H9003–/ב–b

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ (בְּֽ֭) Be. “when”

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.

בַּמּוּסָ֣ר (בַּ) ba. “on <the>”

Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

בְּאֹ֣רַח (בְּ) be. “in”בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

בּ֑וֹ (בּ֑) b “on”

The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

בַּמֶּ֥ה (בַּ) ba. “on”

Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [ergänzt: be] in the house of an alien,

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “[be] in”

And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ (בְ) ve. “at”בִּכְל֥וֹת (בִּ) bi “when”

Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

בְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּת֖וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת (בָּ֝) ba. “in the”

[ergänzt: As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.

בְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “at”בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ (בְּ֝) be. “by”

For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

בְזָרָ֑ה (בְ) ve. “with”

His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י (בְ) ve. “by”

He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

בְּאֵ֣ין (בְּ) be. “for”וּבְרֹ֖ב (בְ) ve. “in”

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

בְאִמְרֵי־ (בְ) ve. “by”בְּאִמְרֵי־ (בְּ) be. “by”

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

בְכַף־ (בְ) ve. “in”

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

בַּקַּ֣יִץ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר (בַ֝) va. “at the”

That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

בְּ֭עֵינָיו (בְּ֭) Be. “with”בְּרַגְלָ֑יו (בְּ) be. “with”בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

בְּלִבּ֗וֹ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀ (בְּ) be. “when”בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ (בְּֽ֭) Be. “when”

Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ (בִּ) bi “in”בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

בְּחֵיק֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “<in>”

For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

בְּי֣וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”