H9002–/וְ–v

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

וְיֵ֖ין (וְ) ve. “and”

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, That shines more and more until the perfect day.

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

For they are life to those who find them, And health to their whole body.

וּֽלְכָל־ (וּֽ) u. “and”

Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

וּלְז֥וּת (וּ) u. “and”

Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.

וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (וּ) u. “and”

That you may maintain discretion, That your lips may preserve knowledge.

וְ֝דַ֗עַת (וְ֝) ve. “and”

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

וְחָלָ֖ק (וְ) ve. “and”

But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, And as sharp as a two-edged sword.

וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ (וְֽ֭) Ve. “and”

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.

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

Remove your way far from her. Don't come near the door of her house,

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;

וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ (וּ֝) u. “and”

Lest strangers feast on your wealth, And your labors enrich another man's house.

וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ (וַ֝) va. “and”

You will groan at your latter end, When your flesh and your body are consumed,

וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And say, "How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַת (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!

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

I have come to the brink of utter ruin, In the midst of the gathered assembly."

וְעֵדָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Drink water out of your own cistern, Running water out of your own well.

וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Let them be for yourself alone, Not for strangers with you.

וְאֵ֖ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח (וּ֝) u. “and”

A loving doe and a graceful deer-- Let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

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

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.

וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”