H9021–ךָ–kha

My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

לִבְּךָ֣ (ךָ֣) Kha “your”וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.

עֵ֭ינֶיךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.

כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ (כָה) khah “your”

If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this', doth not He that weigheth the hearts consider it? And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his works?

נַ֭פְשְׁךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;

חִכֶּֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ (ךָ֗) cha “your”

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

אֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לִבֶּֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.

מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.

רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

For better is it that it be said unto thee: 'Come up hither', than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

רֵעֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;

רִֽ֭יבְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”רֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.

וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ (ךָּ) ka “your”

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.

רַ֭גְלְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”רֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

פִ֑יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

רֵֽעֲךָ֨ (ךָ֨) Kha “your”אָבִ֡יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”אָחִ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”אֵידֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;

צֹאנֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לִ֝בְּךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”

The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.

לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.

לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

בִּ֭נְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

חֵילֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

פִּ֥יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

פִּ֥יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”