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Proverbs 6:1-19

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.

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