16Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896a littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592with the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068than greatרָ֝֗בRavH7227treasureמֵאוֹצָ֥רme.'o.TzarH214with turmoilוּמְה֥וּמָהu.me.Hu.mahH4103.
17Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896a dishאֲרֻחַ֣ת'a.ru.ChatH737of vegetablesיָ֭רָקYa.rokH3419whereשָׁ֑םShamH8033there is loveוְאַהֲבָה־ve.'a.ha.vah-H160than a fattenedאָ֝ב֗וּס'a.VusH75oxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794with hatredוְשִׂנְאָה־ve.sin.'ah-H8135.
18A hot-temperedחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376stirs upיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,but he who is slowוְאֶ֥רֶךve.'E.rekhH750to angerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639calmsיַשְׁקִ֥יטyash.KitH8252disputeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
19The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the slackerעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102is like a hedgeכִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khatH4881of thornsחָ֑דֶקCha.dekH2312,but the pathוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734of the uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477is a highwayסְלֻלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549.
20A wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121brings joyיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055to his fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1,but a foolishוּכְסִ֥ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120despisesבּוֹזֶ֥הbo.ZehH959his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
21Follyאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200is joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to one who lacksלַחֲסַר־la.cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֑בLevH3820,but a manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394walksלָֽכֶת׃La.khetH1980a straight pathיְיַשֶׁר־ye.ya.sher-H3474.
22Plansמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284failהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565for lackבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369of counselס֑וֹדSodH5475,but with manyוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230advisersיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289they succeedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
24The pathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734of lifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416leadsupwardלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605for the wiseלְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילle.mas.KilH7919,thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616he may avoidס֝֗וּרSurH5493going downמָֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295to Sheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585.
25The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068tears downיִסַּ֥ח׀yi.SachH5255the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the proudגֵּ֭אִיםGe.'imH1343,but He protectsוְ֝יַצֵּ֗בve.ya.TzevH5324the boundariesגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
26The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068detestsתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the wickedרָ֑עRa'H7451,but the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of the pureוּ֝טְהֹרִ֗יםu.te.ho.RimH2889are pleasantנֹֽעַם׃No.'amH5278to Him.
27He who is greedyבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214for unjust gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215brings troubleעֹכֵ֣ר'o.KherH5916on his householdבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,but he who hatesוְשׂוֹנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130bribesמַתָּנֹ֣תma.ta.NotH4979will liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.
28The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662pondersיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897how to answerלַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.NotH6030,but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563blurts outיַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'H5042evilרָעֽוֹת׃ra.'otH7451.
29The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is farרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563,but He hearsיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the prayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
30The lightמְֽאוֹר־me.'or-H3974of the eyesעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869cheersיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820, andgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsשְׁמוּעָ֥הshe.mu.'AhH8052nourishesתְּדַשֶּׁן־te.da.shen-H1878the bonesעָֽצֶם׃'A.tzemH6106.
31He who listens toאֹ֗זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת'O.zen Sho.ma.'atH241H8085life-givingחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416reproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433will dwellתָּלִֽין׃ta.LinH3885amongבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450.
32He who ignoresפּוֹרֵ֣עַpo.Re.a'H6544disciplineמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148despisesמוֹאֵ֣סmo.'EsH3988himselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315,but whoever heedsוְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085correctionתּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתto.Kha.chatH8433gainsק֣וֹנֶהKo.nehH7069understandingלֵּֽב׃LevH3820.
33The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isthe instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and humilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038comes beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440honorכָב֣וֹדkha.VodH3519.
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