H9020–י–y

I praise Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

בְּחַיָּ֑י (י) i “my”לֵֽאלֹהַ֣י (י) i “my”בְּעוֹדִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”

My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

בְּנִ֡י (י) i “my”

My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

בְּנִ֗י (י) i “my”

Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י (י) i “my”רוּחִ֑י (י) i “my”דְבָרַ֣י (י) i “my”

Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

יָ֝דִ֗י (י) i “my”

And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

עֲצָתִ֑י (י) i “my”וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י (י) i “my”

They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

לַעֲצָתִ֑י (י) i “my”תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ (י) i “my”

My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”אֲמָרָ֑י (י) i “my”וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י (י) i “my”

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”תּוֹרָתִ֣י (י) i “my”וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י (י) i “my”

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

בְּנִ֣י (י) i “my”

My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”

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

תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י (י) i “my”

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

לְאָבִ֑י (י) i “my”אִמִּֽי׃ (י) i “my”

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

דְּבָרַ֥י (י) i “my”מִצְוֹתַ֣י (י) i “my”

Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

פִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

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

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”אֲמָרָ֑י (י) i “my”

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

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”לִדְבָרַ֣י (י) i “my”לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י (י) i “my”

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

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”לְחָכְמָתִ֣י (י) i “my”לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י (י) i “my”

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

פִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

And hast said, `How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,

לִבִּֽי׃ (י) i “my”

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

מוֹרָ֑י (י) i “my”אָזְנִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

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

בְנִ֣י (י) i “my”

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

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”

Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

בְּנִ֡י (י) i “my”