Amsal 4:13

4:13 Hold on to instruction, ¹  do not let it go;

protect it, ²  because it is your life.

Amsal 5:8

5:8 Keep yourself ³  far ⁴  from her,

and do not go near the door of her house,

[4:13]  ¹ tn Heb “discipline.”

[4:13]  ² tn The form נִצְּרֶהָ (nitsÿreha, from נָצַר, natsar) has an anomalous doubled letter (see GKC 73 §20.h).

[5:8]  ³ tn Heb “your way.”

[5:8]  ⁴ sn There is a contrast made between “keep far away” (הַרְחֵק, harkheq) and “do not draw near” (וְאַל־תִּקְרַב, vÿ’al-tiqrav).