H9021–ךָ–kha

Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

לִבְּךָ֣ (ךָ֣) Kha “your”וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.

עֵ֭ינֶיךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”

Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ (כָה) khah “your”

When thou sayest, `Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.

נַ֭פְשְׁךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Eat my son, honey that `is' good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.

חִכֶּֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

So `is' the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ (ךָ֗) cha “your”

In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,

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

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

And thy poverty hath come `as' a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

For better `that' he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than `that' he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

רֵעֶֽךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

רִֽ֭יבְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”רֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”

Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.

דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ (ךָּ) ka “your”

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.

רַ֭גְלְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”רֵעֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

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

Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better `is' a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

רֵֽעֲךָ֨ (ךָ֨) Kha “your”אָבִ֡יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”אָחִ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”אֵידֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

צֹאנֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לִ֝בְּךָ֗ (ךָ֗) kha “your”

Lambs `are' for thy clothing, And the price of the field `are' he-goats,

לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

And a sufficiency of goats' milk `is' for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!

לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

בִּ֭נְךָ (ךָ) kha “your”לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (ךָ) kha “your”

Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

חֵילֶ֑ךָ (ךָ) kha “your”וּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

פִּ֥יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

פִּ֥יךָ (ךָ) kha “your”