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Proverbs 6

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifthou artbecomesuretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148forthyneighborH7453,Ifthou hast stricken thyhandsH3709forastranger;

2Thou artsnaredwiththewordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561ofthymouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310, Thou arttakenH3920withthewordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561ofthymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.

3Dothisnow,mysonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,anddeliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337thyself,Seeingthou artcomeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935intothehandH3709ofthyneighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453:GoH935,humblethyself,andimportunethyneighborרֵעֶֽיךָ׃re.'Ei.khaH7453;

4Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notsleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142tothineeyesלְעֵינֶ֑יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,Norslumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הu.te.nu.MahH8572tothineeyelidsלְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃le.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079;

5Deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337thyselfasaroefromthehandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027ofthehunter,Andasabirdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833fromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthefowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.

6Gototheant, thousluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102;Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200herwaysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870,andbewiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449:

7Whichhavingnochief,Overseer,orrulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,

8ProvidethherbreadH3899inthesummerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019,Andgatherethherfoodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899intheharvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.

9Howlongwilt thousleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142,Osluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102?WhenH4970wilt thouariseH6965outofthysleepH8142?

10Yetalittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,Alittleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264ofthehandsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027tosleepH8142:

11Soshallthypovertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935asarobber,Andthywantasanarmedmanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.

12AworthlessH1100personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,amanH376ofiniquity,Ishethatwalkethwithaperversemouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310;

13Thatwinkethwithhiseyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869,thatspeakethwithhisfeetH7272,Thatmaketh signswithhisfingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676;

14Inwhoseheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820isperverseness,Whodevisethevilרָ֣עra'H7451continually,Whosowethdiscord.

15ThereforeH3651shallhiscalamityH343comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597;OnasuddenshallhebebrokenH7665,andthatwithoutremedy.

16Therearesixשֶׁשׁ־shesh-H8337thingsתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VotH8441whichJehovahhateth; Yea,sevenוְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעve.She.va'H7651whichareanabominationH8441untohim:

17Haughtyרָ֭מוֹתRa.motH7311eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,alyingH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956,Andhandsוְ֝יָדַ֗יִםve.ya.Da.yimH3027thatshedשֹׁפְכ֥וֹתsho.fe.KhotH8210innocentנָקִֽי׃na.KiH5355bloodדָּם־dom-H1818;

18Aheartלֵ֗בLevH3820thatdevisethwickedpurposes,Feetרַגְלַ֥יִםrag.La.yimH7272thatareswiftinrunningלָר֥וּץla.RutzH7323tomischief,

19Afalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707thatutterethliesH8267,Andhethatsowethdiscordamongbrethren.

20Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thecommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687ofthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,AndforsakenotthelawH8451ofthymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517:

21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194themcontinuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548uponthyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;TieH7194themaboutthyneckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.

22Whenthou walkest,itshallleadH5148thee;Whenthou sleepest,itshallwatchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104overthee;Andwhenthou awakest,itshalltalkwiththee.

23Forthecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687isalampנֵ֣רnerH5216;andthelawH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216;Andreproofsofinstructionarethewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:

24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104theefromtheevilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,Fromtheflatteryoftheforeigner’stongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956.

25Lustnotafterherbeautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;NeitherlethertakeH3947theewithhereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.

26Foronaccountofaharlotamanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376isbroughttoapieceofbreadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899;Andtheadulteress huntethforthepreciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

27Canamanאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takefireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784inhisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,AndhisclothesH899notbeburnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?

28OrcanoneH376walkיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980uponhotcoalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513,AndhisfeetH7272notbescorched?

29Sohethatgoethintohisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802; Whosoever touchethhershallnotbeunpunishedיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.

30Men donotdespiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936athiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590,ifhestealיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589Tosatisfyhimselfwhenheishungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456:

31ButifhebefoundH4672,heshallrestoresevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659;Heshallgiveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allthesubstanceofhishouseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.

32Hethatcommittethadulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003withawomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802isvoidofunderstanding:Hedoethitwhowoulddestroyמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843hisownנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

33Woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061anddishonorshallheget;Andhisreproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shallnotbewiped away.

34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068istherageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534ofamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397;AndhewillnotspareH2550inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.

35Hewillnotregardanyransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724;Neitherwillherest content,thoughthou givestmanyH7235giftsH7810.

Commentaries on Proverbs 6

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