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Proverbs 26:1-12

1Assnowכַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ka.She.legH7950insummerבַּקַּ֗יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019,andasrainוְכַמָּטָ֥רve.kha.ma.TarH4306inharvestבַּקָּצִ֑ירba.ka.TzirH7105,Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519isnotseemlyforafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.

2Asthesparrowinherwandering,astheswallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.RorH1866inherflying,Sothecurseקִֽלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045thatiscauseless alightethnot.

3Awhipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752forthehorseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483, abridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964fortheass,Andarodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626forthebackoffoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.

4Answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030notafoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684accordingtohisfollyH200,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thoualsoגַם־gam-H1571belike unto him.

5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030afoolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684accordingtohisfollyH200,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450inhisownconceit.

6Hethatsendethamessagebythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofafoolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684CuttethoffhisownfeetH7272,anddrinkethindamage.

7Thelegsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785ofthelameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achH6455hangדַּלְי֣וּdal.YuH1809loose;SoisaparableH4912inthemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310offoolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.

8Asonethatbindethastoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68inasling,Soכֵּן־ken-H3651ishethatgivethhonorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519toafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.

9Asathornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336thatgoethupintothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofadrunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910,SoisaparableH4912inthemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310offoolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.

10As an archerthatwoundethall,Soishethathirethafoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684andhethathireth themthatpassעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674by.

11Asadogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611thatreturnethtohisvomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892,Soisafoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684thatrepeatethhisfollyH200.

12Seest thouamanH376wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450inhisownconceit? Thereismoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615ofafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanofhim.

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