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Proverbs 25:15-23

15Bylongforbearingisarulerקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101persuaded,Andasoftרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breakeththeboneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.

16Hast thoufoundH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398somuchasissufficientforthee,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou befilledtherewith,andvomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958it.

17Let thyfootרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272beseldominthyneighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebewearyofthee,andhateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130thee.

18AmanH376thatbearethfalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707againsthisneighborבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453Isamaul,andaswordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719,andasharparrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671.

19ConfidenceH4009inan unfaithful manintimeoftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869Islikeabrokentoothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127,andafootוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272outofjoint.

20Asonethattakethoffagarmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899incoldweather,andasvinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558uponsodaנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427,Soishethatsingethsongsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892toaheavyheartלֶב־lev-H3820.

21Ifthineenemybehungryרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457,giveהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248himbreadH3899toeatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398;Andifhebethirstyצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771,giveH8248himwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325todrinkH8248:

22Forthou wiltheapcoalsגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513offireuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,AndJehovahwillrewardH7999thee.

23Thenorthצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307bringeth forthrainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653;Sodothabackbitingtongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956anangrycountenance.

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