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.
23The desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662leads onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,but the hopeתִּקְוַ֖תtik.VatH8615of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563bringswrathעֶבְרָֽה׃'ev.RahH5678.
24יֵ֣שׁyeshH3426One gives freelyמְ֭פַזֵּרMe.fa.zerH6340,yet gainsוְנוֹסָ֥ףve.no.SafH3254even moreע֑וֹדodH5750;another withholdsוְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְve.cho.SekhH2820what is rightמִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁרmi.Yo.sherH3476,onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to become poorלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
25A generousבְּרָכָ֥הbe.ra.KhahH1293soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315will prosperתְדֻשָּׁ֑ןte.du.ShanH1878,and he who refreshes othersוּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה גַּם־u.mar.Veh gam-H7301H1571will himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931be refreshedיוֹרֶֽא׃yo.Re'H3384.
26The peopleלְא֑וֹםle.'omH3816will curseיִקְּבֻ֣הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895the hoarderמֹ֣נֵֽעַMo.ne.a'H4513of grainבָּ֭רbarH1250,but blessingוּ֝בְרָכָ֗הu.ve.ra.KhahH1293will crownלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218the one who sells itמַשְׁבִּֽיר׃mash.BirH7666.
27He who searches outשֹׁ֣חֵֽרSho.cherH7836goodט֭וֹבTovH2896findsיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245favorרָצ֑וֹןra.TzonH7522,but evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451will comeתְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935to him who seeks itוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875.
28He who trustsבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in his richesבְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ ה֣וּאbe.'a.she.ro hu'H6239H1931will fallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307,but the righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662will thriveיִפְרָֽחוּ׃yif.Ra.chuH6524like foliageוְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הve.khe.'a.LehH5929.
29He who brings troubleעוֹכֵ֣רo.KherH5916on his houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004will inheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,and the foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191will be servantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to the wiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
30The fruitפְּֽרִי־pe.ri-H6529of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is a treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,and he who winsוְלֹקֵ֖חַve.lo.Ke.achH3947soulsנְפָשׂ֣וֹתne.fa.SotH5315iswiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450.
31Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662receive their dueיְשֻׁלָּ֑םye.shu.LamH7999on earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,how much moreאַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־'Af ki-H637H3588the ungodlyרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563and the sinnerוְחוֹטֵֽא׃ve.cho.Te'H2398!
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