Hear,שִׁמְעוּsons,בָנִיםthe correctionמוּסַרof a father,אָבandוְbe attentiveהַקְשִׁיבוּto knowלָדַעַתunderstanding.בִּינָה
ForכִּיgoodטוֹבteachingלֶקַחI giveנָתַתִּיyou;לָכֶםmy instructionתּוֹרָתִיdo notאַלabandon.תַּעֲזֹבוּ
ForכִּיI wasהָיִיתִיa sonבֵןto my father,לְאָבִיtenderרַךְand onlyוְיָחִידbeforeלִפְנֵיmy mother.אִמִּי
And he instructed meוַיֹּרֵנִיand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,לִי“Let your heartלִבֶּךָhold fastיִתְמָךְmy words;דְּבָרַיkeepשְׁמֹרmy commandments,מִצְוֺתַיand live.וֶחְיֵה
Acquireקְנֵהwisdom;חָכְמָהacquireקְנֵהunderstanding;בִינָהdo notאַלforget,תִּשְׁכַּחand do notוְאַלturn awayתֵּטfrom the sayingsמֵאִמְרֵיof my mouth.פִי
Do notאַלabandon her,תַּעַזְבֶהָand she will keep you;וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּlove her,אֱהָבֶהָand she will guard you.וְתִצְּרֶךָּ
The beginningרֵאשִׁיתof wisdom:חָכְמָהacquireקְנֵהwisdom,חָכְמָהand with allוּבְכָלyou possessקִנְיָנְךָacquireקְנֵהunderstanding.בִינָה
Exalt her,סַלְסְלֶהָand she will raise you up;וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּshe will honor youתְּכַבֵּדְךָwhenכִּיyou embrace her.תְחַבְּקֶנָּה
She will placeתִּתֵּןon your headלְרֹאשְׁךָa garlandלִוְיַתof favor;חֵןa crownעֲטֶרֶתof beautyתִּפְאֶרֶתshe will present to you.”תְּמַגְּנֶךָּ
Hear,שְׁמַעmy son,בְּנִיandוְreceiveקַחmy sayings,אֲמָרָיandוְthe yearsשְׁנוֹתof your lifeחַיִּיםwill be manyיִרְבּוּfor you.לְךָ
In the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof wisdomחָכְמָהI have instructed you;הֹרֵתִיךָI have led youהִדְרַכְתִּיךָin tracksבְּמַעְגְּלֵיof uprightness.יֹשֶׁר
When you walk,בְּלֶכְתְּךָyour stepsצַעֲדֶךָwill notלֹאbe hampered;יֵצַרandוְifאִםyou run,תָּרוּץyou will notלֹאstumble.תִכָּשֵׁל
Take holdהַחֲזֵקof correction;בַּמּוּסָרdo notאַלlet go;תֶּרֶףguard her,נִצְּרֶהָforכִּיsheהִיאis your life.חַיֶּיךָ
Into the pathבְּאֹרַחof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםdo notאַלenter,תָּבֹאand do notוְאַלwalkתְּאַשֵּׁרin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof evil men.רָעִים
Avoid it;פְּרָעֵהוּdo notאַלpassתַּעֲבָרthrough it;בּוֹturn asideשְׂטֵהfrom itמֵעָלָיוandוַpass on.עֲבוֹר
Forכִּיthey do notלֹאsleepיִשְׁנוּunlessאִם לֹאthey have done evil,יָרֵעוּandוְtheir sleepשְׁנָתָםis robbedנִגְזְלָהunlessאִם לֹאthey make someone stumble.יַכְשִׁילוּ
Forכִּיthey eatלָחֲמוּthe breadלֶחֶםof wickedness,רֶשַׁעandוְthe wineיֵיןof violenceחֲמָסִיםthey drink.יִשְׁתּוּ
Butוְthe pathאֹרַחof the righteousצַדִּיקִיםis like the lightכְּאוֹרof brightness,נֹגַהּgoing onהוֹלֵךְandוָshiningאוֹרuntilעַדfullנְכוֹןday.הַיּוֹם
The wayדֶּרֶךְof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםis likeכָּdeep darkness;אֲפֵלָהthey do notלֹאknowיָדְעוּover whatבַּמֶּהthey stumble.יִכָּשֵׁלוּ
My son,בְּנִיto my wordsלִדְבָרַיbe attentive;הַקְשִׁיבָהto my sayingsלַאֲמָרַיinclineהַטyour ear.אָזְנֶךָ
Let them notאַלslip awayיַלִּיזוּfrom your eyes;מֵעֵינֶיךָkeep themשָׁמְרֵםin the midstבְּתוֹךְof your heart.לְבָבֶךָ
Forכִּיtheyהֵםare lifeחַיִּיםto those who find them,לְמֹצְאֵיהֶםandוּto allלְכָלtheir fleshבְּשָׂרוֹhealing.מַרְפֵּא
More than allמִכָּלthat is guarded,מִשְׁמָרguardנְצֹרyour heart,לִבֶּךָforכִּיfrom itמִמֶּנּוּcome the outgoingsתּוֹצְאוֹתof life.חַיִּים
Put awayהָסֵרfrom youמִמְּךָperversityעִקְּשׁוּתof mouth,פֶּהandוּdeviousnessלְזוּתof lipsשְׂפָתַיִםput farהַרְחֵקfrom you.מִמֶּךָּ
Let your eyesעֵינֶיךָlookיַבִּיטוּstraight ahead,לְנֹכַחandוְlet your eyelidsעַפְעַפֶּיךָbe directed straightיַיְשִׁרוּbefore you.נֶגְדֶּךָ
Levelפַּלֵּסthe trackמַעְגַּלof your feet,רַגְלֶךָandוְlet allכָלyour waysדְּרָכֶיךָbe firm.יִכֹּנוּ
Do notאַלturn asideתֵּטto the rightיָמִיןor to the left;וּשְׂמֹאולturnהָסֵרyour footרַגְלְךָfrom evil.מֵרָע