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Proverbs 24:23-34

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.

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