1. | gps;isfNs> ePq;fs; jfg;gd; Nghjfj;ijf; Nfl;L> Gj;jpia milAk;gb ftdpAq;fs;. |
| Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence; |
2. | ehd; cq;fSf;F ew;Nghjfj;ijj; jUfpNwd;@ vd; cgNjrj;ij tplhjpUq;fs;. |
| for I give you good doctrine: forsake ye not my law. |
3. | ehd; vd; jfg;gDf;Fg; gphpakhd FkhuDk;> vd; jha;f;F kpfTk; mUikahd xNu gps;isAkhdtd;. |
| For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother. |
4. | mth; vdf;Fg; Nghjpj;Jr; nrhd;dJ: cd; ,Ujak; vd; thh;j;ijfisf; fhj;Jf;nfhs;sf;fltJ@ vd; fl;lisfisf; iff;nfhs;> mg;nghOJ gpiog;gha;. |
| And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live. |
5. | Qhdj;ijr; rk;ghjp> Gj;jpiaAk; rk;ghjp@ vd; thapd; thh;j;ijfis kwthkYk; tpl;L tpyfhkYk; ,U. |
| Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. |
6. | mij tplhNj> mJ cd;idj; jw;fhf;Fk;@ mjpd;Nky; gphpakhapU> mJ cd;idf; fhj;Jf;nfhs;Sk;. |
| Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee. |
7. | QhdNk Kf;fpak;> Qhdj;ijr; rk;ghjp@ vd;dj;ijr; rk;ghjpj;jhYk; Gj;jpiar; rk;ghjpj;Jf;nfhs;. |
| The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence. |
8. | eP mij Nkd;ikg;gLj;J> mJ cd;id Nkd;ikg;gLj;Jk;@ eP mijj; jOtpf;nfhz;lhy;> mJ cd;idf; fdk;gz;Zk;. |
| Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her. |
9. | mJ cd; jiyf;F myq;fhukhd Kbiaf; nfhLf;Fk;@ mJ kfpikahd fph;Plj;ij cdf;Fr; #l;Lk;. |
| She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee. |
10. | vd; kfNd> Nfs;> vd; thh;j;ijfis Vw;Wf;nfhs;@ mg;nghOJ cd; MArpd; tU\q;fs; mjpfkhFk;. |
| Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied. |
11. | Qhdkhh;f;fj;ij ehd; cdf;Fg; Nghjpj;Njd;@ nrt;itahd ghijfspNy cd;id elj;jpNdd;. |
| I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness. |
12. | eP mitfspy; elf;Fk;NghJ cd; eilfSf;F ,Lf;fz; cz;lhtjpy;iy@ eP mitfspy; XbdhYk; ,lwkhl;lha;. |
| When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. |
13. | Gj;jpkjpia cWjpaha;g; gw;wpf;nfhs;> mij tpl;LtplhNj@ mijf; fhj;Jf;nfhs;> mJNt cdf;F [Ptd;. |
| Take fast hold of instruction, let [her] not go: keep her, for she is thy life. |
14. | Jd;khh;f;fUila ghijapy; gpuNtrpahNj@ jPNahUila topapy; elthNj. |
| Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]: |
15. | mij ntWj;JtpL> mjpd; topaha;g; NghfhNj@ mij tpl;L tpyfpf; fle;JNgh. |
| avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass away. |
16. | nghy;yhg;Gr; nra;jhnyhopa mth;fSf;F epj;jpiu tuhJ@ mth;fs; ahiuahfpYk; tpog;gz;zhjpUe;jhy; mth;fs; J}f;fk; fiye;JNghk;. |
| For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused [some] to fall. |
17. | mth;fs; Mfhkpaj;jpd; mg;gj;ijg; Grpj;J> nfhLikapd; ,urj;ijf; Fbf;fpwhh;fs;. |
| For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. |
18. | ePjpkhd;fSila ghij eLg;gfy;tiuf;Fk; mjpfkjpfkha;g; gpufhrpf;fpw #hpag;gpufhrk;NghypUf;Fk;. |
| But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come. |
19. | Jd;khh;f;fUila ghijNah fhhpUisg;NghypUf;Fk;@ jhq;fs; ,lWtJ ,d;djpy; vd;W mwpahh;fs;. |
| The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. |
20. | vd; kfNd> vd; thh;j;ijfisf; ftdp@ vd; trdq;fSf;F cd; nrtpiar; rha;. |
| My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. |
21. | mitfs; cd; fz;fis tpl;Lg; gphpahjpUg;gjhf@ mitfis cd; ,Ujaj;Jf;Fs;Ns fhj;Jf;nfhs;. |
| Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. |
22. | mitfisf; fz;Lgpbf;fpwth;fSf;F mitfs; [PtDk;> mth;fs; clYf;nfy;yhk; MNuhf;fpaKkhk;. |
| For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. |
23. | vy;yhf; fhtNyhLk; cd; ,Ujaj;ijf; fhj;Jf;nfhs;> mjdplj;jpdpd;W [PtCw;W Gwg;gLk;. |
| Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life. |
24. | thapd; jhWkhWfis cd;id tpl;lfw;wp> cjLfspd; khWghl;il cdf;Fj; J}ug;gLj;J. |
| Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee. |
25. | cd; fz;fs; Neuha; Nehf;ff;fltJ@ cd; fz;zpikfs; cdf;FKd;Nd nrt;itahag;; ghh;f;ff;fltJ. |
| Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
26. | cd; fhy; eiliar; rPh;J}f;fpg;ghh;@ cd; topfnsy;yhk; epiytug;gl;bUg;gjhf. |
| Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered. |
27. | tyJGwkhtJ ,lJGwkhtJ rhahNj@ cd; fhiyj; jPikf;F tpyf;Fthahf. |
| Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil. |