H9003–/ב–b

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ (בְּֽ֭) Be. “when”

Take fast hold of instruction, let [ergänzt: her] not go: keep her, for she is thy life.

בַּמּוּסָ֣ר (בַּ) ba. “on <the>”

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [ergänzt: men]:

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

avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass away.

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 wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [ergänzt: come] into the house of a stranger;

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “[be] in”

and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed;

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

and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

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

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

Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.

בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת (בָּ֝) ba. “in the”

As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.

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

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

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 want of discipline; 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, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.

בְכַף־ (בְ) ve. “in”

provideth her bread in the summer, [ergänzt: and] gathereth her food in the harvest.

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

he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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

deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.

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

when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [ergänzt: 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 garments not be burned?

בְּחֵיק֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

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”