H9002–/וְ–v

The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

וְיֵ֖ין (וְ) ve. “and”

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

וְאֹ֣רַח (וְ) ve. “and”וָ֝א֗וֹר (וָ֝) va. “and”

For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

וּֽלְכָל־ (וּֽ) u. “and”

Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

וּלְז֥וּת (וּ) u. “and”

Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.

וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (וּ) u. “and”

So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

וְ֝דַ֗עַת (וְ֝) ve. “and”

For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

וְחָלָ֖ק (וְ) ve. “and”

But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ (וְֽ֭) Ve. “and”

Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ (וּ֝) u. “and”

And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ (וַ֝) va. “and”

And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;

וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַת (וְ֝) ve. “and”

I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

וְֽלֹא־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.

וְעֵדָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.

וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

וְאֵ֖ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח (וּ֝) u. “and”

As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.

וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

וְלָ֤מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק (וּ֝) u. “<so>”

For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”