מִשְׁלֵי 7
| בְּנִי שְׁמֹר אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֺתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּֽךְ׃ | 1 |
son: child my to keep: guard word my and commandment my to treasure with you
| שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֶחְיֵה וְתוֹרָתִי כְּאִישׁוֹן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | 2 |
to keep: guard commandment my and to live and instruction my like/as pupil eye your
| קָשְׁרֵם עַל־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 3 |
to conspire them upon finger your to write them upon tablet heart your
| אֱמֹר לַֽחָכְמָה אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ וּמֹדָע לַבִּינָה תִקְרָֽא׃ | 4 |
to say to/for wisdom sister my you(f. s.) and kinsman to/for understanding to call: call to
| לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנָּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ | 5 |
to/for to keep: guard you from woman be a stranger from foreign word her to smooth
| כִּי בְּחַלּוֹן בֵּיתִי בְּעַד אֶשְׁנַבִּי נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃ | 6 |
for in/on/with window house: home my about/through/for lattice my to look
| וָאֵרֶא בַפְּתָאיִם אָבִינָה בַבָּנִים נַעַר חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ | 7 |
and to see: see in/on/with simple to understand in/on/with son: child youth lacking heart
| עֹבֵר בַּשּׁוּק אֵצֶל פִּנָּהּ וְדֶרֶךְ בֵּיתָהּ יִצְעָֽד׃ | 8 |
to pass in/on/with street beside corner her and way: road house: home her to march
| בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־בְּעֶרֶב יוֹם בְּאִישׁוֹן לַיְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃ | 9 |
in/on/with twilight in/on/with evening day in/on/with pupil night and darkness
| וְהִנֵּה אִשָּׁה לִקְרָאתוֹ שִׁית זוֹנָה וּנְצֻרַת לֵֽב׃ | 10 |
and behold woman to/for to encounter: meet him garment to fornicate and to watch heart
| הֹמִיָּה הִיא וְסֹרָרֶת בְּבֵיתָהּ לֹא־יִשְׁכְּנוּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ׃ | 11 |
to roar he/she/it and to rebel in/on/with house: home her not to dwell foot her
| פַּעַם ׀ בַּחוּץ פַּעַם בָּרְחֹבוֹת וְאֵצֶל כָּל־פִּנָּה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃ | 12 |
beat in/on/with outside beat in/on/with street/plaza and beside all corner to ambush
| וְהֶחֱזִיקָה בּוֹ וְנָשְׁקָה־לּוֹ הֵעֵזָה פָנֶיהָ וַתֹּאמַר לֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
and to strengthen: hold in/on/with him and to kiss to/for him be strong face her and to say to/for him
| זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים עָלָי הַיּוֹם שִׁלַּמְתִּי נְדָרָֽי׃ | 14 |
sacrifice peace offering upon me [the] day to complete vow my
| עַל־כֵּן יָצָאתִי לִקְרָאתֶךָ לְשַׁחֵר פָּנֶיךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃ | 15 |
upon so to come out: come to/for to encounter: meet you to/for to seek face of your and to find you
| מַרְבַדִּים רָבַדְתִּי עַרְשִׂי חֲטֻבוֹת אֵטוּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | 16 |
covering to spread bed my colored fine linen Egypt
| נַפְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִי מֹר אֲהָלִים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ | 17 |
to sprinkle bed my myrrh aloe and cinnamon
| לְכָה נִרְוֶה דֹדִים עַד־הַבֹּקֶר נִתְעַלְּסָה בָּאֳהָבִֽים׃ | 18 |
to go: come! [emph?] to quench beloved: love till [the] morning to rejoice in/on/with beloved
| כִּי אֵין הָאִישׁ בְּבֵיתוֹ הָלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק׃ | 19 |
for nothing [the] man: husband in/on/with house: home his to go: went in/on/with way: journey from distant
| צְֽרוֹר־הַכֶּסֶף לָקַח בְּיָדוֹ לְיוֹם הַכֵּסֶא יָבֹא בֵיתֽוֹ׃ | 20 |
bundle [the] silver: money to take: take in/on/with hand: to his to/for day [the] full moon to come (in): come house: home his
| הִטַּתּוּ בְּרֹב לִקְחָהּ בְּחֵלֶק שְׂפָתֶיהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃ | 21 |
to stretch him in/on/with abundance teaching her in/on/with smoothness lip: words her to banish him
| הוֹלֵךְ אַחֲרֶיהָ פִּתְאֹם כְּשׁוֹר אֶל־טָבַח יָבוֹא וּכְעֶכֶס אֶל־מוּסַר אֱוֽ͏ִיל׃ | 22 |
to go: follow after her suddenly like/as cattle to(wards) slaughter to come (in): come and like/as anklet to(wards) discipline: bonds fool(ish)
| עַד יְפַלַּח חֵץ כְּֽבֵדוֹ כְּמַהֵר צִפּוֹר אֶל־פָּח וְלֹֽא־יָדַע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁוֹ הֽוּא׃ | 23 |
till to cleave arrow liver his like/as to hasten bird to(wards) snare and not to know for in/on/with soul: life his he/she/it
| וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃ | 24 |
and now son: descendant/people to hear: hear to/for me and to listen to/for word lip my
| אַל־יֵשְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶיהָ לִבֶּךָ אַל־תֵּתַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 25 |
not to turn aside to(wards) way: conduct her heart your not to go astray in/on/with path her
| כִּֽי־רַבִּים חֲלָלִים הִפִּילָה וַעֲצֻמִים כָּל־הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃ | 26 |
for many slain: wounded to fall: deserting and mighty all to kill her
