12Whoever shows contemptבָּז־boz-H936for his neighborלְרֵעֵ֥הוּle.re.'E.huH7453lacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֑בLevH3820,but a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנ֣וֹתte.vu.NotH8394remains silentיַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ya.cha.RishH2790.
13A gossipרָ֭כִילRa.khilH7400revealsהוֹלֵ֣ךְ מְגַלֶּה־ho.Lekh me.ga.leh-H1980H1540a secretסּ֑וֹדSodH5475,but a trustworthyוְנֶאֱמַן־ve.ne.'e.man-H539personר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307keepsמְכַסֶּ֥הme.kha.SehH3680a confidenceדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
14For lackבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369of guidanceתַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹתTach.bu.lotH8458,a nationעָ֑ם'AmH5971fallsיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307,but with manyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230counselorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289comesdeliveranceוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
15כִּי־ki-H3588He who puts up securityעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114will surely sufferרַע־ יֵ֭רוֹעַra'- Ye.ro.a'H7451H7489,but the one who hatesוְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130indebtednessתֹקְעִ֣יםto.ke.'ImH8628is secureבּוֹטֵֽחַ׃bo.Te.achH982.
17A kindחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376benefitsגֹּמֵ֣לgo.MelH1580himselfנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315,but a cruel manאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394brings troubleוְעֹכֵ֥רve.'o.KherH5916on himselfשְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹShe.e.RoH7607.
18The wicked manרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563earnsעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213an emptyשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267wageפְעֻלַּת־fe.'u.lat-H6468,but he who sowsוְזֹרֵ֥עַve.zo.Re.a'H2232righteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666reapsa trueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571rewardשֶׂ֣כֶרSe.kherH7938.
19Genuineכֵּן־ken-H3651righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666leads to lifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416,but the pursuitוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291of evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451brings deathלְמוֹתֽוֹ׃le.mo.ToH4194.
20The perverseעִקְּשֵׁי־'i.ke.shei-H6141in heartלֵ֑בLevH3820are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,but the blamelessתְּמִ֣ימֵיte.Mi.meiH8549in their walkדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870are His delightוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522.
21Be assuredH3027that the wickedרָּ֑עRa'H7451will notלֹא־lo'-H3808go unpunishedיִנָּ֣קֶהyi.Na.kehH5352,but the offspringוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662will escapeנִמְלָֽט׃nim.LatH4422.
22Like a goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091ringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141in a pig’sחֲזִ֑ירcha.ZirH2386snoutבְּאַ֣ףbe.'AfH639isa beautifulיָ֝פָ֗הya.FahH3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802who lacksוְסָ֣רַתve.Sa.ratH5493discretionטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
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