H9021–ךָ–kha

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

עֵ֭ינֶיךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways `are' established.

רַגְלֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Incline not `to' the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!

רַגְלְךָ֣ (ךָ֣) Kha “your”

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

אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

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

הוֹדֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

כֹּחֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food,

בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.

מִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.

מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,

מְקוֹרְךָ֥ (ךָ֥) Cha “your”נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

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

לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

פִ֑יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”פִֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

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,

רֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

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

לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

אָבִ֑יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”אִמֶּֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

לִבְּךָ֣ (ךָ֣) Kha “your”גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.

אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לִבֶּֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee.

פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

לִבֶּ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”