מֵעָלָ֣יו from it mê·‘ā·lāw וַעֲבֽוֹר׃ and pass on by . wa·‘ă·ḇō·wr Proverbs 4:16 כִּ֤י For kî לֹ֣א they cannot lō יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ sleep yiš·nū אִם־ unless ’im- לֹ֣א . . . lō יָרֵ֑עוּ they do evil ; yā·rê·‘ū וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה they are deprived wə·niḡ·zə·lāh שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם of slumber nā·ṯām אִם־ until ’im- לֹ֥א . . . lō יִכְשׁוֹלוּ׃ they make someone fall . yiḵ·šō·lū Proverbs 4:17 כִּ֣י For kî לָ֭חֲמוּ they eat lā·ḥă·mū לֶ֣חֶם the bread le·ḥem רֶ֑שַׁע of wickedness re·ša‘ יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ and drink yiš·tū וְיֵ֖ין the wine wə·yên חֲמָסִ֣ים of violence . ḥă·mā·sîm Proverbs 4:18 וְאֹ֣רַח The path wə·’ō·raḥ צַ֭דִּיקִים of the righteous ṣad·dî·qîm כְּא֣וֹר is like the first gleam kə·’ō·wr וָ֝א֗וֹר . . . wā·’ō·wr נֹ֑גַהּ of dawn , nō·ḡah הוֹלֵ֥ךְ shining brighter hō·w·lêḵ עַד־ and brighter until ‘aḏ- נְכ֥וֹן midday nə·ḵō·wn הַיּֽוֹם׃ . . . . hay·yō·wm Proverbs 4:19 דֶּ֣רֶךְ But the way de·reḵ רְ֭שָׁעִים of the wicked rə·šā·‘îm כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה is like the darkest gloom ; kā·’ă·p̄ê·lāh לֹ֥א they do not lō יָ֝דְע֗וּ know yā·ḏə·‘ū בַּמֶּ֥ה what bam·meh יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃פ makes them stumble . yik·kā·šê·lū Proverbs 4:20 בְּ֭נִי My son , bə·nî הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה pay attention haq·šî·ḇāh לִדְבָרַ֣י to my words ; liḏ·ḇā·ray הַט־ incline haṭ- אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ your ear ’ā·zə·ne·ḵā לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י to my sayings . la·’ă·mā·ray Proverbs 4:21 אַל־ Do not ’al- יַלִּ֥יזוּ lose yal·lî·zū מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ sight of them ; mê·‘ê·ne·ḵā שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם keep them mə·rêm בְּת֣וֹךְ within bə·ṯō·wḵ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ your heart . lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā Proverbs 4:22 כִּֽי־ For kî- הֵ֭ם they hêm חַיִּ֣ים are life ḥay·yîm לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם to those who find them , lə·mō·ṣə·’ê·hem מַרְפֵּֽא׃ and health mar·pê וּֽלְכָל־ to the whole ū·lə·ḵāl- בְּשָׂר֥וֹ body . bə·śā·rōw Proverbs 4:23 נְצֹ֣ר Guard nə·ṣōr לִבֶּ֑ךָ your heart lib·be·ḵā מִֽכָּל־ with all mik·kāl מִ֭שְׁמָר diligence , miš·mār כִּֽי־ for kî- מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ from it mim·men·nū תּוֹצְא֥וֹת flow tō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ חַיִּֽים׃ springs of life . ḥay·yîm Proverbs 4:24 הָסֵ֣ר Put hā·sêr מִ֭מְּךָ away mim·mə·ḵā עִקְּשׁ֣וּת deception ‘iq·qə·šūṯ פֶּ֑ה from your mouth ; peh הַרְחֵ֥ק keep har·ḥêq מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ . . . mim·me·kā שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם your lips p̄ā·ṯa·yim וּלְז֥וּת from perverse speech . ū·lə·zūṯ

