3:1

בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּךָ׃

My son, forget not my teaching; But let thy heart keep my commandments;

3:2

כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם יוֹסִיפוּ לָךְ׃

For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

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3:3

חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קָשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּךָ׃

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; Bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;

3:4

וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָם׃

So shalt thou find grace and good favour In the sight of God and man.

3:5

בְּטַח אֶל־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵן׃

Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding.

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3:6

בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ׃

In all thy ways acknowledge Him, And He will direct thy paths.

3:7

אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה וְסוּר מֵרָע׃

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear the LORD, and depart from evil;

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3:8

רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶיךָ׃

It shall be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

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3:9

כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהוָה מֵהוֹנֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶךָ׃

Honour the LORD with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase;

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3:10

וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹצוּ׃

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

3:11

מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּוֹ׃

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, Neither spurn thou His correction;

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3:12

כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶה׃

For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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3:13

אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חָכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָה׃

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that obtaineth understanding.

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3:14

כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָהּ׃

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, And the gain thereof than fine gold.

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3:15

יְקָרָה הִיא מפניים [מִפְּנִינִים] וְכָל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִשְׁווּ־בָהּ׃

She is more precious than rubies; And all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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3:16

אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד׃

Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honour.

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3:17

דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְכָל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם׃

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

3:18

עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר׃

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, And happy is every one that holdest her fast.

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3:19

יְהוָה בְּחָכְמָה יָסַד־אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָה׃

The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens.

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3:20

בְּדַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמוֹת נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָל׃

By His knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.

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3:21

בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּה׃

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion;

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3:22

וְיִהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ׃

So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

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3:23

אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגּוֹף׃

Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thou shalt not dash thy foot.

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3:24

אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶךָ׃

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

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3:25

אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹא׃

Be not afraid of sudden terror, Neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;

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3:26

כִּי־יְהוָה יִהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּכֶד׃

For the LORD will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being caught.

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3:27

אַל־תִּמְנַע־טוֹב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּהְיוֹת לְאֵל ידיך [יָדְךָ] לַעֲשׂוֹת׃

Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

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3:28

אַל־תֹּאמַר לרעיך [לְרֵעֲךָ ] לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּךְ׃

Say not unto thy neighbour: ‘Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give’; when thou hast it by thee.

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3:29

אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּךְ׃

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

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3:30

אַל־תרוב [תָּרִיב] עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָה׃

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

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3:31

אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו׃

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

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3:32

כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה נָלוֹז וְאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדוֹ׃

For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; But His counsel is with the upright.

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3:33

מְאֵרַת יְהוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵךְ׃

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; But He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

3:34

אִם־לַלֵּצִים הוּא־יָלִיץ ולעניים [וְלַעֲנָוִים] יִתֶּן־חֵן׃

If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, But unto the humble He giveth grace.

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3:35

כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלוֹן׃

The wise shall inherit honour; But as for the fools, they carry away shame.

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