| 1 שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָה | 1 Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight; |
| 2 כִּי לֶקַח טֹוב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תֹּורָתִי אַל־תַּעֲזֹבוּ | 2 for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching. |
| 3 כִּי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּי | 3 When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, |
| 4 וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתַי וֶחְיֵה | 4 he taught me, and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live; |
| 5 קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי | 5 "Get Wisdom, get understanding!" do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| 6 אַל־תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶךָּ | 6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you, love her, and she will guard you. |
| 7 רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה קְנֵה חָכְמָה וּבְכָל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָה | 7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. |
| 8 סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרֹומְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה | 8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. |
| 9 תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶךָּ | 9 She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown." |
| 10 שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנֹות חַיִּים | 10 Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
| 11 בְּדֶרֶךְ חָכְמָה הֹרֵתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹשֶׁר | 11 I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. |
| 12 בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵׁל | 12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered; and if you run, you will not stumble. |
| 13 הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּיךָ | 13 Keep hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. |
| 14 בְּאֹרַח רְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹא וְאַל־תְּאַשֵּׁר בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעִים | 14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men. |
| 15 פְּרָעֵהוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בֹּו שְׂטֵה מֵעָלָיו וַעֲבֹור | 15 Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. |
| 16 כִּי לֹא יִשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְנִגְזְלָה נָתָם אִם־לֹא [יִכְשֹׁולוּ כ] (יַכְשִׁילוּ׃ ק) | 16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble. |
| 17 כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּוּ | 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. |
| 18 וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאֹור נֹגַהּ הֹולֵךְ וָאֹור עַד־נְכֹון הַיֹּום | 18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. |
| 19 דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵׁלוּ׃ פ | 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. |
| 20 בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט־אָזְנֶךָ | 20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. |
| 21 אַל־יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ מְרֵם בְּתֹוךְ לְבָבֶךָ | 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. |
| 22 כִּי־חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וּלְכָל־בְּשָׂרֹו מַרְפֵּא | 22 For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh. |
| 23 מִכָּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּי־מִמֶּנּוּ תֹּוצְאֹות חַיִּים | 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance; for from it flow the springs of life. |
| 24 הָסֵר מִמְּךָ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה וּלְזוּת פָתַיִם הַרְחֵק מִמֶּךָּ | 24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
| 25 עֵינֶיךָ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ וְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּךָ | 25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
| 26 פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּנוּ | 26 Take heed to the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure. |
| 27 אַל־תֵּט־יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָע | 27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. |
