1The plansמַֽעַרְכֵי־ma.'ar.khei-H4633of the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820belong to manלְאָדָ֥םle.'a.DamH120,but the replyמַעֲנֵ֥הma.'a.NehH4617of the tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956isfrom the LORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
2Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605a man’sאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870arepureזַ֣ךְzakhH2134in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,but his motivesרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307are weighed outוְתֹכֵ֖ןve.to.KhenH8505by the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
3Commitגֹּ֣לgolH1556your worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068and your plansמַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284will be achievedוְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּve.yi.Ko.nuH3559.
4The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068has madeפָּעַ֣לpa.'AlH6466everythingכֹּ֤לkolH3605for His purposeלַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּla.ma.'a.Ne.huH4617—evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563for the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of disasterרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
5Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who isproudגְּבַהּ־ge.vah-H1364in heartלֵ֑בLevH3820is detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;be assured thatH3027he will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go unpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
6By loving devotionבְּחֶ֣סֶדbe.Che.sedH2617and faithfulnessוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571iniquity isעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771atoned forיְכֻפַּ֣רye.khu.ParH3722,and by the fearוּבְיִרְאַ֥תu.ve.yir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068oneturns asideס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
7When a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870pleaseבִּרְצ֣וֹתbir.TzotH7521the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,He makes evenגַּם־gam-H1571the man’senemiesא֝וֹיְבָ֗יו'oy.VavH341live at peaceיַשְׁלִ֥םyash.LimH7999with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.
9A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120heartלֵ֣בlevH3820plansיְחַשֵּׁ֣בye.cha.ShevH2803his courseדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,but the LORDוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068determinesיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559his stepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.
10A divine verdictקֶ֤סֶם׀Ke.semH7081is onעַֽל־'al-H5921the lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808betrayיִמְעַל־yim.'al-H4603justiceבְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טbe.mish.PatH4941.
11Honestמִ֭שְׁפָּטMish.potH4941scalesפֶּ֤לֶס׀Pe.lesH6425and balancesוּמֹאזְנֵ֣יu.moz.NeiH3976are fromthe LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;allכָּל־kol-H3605the weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68in the bagכִֽיס׃KhisH3599are His concernמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639.
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