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Proverbs 23

1Whenthou sittesttoeatלִלְח֣וֹםlil.ChomH3898witharulerמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910,ConsiderH995diligentlyhimthatisbeforethee;

2Andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760aknifetothythroatH5315,Ifthoubeamangiventoappetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

3Benotdesirousofhisdainties; Seeingtheyare deceitfulfoodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899.

4WearyH3021notthyselftoberichלְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238;Ceaseחֲדָֽל׃cha.DalH2308fromthine own wisdom.

5Wilt thousetthineeyesעֵינֶ֥יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869uponthatwhichisnot?ForrichescertainlymakeH6213themselveswingsכְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671,Likeaneagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thatflieth towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6Eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil.ChamH3898thounotthebreadH3899ofhimthathath anevilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869,NeitherdesireH183thouhisdainties:

7Forashethinkethwithinhimself,soכֶּ֫ן־Ken-H3651ishe:Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398anddrinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehH8354, saithhetothee;Buthisheartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.BoH3820isnotwiththee.

8Themorselפִּֽתְּךָ־pi.te.kha-H6595whichthou hasteatenH398shalt thouvomitתְקִיאֶ֑נָּהte.ki.'E.nahH6958up,Andlose thy sweetwordsדְּבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697.

9Speakתְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696notinthehearingofafoolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684;Forhewilldespiseיָ֝ב֗וּזya.VuzH936thewisdomofthywordsמִלֶּֽיךָ׃mi.Lei.khaH4405.

10Removenottheancientlandmark;Andenternotintothefieldsוּבִשְׂדֵ֥יu.vis.DeiH7704ofthefatherlessיְ֝תוֹמִ֗יםye.to.MimH3490:

11FortheirRedeemerגֹאֲלָ֥םgo.'a.LamH1350isstrongחָזָ֑קcha.ZakH2389;HewillpleadtheircauseH7379againstthee.

12Applythyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820untoinstruction,Andthineearsוְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָve.'a.ze.Ne.khaH241tothewordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

13Withholdתִּמְנַ֣עtim.Na'H4513notcorrectionH4148fromthechild;Forifthoubeathimwiththerodבַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶטva.She.vetH7626,hewillnotdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

14Thou shaltbeathimwiththerodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטba.She.vetH7626,Andshaltdeliverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337hissoulH5315fromSheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585.

15Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifthyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820bewiseחָכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449,Myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820willbegladH8055,evenmine:

16Yea,myheartwillrejoiceוְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהve.ta'.Lo.ze.nahH5937,Whenthylipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָSe.fa.Tei.khaH8193speakבְּדַבֵּ֥רbe.da.BerH1696rightthings.

17Letnotthyheartלִ֭בְּךָLi.be.khaH3820envysinnersבַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba.cha.ta.'ImH2400;Butbethouinthefearבְּיִרְאַת־be.yir.'at-H3374ofJehovahallthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long:

18Forsurelythereisareward;Andthyhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shallnotbecutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772off.

19HearH8085thou,mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,andbewiseוַחֲכָ֑םva.cha.KhamH2449,Andguidethyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820inthewayבַּדֶּ֣רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

20Beתְּהִ֥יte.HiH1961notamong winebibbers, Among gluttonous eatersoffleshH1320:

21Forthedrunkardandtheglutton shallcometopoverty;Anddrowsinesswillclotheתַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtal.BishH3847amanwithrags.

22Hearken unto thyfatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1thatbegat thee,Anddespiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936notthymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517whensheisoldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.

23Buyקְ֭נֵהKe.nehH7069thetruthאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571,andsellתִּמְכֹּ֑רtim.KorH4376itnot; Yea,wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,andinstruction,andunderstandingוּבִינָֽה׃u.vi.NahH998.

24Thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1oftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662willgreatlyrejoiceH8055;Andhethatbegettethawiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450childH3205willhavejoyofhim.

25Letthyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthymotherוְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaH517begladH8055,Andletherthatbare theerejoiceיִֽשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055.

26Mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414methyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;Andletthineeyesוְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869delightH7521inmywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

27Foraharlotisadeepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה'a.mu.KahH6013ditch;Andaforeignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237womanH5237isanarrowpitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745.

28Yea,sheliethinwaitתֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte.'e.RoH693asarobber,Andincreaseththetreacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898amongmenH120.

29Whohathwoeא֥וֹי'oH188?whohathsorrow?whohathcontentionsH4066?Whohathcomplaining?whohathwoundsפְּצָעִ֣יםpe.tza.'ImH6482withoutcauseחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600?Whohathrednessofeyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869?

30Theythattarrylongatthewineהַיָּ֑יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;Theythatgoלַ֝בָּאִ֗יםla.ba.'ImH935toseekoutmixedמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469wineH3196.

31LookH7200notthouuponthewineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196whenitisredיִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.DamH119,Whenitsparklethinthecup,Whenitgoethdownsmoothly:

32Atthelastitbiteth like aserpent,Andstingeth like an adder.

33Thineeyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869shallbeholdstrangeזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114thingsH8419,Andthyheartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820shallutterperverseתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419thingsH8419.

34Yea, thou shaltbeוְ֭הָיִיתָVe.ha.yi.taH1961ashethatliethdownH7901inthemidstoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220,Orashethatliethuponthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofamast.

35Theyhavestrickenme, shalt thousay,andIwasnothurt;Theyhavebeatenme,andIfeltitnot:Whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970shallIawake?Iwillseekאֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ'a.vak.She.nuH1245ityetH5750againעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

Commentaries on Proverbs 23

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