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Proverbs 30

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤י׀div.ReiH1697ofAgurthesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofJakeh;theoracle.Themanהַ֭גֶּבֶרHa.ge.verH1397saith untoIthielלְאִֽיתִיאֵ֑לle.'i.ti.'ElH384, untoIthielלְאִ֖יתִיאֵ֣לle.'I.ti.'ElH384andUcal:

2SurelyIammorebrutishthananymanH376,Andhavenottheunderstandingבִינַ֖תvi.NatH998ofamanH376;

3AndIhavenotlearnedלָמַ֥דְתִּיla.Mad.tiH3925wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,NeitherhaveItheknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847oftheHolyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918OneH6918.

4Whohathascendedupintoheavenשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064,anddescended?Whohathgatheredאָֽסַף־'a.saf-H622thewindר֨וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307inhisfists?Whohath boundthewatersמַ֨יִם׀Ma.yimH4325inhisgarmentH8071?WhohathestablishedH6965alltheendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657oftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Whatishisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034,andwhatishisson’sבְּ֝נ֗וֹbe.NoH1121nameשֶּׁם־shem-H8034,ifthou knowest?

5Everywordאִמְרַ֣ת'im.RatH565ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433istried:Heisashieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043untothemthattakeלַֽחֹסִ֥יםla.cho.SimH2620refugeH2620inhim.

6Addתּ֥וֹסְףְּTospH3254thounotuntohiswordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hereproveH3198thee,andthoubefoundaliarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.taH3576.

7Twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingshaveIaskedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592ofthee;DenymethemnotbeforeIdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

8RemoveH7368farהַרְחֵ֬קhar.ChekH7368frommefalsehoodH7723andliesH3577;Giveתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meneitherpovertyרֵ֣אשׁreshH7389norrichesH6239;Feedmewiththefoodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899thatisneedfulforme:

9Lestפֶּ֥ןpenH6435Ibefull,anddenyוְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.TiH3584thee,andsayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,WhoisJehovah?Orlestוּפֶֽן־u.fen-H6435Ibepoor,andstealוְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiH1589,Anduse profanelythenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.

10SlandernotaservantH5650untohismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.novH113,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435hecurseיְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.ChaH7043thee,andthoubeheldguiltyוְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taH816.

11Thereisagenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatcurseH7043theirfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,AndblessH1288nottheirmotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.

12Thereisagenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatarepureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889intheirownבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869eyesH5869,Andyetarenotwashedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364fromtheirfilthiness.

13Thereisagenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755, ohhowמָה־mah-H4100loftyH7311aretheireyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869!Andtheireyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079areliftedיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375up.

14Thereisagenerationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127areasswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719,andtheirjawteethH8127asknives,Todevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398thepoorH6041fromofftheearthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776,andtheneedyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34fromamongmenH120.

15Thehorseleach hathtwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, crying,Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051. Therearethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969thingsH7969thatareneversatisfiedH7646, Yea,fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702thatsayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559not,Enough:

16Sheolשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585;andthebarrenwombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356;TheearthH776thatisnotsatisfiedH7646withwaterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;Andthefireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784thatsaithnot,Enough.

17Theeyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmockethathisfatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1,Anddespisethtoobeyhismotherאֵ֥ם'emH517,Theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158ofthevalleyshallpickitout,Andtheyoungבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shalleatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.

18Therearethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969thingsH7969whicharetoowonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381forme, Yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702whichIknowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045not:

19Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofaneagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404intheair;Thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofaserpentuponarockצ֥וּרtzurH6697;Thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870ofashipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591inthemidstoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220;Andthewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofamanגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397withamaiden.

20SoH3651isthewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofanadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802;Sheeateth,andwipethhermouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310,Andsaith,Ihavedonenowickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.

21Forthreeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969thingsH7969theearthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776dothtrembleH7264,Andforfourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702, whichitcannotbearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:

22ForaservantH5650whenheiskingיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427;Andafoolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036whenheisfilledwithfoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899;

23ForanodiouswomanwhensheismarriedH1166;Andahandmaidthatisheirtohermistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

24Therearefourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702thingsH702whicharelittleH6996upontheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Buttheyareexceedingwiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:

25Theantsareapeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971notstrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794,Yettheyprovidetheirfoodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899inthesummerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;

26Theconiesarebutafeeble folk,YetmakeH7760theytheirhousesH1004intherocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;

27Thelocustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697havenokingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,YetgoH3318theyforthH3318allofthembybands;

28Thelizardtakethholdwithherhandsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027, Yetissheinkings’מֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428palacesH1964.

29Therearethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969thingsH7969whicharestatelyintheirmarch, Yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702whicharestatelyingoing:

30Thelionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918,whichismightiestגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368amongbeasts,AndturnethnotawayH7725forany;

31Thegreyhound;thehe-goatalso;Andthekingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428againstwhom thereisno risingup.

32Ifthou hastdonefoolishlyinliftingupthyself,Orifthou hast thought evil, Lay thyhandיָ֣דyadH3027uponthymouthלְפֶֽה׃le.PehH6310.

33Forthechurningofmilkחָלָ֡בcha.LavH2461bringethforthי֘וֹצִ֤יאyo.Tzi'H3318butter,AndthewringingofthenoseH639bringethforthי֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'H3318bloodדָ֑םDamH1818;Sotheforcingofwrathbringethforthי֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'H3318strifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30

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