land,מֵאֶרֶץandוּthe treacherousבוֹגְדִיםwill be torn awayיִסְּחוּfrom it.מִמֶּנָּה