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בְּנִי אִם־תִּקַּח אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֺתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּךְ
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee;
Υἱὲ, ἐὰν δεξάμενος ῥῆσιν ἐμῆς ἐντολῆς κρύψῃς παρὰ σεαυτῷ,
[My] son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
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לְהַקְשִׁיב לַחָכְמָה אָזְנֶךָ תַּטֶּה לִבְּךָ לַתְּבוּנָה
So that thou make thine ear attend unto wisdom, and thy heart incline to discernment;
ὑπακούσεται σοφίας τὸ οὖς σου, καὶ παραβαλεῖς καρδίαν σου εἰς σύνεσιν, παραβαλεῖς δὲ αὐτὴν ἐπὶ νουθέτησιν τῷ υἱῷ σου·
Thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; Thou shalt also apply thy heart to understanding, And shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.
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כִּי אִם לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא לַתְּבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלֶךָ
Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;
Ἐὰν γὰρ τὴν σοφίαν ἐπικαλέσῃ, καὶ τῇ συνέσει δῷς φωνήν σου,
For if thou shalt call to wisdom, And utter thy voice for understanding;
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אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה כַכָּסֶף וְכַמַּטְמוֹנִים תַּחְפְּשֶׂנָּה
If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;
καὶ ἐὰν ζητήσῃς αὐτὴν ὡς ἀργύριον, καὶ ὡς θησευροὺς ἐξεραυνήσῃς αὐτήν·
And if thou shalt seek it as silver, And search diligently for it as for treasures;
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אָז תָּבִין יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת אֱלֹהִים תִּמְצָא
Then shalt thou understand the fear of HaShem, and find the knowledge of G-d.
Τότε συνήσεις φόβον Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπίγνωσιν Θεοῦ εὑρήσεις.
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.
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כִּי־יְהוָה יִתֵּן חָכְמָה מִפִּיו דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָה
For HaShem giveth wisdom, out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;
Ὅτι Κύριος δίδωσι σοφίαν, καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ γνῶσις καὶ σύνεσις.
For the Lord gives wisdom; And from his presence [come] knowledge and understanding,
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וצפן יִצְפֹּן לַיְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּה מָגֵן לְהֹלְכֵי תֹם
He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
Καὶ θησαυρίζει τοῖς κατορθοῦσι σωτηρίαν, ὑπερασπιεῖ τὴν πορείαν αὐτῶν,
And he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: He will protect their way;
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לִנְצֹר אָרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וְדֶרֶךְ חסידו חֲסִידָיו יִשְׁמֹר
That He may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of His godly ones.
τοῦ φυλάξαι ὁδοὺς δικαιωμάτων, καὶ ὁδὸν εὐλαβουμένων αὐτὸν διαφυλάξει.
That he may guard the righteous ways: And he will preserve the way of them that fear him.
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אָז תָּבִין צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִים כָּל־מַעְגַּל־טוֹב
Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, and equity, yea, every good path.
Τότε συνήσεις δικαιοσύνην καὶ κρίμα, καὶ κατορθώσεις πάντας ἄξονας ἀγαθούς.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment; And shalt direct all thy course aright.
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כִּי־תָבוֹא חָכְמָה בְלִבֶּךָ וְדַעַת לְנַפְשְׁךָ יִנְעָם
For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
Ἐὰν γὰρ ἔλθῃ ἡ σοφία εἰς σὴν διάνοιαν, ἡ δὲ αἴσθησις τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ καλὴ εἶναι δόξῃ,
For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, And discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,
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מְזִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ תְּבוּנָה תִנְצְרֶכָּה
Discretion shall watch over thee, discernment shall guard thee;
βουλὴ καλὴ φυλάξει σε, ἔννοια δὲ ὁσία τηρήσει σε·
Good counsel shall guard thee, And holy understanding shall keep thee;
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לְהַצִּילְךָ מִדֶּרֶךְ רָע מֵאִישׁ מְדַבֵּר תַּהְפֻּכוֹת
To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;
Ἵνα ῥύσηταί σε ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ κακῆς, καὶ ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς λαλοῦντος μηδὲν πιστόν.
