H9005–/ל–l

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

לָבֶ֣טַח (לָ) la. “to”

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

לַלֵּצִ֥ים (לַ) la. “<to the>”וְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗ים (לַ) la. “to”

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

לָדַ֥עַת (לָ) la. “to”

For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to”

For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.

לְאָבִ֑י (לְ) le. “of”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

לִ֗י (לִ֗) L “to”

She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.

לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ (לְ֭) Le. “to”

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life `are' multiplied to thee.

לְ֝ךָ֗ (לְ֝) le. “for”

My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

לִדְבָרַ֣י (לִ) li “to”לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י (לַ֝) la. “to”

For life they `are' to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.

לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”וּֽלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.

לְנֹ֣כַח (לְ) le. “<to>”

My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

לְחָכְמָתִ֣י (לְ) le. “to”לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י (לִ֝) li “to”

To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

לִשְׁמֹ֥ר (לִ) li “to”

And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to”

Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים (לַ) la. “to”לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.

וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י (לִֽ) li “to”

Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.

לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to”לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְזָרִ֣ים (לְ) le. “to”

And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ (לְ) le. “for”לַזָּ֣ר (לַ) la. “for the”

Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,

לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

לָ֥הּ (לָ֥) la “[belongs] to”

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,

לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ (לִ) li “to”

A heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil --

לָר֥וּץ (לָ) la. “to”לָֽרָעָה׃ (לָֽ) La. “to <the>”

To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ (לִ֭) Li “to”

They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

לַ֭גַּנָּב (לַ֭) la. “<to> the”לְמַלֵּ֥א (לְ) le. “to”