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Proverbs 24

1Beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961notthouenviousagainstevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451menH376;Neitherdesireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183tobeH1961withthem:

2Fortheirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820studieth oppression,Andtheirlipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.HemH8193talkofmischiefH5999.

3Throughwisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451isahouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004builded;Andbyunderstandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394itisestablishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559;

4Andbyknowledgeוּ֭בְדַעַתU.ve.da.'atH1847arethechambersH2315filledיִמָּלְא֑וּyi.mal.'UH4390Withallpreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368andpleasantוְנָעִֽים׃ve.na.'ImH5273riches.

5Awiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450manH376isstrong; Yea,amanH376ofknowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847increasethmight.

6Forbywiseבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotH8458guidancethou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thywarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;Andinthemultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofcounsellorsthereissafety.

7Wisdomistoohighרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311forafoolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.VilH191:Heopenethnothismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310inthegateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

8HethatdevisethtodoevilH4209,Menshallcallיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121himamischief-maker.

9Thethoughtoffoolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200issinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403;Andthescofferisanabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441tomenH120.

10If thou faintinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofadversity, Thystrengthכֹּחֶֽכָה׃ko.Che.khahH3581issmall.

11Deliverהַ֭צֵּלHa.tzelH5337themthatarecarriedawayH3947untodeathלַמָּ֑וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,Andthosethatare readytobeslainseethatthouholdbackH2820.

12Ifthou sayest,Behold,weknewH3045notthis; Dothnothethatweigheththeheartsלִבּ֨וֹת׀li.BotH3826considerH995it?Andhethatkeepeth thysoulH5315, dothnotheknowH3045it?AndshallnotherendertoeverymanH120accordingtohisworkכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467?

13Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398thouhoneyדְבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706,foritisgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;Andthedroppingsofthehoneycomb, whicharesweetמָ֝ת֗וֹקma.TokH4966tothytaste:

14SoH3651shalt thouknowדְּעֶ֥הde.'EhH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451tobeunto thysoulH5315;Ifthou hastfoundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672it,thenshalltherebeareward,Andthyhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shallnotbecutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ פti.ka.RetH3772off.

15Layתֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.RoH693notwaitH693, Owickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man, againstthehabitationoftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;DestroyH7703nothisresting-place:

16Forarighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662manfallethsevenשֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'H7651times,andrisethupagain;Butthewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563areoverthrownbycalamityH7451.

17Rejoiceתִּשְׂמָ֑חtis.MachH8055notwhenthineenemyאֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ'oy.vei.khaH341falleth,Andletnotthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820begladH8055whenheisoverthrown;

18Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Jehovahseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200it,anditdispleasehim,Andheturnוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725awayH7725hiswrathfromhim.

19Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734notthyself becauseofevil-doers;Neitherbethouenviousatthewickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ba.re.sha.'ImH7563:

20ForthereshallbeH1961norewardtotheevilלָרָ֑עla.Ra'H7451man;Thelampנֵ֖רnerH5216ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbeH1961putout.

21Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,fearיְרָֽא־ye.ra'-H3372thouJehovahandthekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428;Andcompanynotwiththemthataregiventochange:

22Fortheircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343shallriseH6965suddenlyפִ֭תְאֹםFit.'omH6597;Andthedestructionfromthemboth,whoknowethit?

23Thesealsoגַּם־gam-H1571aresayingsofthewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450.Tohaverespectofpersonsinjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941isnotgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

24Hethatsaith untothewickedלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou artrighteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662,Peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971shallcursehim,nationsshallabhorhim;

25Buttothemthatrebukeוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198himshall bedelight,Andagoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293shallcomeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponthem.

26Hekisseththelipsשְׂפָתַ֥יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193Who givetharightנְכֹחִֽים׃ne.kho.ChimH5228answer.

27PrepareH3559thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399without,Andmakeitreadyfortheeinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704;Andafterwardsbuildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129thyhouseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.

28Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notawitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707againstthyneighborבְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khaH7453withoutcauseחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600;Anddeceivenotwiththylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193.

29Sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559not,Iwilldosoכֵּ֤ןkenH3651tohimashehathdonetome;IwillrendertothemanH376accordingtohisworkH6467.

30Iwentbythefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofthesluggardH6102,Andbythevineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754ofthemanH376voidofunderstanding;

31And,lo,itwasallgrownoverwiththorns,ThefaceH6440thereofwascoveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680withnettlesH2738,AndthestoneH68wallוְגֶ֖דֶרve.Ge.derH1444thereofwasbrokenH2040downנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.

32ThenIbeheld,andconsideredH7200well;IsawH7200,andreceivedH3947instruction:

33Yetalittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,Alittleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264ofthehandsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027tosleepH8142;

34Soshallthypovertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935asarobber,Andthywantasanarmedmanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24

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