H9020–י–y

My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”

My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

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

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

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

Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

אֲחֹ֣תִי (י) i “my”

Looking out from my house, and watching through the window,

בֵּיתִ֑י (י) i “my”אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י (י) i “my”

I have a feast of peace-offerings, for today my oaths have been effected.

נְדָרָֽי׃ (י) i “my”

My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;

עַרְשִׂ֑י (י) i “my”

I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.

מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י (י) i “my”

So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

פִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.

וְ֝קוֹלִ֗י (י) i “my”

Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י (י) i “my”

For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

חִכִּ֑י (י) i “my”שְׂפָתַ֣י (י) i “my”

All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

פִ֑י (י) i “my”

Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

מוּסָרִ֥י (י) i “my”

My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

פִּ֭רְיִי (י) i “my”וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י (י) i “my”

Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.

וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י (י) i “my”

Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

דְּרָכַ֥י (י) i “my”

Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

דַּ֭לְתֹתַי (י) i “my”פְּתָחָֽי׃ (י) i “my”

Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י (י) i “my”

A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”

Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?

לִבִּ֑י (י) i “my”מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ (י) i “my”

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

בְּ֭נִי (י) i “my”לִבִּ֣י (י) i “my”

And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

כִלְיוֹתָ֑י (י) i “my”

Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

בְנִ֣י (י) i “my”