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à ùÑÄîÀòåÌ áÈðÄéí, îåÌñÇø àÈá; åÀäÇ÷ÀùÑÄéáåÌ, ìÈãÇòÇú áÌÄéðÈä.
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1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
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á ëÌÄé ìÆ÷Çç èåÉá, ðÈúÇúÌÄé ìÈëÆí; úÌåÉøÈúÄé, àÇì-úÌÇòÂæÉáåÌ.
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2 For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my teaching.
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â ëÌÄé-áÅï, äÈéÄéúÄé ìÀàÈáÄé; øÇêÀ åÀéÈçÄéã, ìÄôÀðÅé àÄîÌÄé.
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3 For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.
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ã åÇéÌÉøÅðÄé--åÇéÌÉàîÆø ìÄé, éÄúÀîÈêÀ-ãÌÀáÈøÇé ìÄáÌÆêÈ; ùÑÀîÉø îÄöÀåÉúÇé åÆçÀéÅä.
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4 And he taught me, and said unto me: 'Let thy heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments, and live;
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ä ÷ÀðÅä çÈëÀîÈä, ÷ÀðÅä áÄéðÈä; àÇì-úÌÄùÑÀëÌÇç åÀàÇì-úÌÅè, îÅàÄîÀøÅé-ôÄé.
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5 Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
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å àÇì-úÌÇòÇæÀáÆäÈ åÀúÄùÑÀîÀøÆêÌÈ; àÁäÈáÆäÈ åÀúÄöÌÀøÆêÌÈ.
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6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; love her, and she will keep thee.
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æ øÅàùÑÄéú çÈëÀîÈä, ÷ÀðÅä çÈëÀîÈä; åÌáÀëÈì-÷ÄðÀéÈðÀêÈ, ÷ÀðÅä áÄéðÈä.
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7 The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
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ç ñÇìÀñÀìÆäÈ åÌúÀøåÉîÀîÆêÌÈ; úÌÀëÇáÌÅãÀêÈ, ëÌÄé úÀçÇáÌÀ÷ÆðÌÈä.
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8 Extol her, and she will exalt thee; she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
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è úÌÄúÌÅï ìÀøÉàùÑÀêÈ, ìÄåÀéÇú-çÅï; òÂèÆøÆú úÌÄôÀàÆøÆú úÌÀîÇâÌÀðÆêÌÈ.
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9 She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.'
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é ùÑÀîÇò áÌÀðÄé, åÀ÷Çç àÂîÈøÈé; åÀéÄøÀáÌåÌ ìÀêÈ, ùÑÀðåÉú çÇéÌÄéí.
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10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
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éà áÌÀãÆøÆêÀ çÈëÀîÈä, äÉøÅéúÄéêÈ; äÄãÀøÇëÀúÌÄéêÈ, áÌÀîÇòÀâÌÀìÅé-éÉùÑÆø.
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11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
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éá áÌÀìÆëÀúÌÀêÈ, ìÉà-éÅöÇø öÇòÂãÆêÈ; åÀàÄí-úÌÈøåÌõ, ìÉà úÄëÌÈùÑÅì.
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12 When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
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éâ äÇçÂæÅ÷ áÌÇîÌåÌñÈø àÇì-úÌÆøÆó; ðÄöÌÀøÆäÈ, ëÌÄé-äÄéà çÇéÌÆéêÈ.
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13 Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go; keep her, for she is thy life.
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éã áÌÀàÉøÇç øÀùÑÈòÄéí, àÇì-úÌÈáÉà; åÀàÇì-úÌÀàÇùÌÑÅø, áÌÀãÆøÆêÀ øÈòÄéí.
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14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
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èå ôÌÀøÈòÅäåÌ àÇì-úÌÇòÂáÈø-áÌåÉ; ùÒÀèÅä îÅòÈìÈéå åÇòÂáÉø.
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15 Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on.
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èæ ëÌÄé ìÉà éÄùÑÀðåÌ, àÄí-ìÉà éÈøÅòåÌ; åÀðÄâÀæÀìÈä ùÑÀðÈúÈí, àÄí-ìÉà éëùåìå (éÇëÀùÑÄéìåÌ).
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16 For they sleep not, except they have done evil; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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éæ ëÌÄé ìÈçÂîåÌ, ìÆçÆí øÆùÑÇò; åÀéÅéï çÂîÈñÄéí éÄùÑÀúÌåÌ.
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17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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éç åÀàÉøÇç öÇãÌÄé÷Äéí, ëÌÀàåÉø ðÉâÇäÌ: äåÉìÅêÀ åÈàåÉø, òÇã-ðÀëåÉï äÇéÌåÉí.
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18 But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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éè ãÌÆøÆêÀ øÀùÑÈòÄéí, ëÌÈàÂôÅìÈä: ìÉà éÈãÀòåÌ, áÌÇîÌÆä éÄëÌÈùÑÅìåÌ.
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19 The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble. {P}
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ë áÌÀðÄé, ìÄãÀáÈøÇé äÇ÷ÀùÑÄéáÈä; ìÇàÂîÈøÇé, äÇè-àÈæÀðÆêÈ.
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20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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ëà àÇì-éÇìÌÄéæåÌ îÅòÅéðÆéêÈ; ùÑÈîÀøÅí, áÌÀúåÉêÀ ìÀáÈáÆêÈ.
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21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.
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ëá ëÌÄé-çÇéÌÄéí äÅí, ìÀîÉöÀàÅéäÆí; åÌìÀëÈì-áÌÀùÒÈøåÉ îÇøÀôÌÅà.
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22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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ëâ îÄëÌÈì-îÄùÑÀîÈø, ðÀöÉø ìÄáÌÆêÈ: ëÌÄé-îÄîÌÆðÌåÌ, úÌåÉöÀàåÉú çÇéÌÄéí.
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23 Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; for out of it are the issues of life.
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ëã äÈñÅø îÄîÌÀêÈ, òÄ÷ÌÀùÑåÌú ôÌÆä; åÌìÀæåÌú ùÒÀôÈúÇéÄí, äÇøÀçÅ÷ îÄîÌÆêÌÈ.
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24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
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ëä òÅéðÆéêÈ, ìÀðÉëÇç éÇáÌÄéèåÌ; åÀòÇôÀòÇôÌÆéêÈ, éÇéÀùÑÄøåÌ ðÆâÀãÌÆêÈ.
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25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
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ëå ôÌÇìÌÅñ, îÇòÀâÌÇì øÇâÀìÆêÈ; åÀëÈì-ãÌÀøÈëÆéêÈ éÄëÌÉðåÌ.
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26 Make plain the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
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ëæ àÇì-úÌÅè-éÈîÄéï åÌùÒÀîÉàåì; äÈñÅø øÇâÀìÀêÈ îÅøÈò.
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27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil. {P}
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