10DiverseweightsH68,anddiversemeasuresH374,Bothofthemalikeareanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah. 11Evenachildmakethhimselfknownbyhisdoings,WhetherhisworkH6467bepureזַ֖ךְzakhH2134,andwhetheritberightH3477. 12Thehearingearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241,andtheseeingרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869,JehovahhathmadeH6213evenbothofthem. 13Loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.HavH157notsleepשֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahH8142,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoucometopoverty;Openפְּקַ֖חpe.KachH6491thineeyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andthou shaltbesatisfiedH7646withbreadH3899. 14Itisbadרַ֣עra'H7451,itisbadרַ֭עra'H7451, saiththebuyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069;Butwhenheisgonehisway,thenאָ֣ז'azH227heboasteth. 15Thereisgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,andabundanceוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230ofrubies;Butthelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847areapreciousH3366jewel. 16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947hisgarmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899thatissuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148forastranger;AndholdhiminpledgethatissuretyH6148forforeigners. 17BreadH3899offalsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267issweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156toamanH376;Butafterwardshismouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310shallbefilledיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390withgravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687. 18EverypurposeH6098isestablishedתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559bycounselבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098;Andbywiseוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458guidancemakeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213thouwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421. 19Hethatgoethaboutasatale-bearer revealethsecretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475; Thereforecompanynotwithhimthatopeneth widehislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193. 20Whoso cursethhisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1orhismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517,Hislampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216shallbeputoutinblacknessofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822. 21Aninheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159maybegotten hastilyatthebeginning;Buttheendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereofshallnotbeblessedH1288. 22Sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559notthou,Iwillrecompenseevilרָ֑עRa'H7451:Waitקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960forJehovah,andhewillsaveH3467thee. 23DiverseweightsH68areanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah;Andafalsebalanceisnotgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896. Commentaries on Proverbs 20
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