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Proverbs 30:18-31

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.

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