To deliver thee from the evil way, And from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
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הַעֹזְבִים אָרְחוֹת יֹשֶׁר לָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Ὦ οἱ ἐγκαταλείποντες ὁδοὺς εὐθείας τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ἐν ὁδοῖς σκότους·
Alas [for those] who forsake right paths, To walk in ways of darkness;
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הַשְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂוֹת רָע יָגִילוּ בְּתַהְפֻּכוֹת רָע
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;
Οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι ἐπὶ κακοῖς καὶ χαίροντες ἐπὶ διαστροφῇ κακῇ·
Who rejoice in evils, And delight in wicked perverseness;
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אֲשֶׁר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶם עִקְּשִׁים וּנְלוֹזִים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָם
Who are crooked in their ways, and perverse in their paths;
Ὧν αἱ τρίβοι σκολιαὶ, καὶ καμπύλαι αἱ τροχιαὶ αὐτῶν,
Whose paths are crooked, And their courses winding;
τοῦ μακράν σε ποιῆσαι ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ εὐθείας, καὶ ἀλλότριον τῆς δικαίας γνώμης· υἱὲ, μή σε καταλάβῃ κακὴ βουλή·
To remove thee far from the straight way, And to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. [My] son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,
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לְהַצִּילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנָּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִיקָה
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words;
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הַעֹזֶבֶת אַלּוּף נְעוּרֶיהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִית אֱלֹהֶיהָ שָׁכֵחָה
That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her G-d.
Ἡ ἀπολιποῦσα διδασκαλίαν νεότητος, καὶ διαθήκην θείαν ἐπιλελησμένη.
[Of her] who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, And forgotten the covenant of God.
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כִּי שָׁחָה אֶל־מָוֶת בֵּיתָהּ וְאֶל־רְפָאִים מַעְגְּלֹתֶיהָ
For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;
Ἔθετο γὰρ παρὰ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς, καὶ παρὰ τῷ ᾅδῃ μετὰ τῶν γηγενῶν τοὺς ἄξονας αὐτῆς.
For she has fixed her house near death, And [guided] her wheels near Hades with the giants.
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כָּל־בָּאֶיהָ לֹא יְשׁוּבוּן וְלֹא־יַשִּׂיגוּ אָרְחוֹת חַיִּים
None that go unto her return, neither do they attain unto the paths of life;
Πάντες οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν αὐτῇ οὐκ ἀναστρέψουσιν, οὐδὲ μὴ καταλάβωσι τρίβους εὐθείας· οὐ γὰρ καταλαμβάνονται ὑπὸ ἐνιαυτῶν ζωῆς.
None that go by her shall return, Neither shall they take hold of right paths, For they are not apprehended of the years of life.
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לְמַעַן תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ טוֹבִים וְאָרְחוֹת צַדִּיקִים תִּשְׁמֹר
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Εἰ γὰρ ἐπορεύοντο τρίβους ἀγαθὰς, εὕροσαν ἂν τρίβους δικαιοσύνης λείας.
For had they gone in good paths, They would have found the paths of righteousness easy.
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כִּי־יְשָׁרִים יִשְׁכְּנוּ אָרֶץ וּתְמִימִים יִוָּתְרוּ בָהּ
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the whole-hearted shall remain in it.
Ὅτι εὐθεῖς κατασκηνώσουσι γῆν, καὶ ὅσιοι ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ.
For the upright shall dwell in the earth, And the holy shall be left behind in it.
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וּרְשָׁעִים מֵאֶרֶץ יִכָּרֵתוּ וּבוֹגְדִים יִסְּחוּ מִמֶּנָּה
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the faithless shall be plucked up out of it.
Ὁδοὶ ἀσεβῶν ἐκ γῆς ὀλοῦνται, οἱ δὲ παράνομοι ἐξωσθήσονται ἀπʼ αὐτῆς.
The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, And transgressors shall be driven away from it.