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Proverbs 16:27-29

27A worthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376digs upכֹּרֶ֣הko.RehH3738evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451,and his speechוְעַל־ שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹve.'al- se.fa.tavH5921 H8193is like a scorchingצָרָֽבֶת׃tza.Ra.vetH6867fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784.

28A perverseתַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹתTah.pu.khotH8419manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376spreadsיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971dissensionמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,and a gossipוְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ןve.nir.GanH7279dividesמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504close friendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.

29A violentחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376enticesיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453and leads himוְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹve.ho.li.KhoH1980down a pathבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870that isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

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