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Proverbs 31:1-9

1Thewordsדִּ֭בְרֵיDiv.reiH1697ofkingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Lemuelלְמוּאֵ֣לle.mu.'ElH3927;theoraclewhichhismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517taughthim.

2What,myson?andwhat,Osonofmywombבִּטְנִ֑יbit.NiH990?Andwhat,Osonofmyvowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088?

3Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notthystrengthחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428untowomenH802,Northywaysוּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870tothatwhichdestroyethkingsמְלָכִֽין׃me.la.KhinH4428.

4Itisnotforkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀lam.la.KhimH4428, OLemuelלְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElH3927,itisnotforkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.KhimH4428todrinkשְׁתוֹ־she.tov-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;Norforprincestosay, Whereisstrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH8354?

5Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theydrinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354,andforgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911thelaw,Andpervertthejusticeduetoanythatisafflicted.

6Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941untohimthatisreadytoperishלְאוֹבֵ֑דle.'o.VedH6,Andwineוְ֝יַיִןVe.ya.yinH3196untothebitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751insoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315:

7Lethimdrinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354,andforgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911hispovertyרִישׁ֑וֹri.ShoH7389,Andrememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142hismiserynomore.

8Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thymouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310forthedumb,Inthecauseדִּ֝֗יןDinH1779ofallsuchasareleft desolate.

9Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thymouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,judgeשְׁפָט־she.fot-H8199righteously,Andministerjusticetothepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פve.'ev.YonH34.

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