24The handיַד־yad-H3027of the diligentחָרוּצִ֥יםcha.ru.TzimH2742will ruleתִּמְשׁ֑וֹלtim.SholH4910,but lazinessו֝רְמִיָּ֗הu.re.mi.YahH7423ends inתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961forced laborלָמַֽס׃la.MasH4522.
25Anxietyדְּאָגָ֣הde.'a.GahH1674weighs downיַשְׁחֶ֑נָּהyash.Che.nahH7812the heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,but a goodט֣וֹבTovH2896wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697cheers it upיְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃ye.sam.me.Che.nahH8055.
26A righteous manצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662is cautiousיָתֵ֣רya.TerH8446in friendshipמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453,but the waysוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563lead them astrayתַּתְעֵֽם׃tat.'EmH8582.
27A lazyרְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahH7423man does notלֹא־lo'-H3808roastיַחֲרֹ֣ךְya.cha.RokhH2760his gameצֵיד֑וֹtzei.DoH6718,but a diligentחָרֽוּץ׃cha.RutzH2742manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120prizesיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368his possessionוְהוֹן־ve.hon-H1952.
28There is lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416in the pathבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734of righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666,but another pathוְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה אַל־ve.De.rekh ne.ti.Vah 'al-H1870H5410H408leads to deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
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