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Proverbs 13:1-15

1Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121hearethhisfather’sאָ֑ב'AvH1instruction;Butascoffer hearethnotrebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.

2AmanH376shalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398goodט֑וֹבTovH2896bythefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofhismouthפִי־fi-H6310;ButthesoulH5315ofthetreacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898shalleatH398violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

3Hethatguardethhismouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310keepethhislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;Buthethatopenethwidehislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193shallhavedestruction.

4ThesoulH5315ofthesluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102desireth,andhathnothingוָ֭אַיִןVa.'a.yinH369;ButthesoulH5315ofthediligentshallbemadefatתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.ShanH1878.

5Arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manhatethlyingH8267;Butawickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563manisloathsome,andcomethtoshameH2659.

6Righteousnessצְ֭דָקָהTze.da.kahH6666guardethhimthatisuprightinthewayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870;Butwickednessוְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗הve.rish.'AhH7564overthroweththesinner.

7Thereisthatmaketh himselfrichH6238,yethathnothingH369:Thereisthatmaketh himselfpoorH7326,yethathgreatרָֽב׃RavH7227wealthוְה֣וֹןve.HonH1952.

8Theransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724ofaman’sH376lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315ishisrichesH6239;Butthepoorוְ֝רָ֗שׁve.RashH7326hearethnothreatening.

9Thelightאוֹר־'or-H216oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662rejoiceth;Butthelampוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5216ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbeputout.

10Byprideבְּ֭זָדוֹןBe.za.donH2087comethonlyרַק־rak-H7535contentionמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683;Butwiththewell-advisediswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.

11Wealthה֭וֹןHonH1952gottenbyvanityמֵהֶ֣בֶלme.He.velH1892shallbediminishedH4591;Buthethatgatherethbylaborshallhaveincreaseיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235.

12Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431deferredmakeththeheartלֵ֑בLevH3820sickמַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-H2470;Butwhenthedesireתַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.VahH8378cometh,itisatreeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416.

13Whoso despiseththewordלְ֭דָבָרLe.da.vorH1697bringeth destructiononhimself;Buthethatfeareththecommandmentמִ֝צְוָ֗הmitz.VahH4687shallberewarded.

14ThelawH8451ofthewiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450isafountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726oflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, ThatoneH2416maydepartH5493fromthesnaresH4170ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.

15Goodט֭וֹבTovH2896understandingH7922givethfavorחֵ֑ןChenH2580;Butthewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofthetransgressorishard.

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