1The proverbsמִשְׁלֵ֗יmish.LeiH4912of Solomonשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פshe.Lo.MohH8010:A wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121brings joyיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055to his fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1,but a foolishכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684sonוּבֵ֥ןu.VenH1121griefתּוּגַ֥תtu.GatH8424to his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
3The LORDיְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁYah.weh Ne.feshH3068H5315does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808let the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662go hungryיַרְעִ֣יבyar.'IvH7456,but He deniesיֶהְדֹּֽף׃yeh.DofH1920the cravingוְהַוַּ֖תve.ha.VatH1942of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
5He who gathersאֹגֵ֣ר'o.GerH103in summerבַּ֭קַּיִץBa.ka.yitzH7019isa wiseמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121, buthe who sleepsנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290during harvestבַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירba.ka.TzirH7105is a disgracefulמֵבִֽישׁ׃me.VishH954sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121.
6Blessingsבְּ֭רָכוֹתBe.ra.khotH1293are on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563concealsיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
7The memoryזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is a blessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293,but the nameוְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will rotיִרְקָֽב׃yir.KavH7537.
8A wiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450heartלֵ֭בlevH3820will receiveיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947commandmentsמִצְוֹ֑תmitz.VotH4687,but foolishוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193will come to ruinיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.
9He who walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in integrityבַּ֭תֹּםBa.tomH8537walksיֵ֣לֶךְYe.lekhH1980securelyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983,but he who pervertsוּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.'a.KeshH6140his waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870will be found outיִוָּדֵֽעַ׃yi.va.De.a'H3045.
10He who winksקֹ֣רֵֽץKo.retzH7169the eyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869causesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414griefעַצָּ֑בֶת'a.Tza.vetH6094,and foolishוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193will come to ruinיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.
11The mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662is a fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416,but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563concealsיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
13Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is foundתִּמָּצֵ֣אti.ma.Tze'H4672on the lipsבְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbe.sif.TeiH8193of the discerningנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995,but a rodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626is for the backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of him who lacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
14The wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450store upיִצְפְּנוּ־yitz.pe.nu-H6845knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,but the mouthוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310of the foolאֱ֝וִיל'E.vilH191invitesקְרֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138destructionמְחִתָּ֥הme.chi.TahH4288.
15The wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952of the rich manעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223is his fortifiedעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151,but povertyרֵישָֽׁם׃rei.ShamH7389is the ruinמְחִתַּ֖תme.chi.TatH4288of the poorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800.
16The laborפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662leads to lifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416, butthe gainתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563bringspunishmentלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.
17Whoever heedsשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148is on the pathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734to lifeלְ֭חַיִּיםLe.chai.yimH2416,but he who ignoresוְעוֹזֵ֖בve.'o.ZevH5800reproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433goes astrayמַתְעֶֽה׃mat.'EhH8582.
18The one who concealsמְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.SehH3680hatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135has lyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193,and whoever spreadsוּמוֹצִ֥אu.mo.Tzi'H3318slanderדִ֝בָּ֗ה ה֣וּאdi.Bah hu'H1681H1931is a foolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
19When wordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697are manyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230,sinפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588is unavoidableלֹ֣א יֶחְדַּל־lo' yech.dal-H3808H2308,but he who restrainsוְחֹשֵׂ֖ךְve.cho.SekhH2820his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193is wiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919.
20The tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662ischoiceנִ֭בְחָרNiv.chorH977silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701, butthe heartלֵ֖בlevH3820of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563haslittle worthכִּמְעָֽט׃kim.'AtH4592.
21The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662feedיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227,but foolsוֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםve.'e.vi.LimH191dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191for lackבַּחֲסַר־ba.cha.sar-H2638of judgmentלֵ֥בlevH3820.
22The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of the LORDיְ֭הוָה הִ֣יאYah.weh hi'H3068H1931enrichesתַעֲשִׁ֑ירta.'a.ShirH6238,and He addsיוֹסִ֖ףyo.SifH3254noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sorrowעֶ֣צֶב'E.tzevH6089to itעִמָּֽהּ׃'i.MahH5973.
23The foolלִ֭כְסִילLikh.silH3684delightsכִּשְׂח֣וֹקkis.ChokH7814in shamefulזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154conductעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213,but a manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394has wisdomוְ֝חָכְמָ֗הve.cha.khe.MahH2451.
24What the wickedרָ֭שָׁע הִ֣יאRa.sho' hi'H7563H1931mandreadsמְגוֹרַ֣תme.go.RatH4034will overtake himתְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּte.vo.'E.nuH935,but the desireוְתַאֲוַ֖תve.ta.'a.VatH8378of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662will be grantedיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414.
25When the whirlwindס֭וּפָהSu.fahH5492passesכַּעֲב֣וֹרka.'a.VorH5674,the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563are no moreוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369,but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662are secureיְס֣וֹדye.SodH3247foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
26Like vinegarכַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ka.Cho.metzH2558to the teethלַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםla.shi.Na.yimH8127and smokeוְכֶעָשָׁ֥ןve.khe.'a.ShanH6227to the eyesלָעֵינָ֑יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651isthe slackerהֶ֝עָצֵ֗לhe.'a.TzelH6102to those who send himלְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃le.sho.le.ChavH7971.
27The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068prolongsתּוֹסִ֣יףto.SifH3254lifeיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,but the yearsוּשְׁנ֖וֹתu.she.NotH8141of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be cut shortתִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃tik.Tzo.re.nahH7114.
28The hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662is joyשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057,but the expectationsוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.
29The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is a refugeמָע֣וֹזma.'ozH4581to the uprightלַ֭תֹּםLa.tomH8537,but destructionוּ֝מְחִתָּ֗הu.me.chi.TahH4288awaitsthose who doלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466evilאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
30The righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662will neverלְעוֹלָ֣ם בַּל־le.'o.Lam bal-H5769H1077be shakenיִמּ֑וֹטyi.MotH4131,but the wickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808inhabitיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
31The mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662brings forthיָנ֣וּבya.NuvH5107wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,but a perverseתַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419tongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956will be cut outתִּכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772.
32The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662knowיֵדְע֣וּןye.de.'UnH3045what is fittingרָצ֑וֹןra.TzonH7522,but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563is perverseתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419.
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