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Proverbs 15:16-33

16Betterislittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592,withthefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374ofJehovah,Thangreatרָ֝֗בRavH7227treasureמֵאוֹצָ֥רme.'o.TzarH214andtrouble therewith.

17Betterisadinnerofherbs,whereloveוְאַהֲבָה־ve.'a.ha.vah-H160is,Thanastalledoxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794andhatredוְשִׂנְאָה־ve.sin.'ah-H8135therewith.

18AwrathfulmanH376stirrethupcontentionH4066;Buthethatisslowtoangerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639appeasethstrifeH7379.

19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102isasahedgeכִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khatH4881ofthorns;Butthepathוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734oftheuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477ismadeahighway.

20Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121makethagladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1;ButafoolishmanH120despisethhismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

21FollyH200isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057tohimthatisvoidofwisdom;ButamanH376ofunderstandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394makethstraightיְיַשֶׁר־ye.ya.sher-H3474hisgoing.

22WherethereisnocounselH3289,purposesaredisappointed;Butinthemultitudeוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230ofcounsellorstheyareestablishedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.

23AmanH376hathjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057intheanswerבְּמַעֲנֵה־be.ma.'a.neh-H4617ofhismouthפִ֑יוFivH6310;Andawordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697indueseason,howמַה־mah-H4100goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896isit!

24TothewiseH7919thewayH734oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416goethupwardלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,ThathemaydepartH5493fromSheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585beneath.

25Jehovahwillrootupthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004oftheproudגֵּ֭אִיםGe.'imH1343;Buthewillestablishוְ֝יַצֵּ֗בve.ya.TzevH5324theborderH1366ofthewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.

26Evilרָ֑עRa'H7451devicesareanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah;Butpleasantwordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561arepureH2889.

27Hethatisgreedyofgainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215troublethhisownhouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004; Buthethathatethbribesshallliveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

28Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662studiethtoanswerלַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.NotH6030;Butthemouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563pourethoutevilרָעֽוֹת׃ra.'otH7451things.

29Jehovahisfarרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350fromthewickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563;Butheheareththeprayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

30Thelightמְֽאוֹר־me.'or-H3974oftheeyesעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869rejoiceththeheartלֵ֑בLevH3820;Andgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896tidingsmakeH8055thebonesעָֽצֶם׃'A.tzemH6106fatH1878.

31Theearאֹ֗זֶן'O.zenH241thathearkenethtothereproofoflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416Shall abideamongthewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450.

32HethatrefusethcorrectionH4148despisethhisownH5315soulH5315;Buthethathearkenethtoreproofgettethunderstanding.

33Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahistheinstructionofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;Andbeforehonorכָב֣וֹדkha.VodH3519goethhumilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038.

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