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Proverbs 15:20-23

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.

23A manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376takes joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057in a fitting replyבְּמַעֲנֵה־ פִ֑יוbe.ma.'a.neh- FivH4617 H6310—and howמַה־mah-H4100good isטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896a timelyבְּעִתּ֣וֹbe.'i.ToH6256wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697!

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