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Proverbs 20:14-19

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.

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