1Whoever lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157disciplineמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148lovesאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,but he who hatesוְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130correctionתוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433is stupidבָּֽעַר׃Ba.'arH1198.
2The goodט֗וֹבTovH2896manobtainsיָפִ֣יקya.FikH6329favorרָ֭צוֹןRa.tzonH7522from the LORDמֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068,but the LORD condemnsיַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃yar.Shi.a'H7561a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376who devises evilמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.
3A manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be establishedיִכּ֣וֹןyi.KonH3559through wickednessבְּרֶ֑שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562,but the righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662cannotבַּל־bal-H1077be uprootedוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ יִמּֽוֹט׃ve.Sho.resh yi.MotH4131H8328.
4A wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of noble characterחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428is her husband’sבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850,but she who causes shameמְבִישָֽׁה׃me.vi.ShahH954is like decayוּכְרָקָ֖בu.khe.ra.KavH7538in his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוbe.'atz.mo.TavH6106.
5The plansמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662are justמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, butthe counselתַּחְבֻּל֖וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563leads to deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
6The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563lie in waitאֱרָב־'e.rov-H693for bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,but the speechוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the uprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםye.sha.RimH3477rescues themיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337.
7The wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are overthrownהָפ֣וֹךְha.FokhH2015and perishוְאֵינָ֑םve.'ei.NamH369,but the houseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662will standיַעֲמֹֽד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.
8A manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is praisedיְהֻלַּל־ye.hu.lal-H1984accordingלְֽפִי־le.fi.Si-H6310to his wisdomשִׂ֭כְלוֹSikh.lovH7922,but a twistedוְנַעֲוֵה־ve.na.'a.veh-H5753mindלֵ֝֗בLevH3820isיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961despisedלָבֽוּז׃la.VuzH937.
9Betterט֣וֹבTovH2896to be lightly esteemedנִ֭קְלֶהNik.lehH7034yet have a servantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650,than to be self-importantמִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗דmi.me.tak.ka.BedH3513but lackוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
10A righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662manregardsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his animalבְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹbe.hem.ToH929,but the tender merciesוְֽרַחֲמֵ֥יve.ra.cha.MeiH7356of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563are only crueltyאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394.
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