23There isיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961profitמוֹתָ֑רmo.TarH4195in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605laborעֶ֭צֶב'E.tzevH6089,but mere talkוּדְבַר־ שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםu.de.va.rS- Se.fa.Ta.yimH1697H8193leads onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
24The crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450is their wealthעָשְׁרָ֑ם'a.she.RamH6239, butthe effortאִוֶּ֖לֶת'i.Ve.letH200of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684isfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
25A truthfulאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707savesמַצִּ֣ילma.TzilH5337livesנְ֭פָשׁוֹתNe.fa.shotH5315,but one who uttersוְיָפִ֖חַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577is deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
26He who fearsבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is secureעֹ֑ז'OzH5797in confidenceמִבְטַח־miv.tach-H4009,and his childrenוּ֝לְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121shall haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a place of refugeמַחְסֶֽה׃mach.SehH4268.
27The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is a fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,turningלָ֝ס֗וּרla.SurH5493a manfrom the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
28A largeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230populationעָ֥ם'amH5971is a king’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428splendorהַדְרַת־had.rat-H1927,but a lackוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657of subjectsלְ֝אֹ֗םle.'OmH3816is a prince’sרָזֽוֹן׃ra.ZonH7333ruinמְחִתַּ֥תme.chi.TatH4288.
29A patientאֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם'E.rekh 'A.pa.yimH750H639manhas greatרַב־rav-H7227understandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394,but a quick-temperedוּקְצַר־ ר֝֗וּחַu.ke.tzar- Ru.achH7116H7307manpromotesמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
30A tranquilמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832heartלֵ֣בlevH3820is lifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416to the bodyבְ֭שָׂרִיםVe.sa.rimH1320,but envyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068rotsוּרְקַ֖בu.re.KavH7538the bonesעֲצָמ֣וֹתa.tza.MotH6106.
31Whoever oppressesעֹ֣שֵֽׁק־'O.shek-H6231the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800tauntsחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778their Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213,but whoever is kindחֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603to the needyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34honors Himוּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹu.me.kha.be.DoH3513.
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