1Betteristhepoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326thatwalkethinhisintegrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537Thanhethatisperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141inhislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193andisafoolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684. 2Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571,thatthesoulH5315bewithoutknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847isnotgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;AndhethathastethwithhisfeetH7272sinneth. 3ThefoolishnessH200ofmanH120subvertethhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870;Andhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820frettethagainstJehovah. 4Wealthה֗וֹןHonH1952addethmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227friendsרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453;Butthepoorוְ֝דָ֗לve.DalH1800isseparatedH6504fromhisfriendמֵרֵ֥עהוּme.Re.'.huH7453. 5Afalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shallnotbeunpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352;Andhethatutterethliesשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267shallnotescapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422. 6Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227willentreatיְחַלּ֣וּye.cha.LuH2470thefavoroftheliberalmanH376;AndeverymanH376isafriendהָ֝רֵ֗עַha.Re.a'H7453tohimthatgivethgiftsמַתָּֽן׃ma.TanH4976. 7Allthebrethrenofthepoorרָ֨שׁ׀rashH7326dohateשְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huH8130him:HowmuchmoreH4480dohisfriendsמְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.huH4828gofarH7368fromhim!Hepursueththemwithwordsאֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimH561,buttheyaregone. 8Hethatgettethwisdomlovethhisownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315:Hethatkeepethunderstandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394shallfindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896. 9Afalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shallnotbeunpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352;Andhethatutterethliesשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267shallperishיֹאבֵֽד׃ פyo.VedH6. 10Delicate livingisnotseemlyforafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684;MuchlessforaservantH5650tohaveruleמְשֹׁ֬לme.SholH4910overprincesH8269. 11ThediscretionofamanH120makethhimslowtoangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639;Anditishisgloryוְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹve.ti.Peh.'ar.ToH8597topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674overatransgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588. 12Theking’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wrathisastheroaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099ofalionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715;Buthisfavorרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522isasdewוּכְטַ֖לu.khe.TalH2919uponthegrassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212. 13Afoolishsonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121isthecalamityofhisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1;Andthecontentionsofawifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802areacontinual dropping. 14Houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004andrichesareaninheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159fromfathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1;Butaprudentwifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802isfromJehovah. 15Slothfulness castethintoadeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639;AndtheidlesoulH5315shallsufferhungerH7456. 16Hethatkeepeththecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687keepethhissoulH5315;Buthethatiscarelessofhiswaysדְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870shalldieיָמֽוּת׃yu.matH4191. 17Hethathathpityuponthepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800lendeth untoJehovah,AndhisgooddeedwillhepayH7999himagain. 18ChastenH3256thysonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121,seeingthereishopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615;Andsetnotthyheartonhisdestruction. 20HearH8085counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098,andreceiveinstruction,Thatthou mayestbewiseתֶּחְכַּ֥םtech.KamH2449inthylatterH319endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319. 21Therearemanyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227devicesinaman’sH376heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820;ButthecounselH6098ofJehovah,thatshallstandתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965. 22Thatwhich makethamanH376tobedesiredishiskindness;Andapoorרָ֝שׁrashH7326manH376isbetterוְטֽוֹב־ve.tov-H2896thanaliar. 23Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahtendethtolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416;Andhethathathitshallabidesatisfied;Heshallnotbevisitedיִפָּ֥קֶדyi.Pa.kedH6485withevilH7451. 24Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriethhishandיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027inthedishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747,AndwillnotsomuchasbringH7725ittohismouthפִּ֝֗יהוּPi.huH6310again. 25Smiteascoffer,andthesimplewilllearn prudence;Andreproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198oneH995thathathunderstandingH995,andhewillunderstandH995knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 26Hethatdoeth violencetohisfatherאָ֭ב'avH1,andchasethawayיַבְרִ֣יחַyav.Ri.achH1272hismotherאֵ֑ם'EmH517,Isasonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121thatcausethshameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954andbringeth reproach. 27Ceaseחַֽדַל־cha.dal-H2308,mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,tohearH8085instructionOnlytoerrfromthewordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 28AworthlessH1100witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707mockethatjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941;Andthemouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563swallowethiniquity. 29Judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֑יםshe.fa.TimH8201arepreparedH3559forscoffers,Andstripesfortheback offoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684. Commentaries on Proverbs 19
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