1Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896a dryחֲ֭רֵבָהCha.re.vahH2720morselפַּ֣תpatH6595in quietnessוְשַׁלְוָה־ve.shal.vah-H7962than a houseמִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004full ofמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392feastingזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077with strifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
2A wiseמַשְׂכִּ֗ילmas.KilH7919servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650will rule overיִ֭מְשֹׁלYim.sholH4910a disgracefulמֵבִ֑ישׁme.VishH954sonבְּבֵ֣ןbe.VenH1121and shareיַחֲלֹ֥קya.cha.LokH2505his inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159as one ofוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432the brothersאַ֝חִ֗ים'a.ChimH251.
3A crucibleמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715for silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701and a furnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564for goldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091,but the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is the testerוּבֹחֵ֖ןu.vo.ChenH974of heartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826.
5He who mocksלֹעֵ֣גlo.'EgH3932the poorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326insultsחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778their Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213;whoever gloatsשָׂמֵ֥חַsa.Me.achH8056over calamityלְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'EidH343will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go unpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
6GrandchildrenH1121are the crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of the agedזְ֭קֵנִיםZe.ke.nimH2205,and the gloryוְתִפְאֶ֖רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of a sonH1121is his fatherאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
7Eloquentיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499wordsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193are unfitלֹא־ נָאוָ֣הlo'- na.VahH3808H5000for a foolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036;how much worseאַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־'Af ki-H637H3588are lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193to a rulerלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081!
9Whoever concealsמְֽכַסֶּה־me.kha.seh-H3680an offenseפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588promotesמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160,but he who brings it upוְשֹׁנֶ֥ה בְ֝דָבָ֗רve.sho.Neh ve.da.VarH8138H1697separatesמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504friendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.
10A rebukeגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606cuts intoתֵּ֣חַתTe.chatH5181a man of discernmentבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995deeper than a hundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967lashesמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221cut intoa foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.
11An evilרָ֑עRa'H7451manseeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389rebellionמְרִ֥יme.RiH4805;a cruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397will be sent against himיְשֻׁלַּח־ye.shu.lach-H7971.
12It is betterבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376to meetפָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.oshH6298a bearדֹּ֣בdoH1677robbed of her cubsשַׁכּ֣וּלsha.KulH7909thanוְאַל־ve.'al-H408a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684in his follyבְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.val.ToH200.
14To startרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225a quarrelמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066is to releaseפּ֣וֹטֵֽרPo.terH6362a floodמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325;so abandonנְטֽוֹשׁ׃ne.To.oshH5203the disputeהָרִ֥יבha.RivH7379beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440it breaks outהִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗עhit.ga.La'H1566.
15Acquittingמַצְדִּ֣יקmatz.DikH6663the guiltyרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563and condemningוּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַu.mar.Shi.a'H7561the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662—bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147are detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068גַּם־gam-H1571.
16Whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֣הla.mah- zehH4100H2088should the foolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684have moneyמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242in his handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027with noאָֽיִן׃'A.yinH369intentionוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of buyingלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451?
17A friendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵ֭ת'etH6256,and a brotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251is bornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205for adversityלְ֝צָרָ֗הle.tza.RahH6869.
18A manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֭בlevH3820strikesתּוֹקֵ֣עַto.Ke.a'H8628hands in pledgeכָּ֑ףKafH3709and puts up securityעֹרֵ֥ב עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה'o.Rev 'a.ru.BahH6148H6161forלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his neighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.
19He who lovesאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157transgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157strifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683;he who builds his gateפִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.ChoH6607highמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361invitesמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245destructionשָֽׁבֶר׃Sha.verH7667.
20The one with a perverseעִקֶּשׁ־'i.kesh-H6141heartלֵ֭בlevH3820findsיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672noלֹ֣אlo'H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,and he whose tongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956is deceitfulוְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.PakhH2015fallsיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307into troubleבְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'AhH7451.
21A man fathersיֹלֵ֣דyo.LedH3205a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684to his own griefלְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahH8424;the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of a foolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036has noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808joyיִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.MachH8055.
22A joyfulשָׂ֭מֵחַSa.me.achH8056heartלֵ֣בlevH3820is goodיֵיטִ֣בyei.TivH3190medicineגֵּהָ֑הge.HahH1456,but a brokenנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307dries upתְּיַבֶּשׁ־te.ya.besh-H3001the bonesגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
24Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is the focusאֶת־ פְּנֵ֣י'et- pe.NeiH854H6440of the discerningמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995,but the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of a foolכְ֝סִ֗ילkhe.SilH3684wander to the endsבִּקְצֵה־bik.tzeh-H7097of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
25A foolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121brings griefכַּ֣עַסKa.'asH3708to his fatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1and bitternessוּ֝מֶ֗מֶרu.Me.merH4470to her who bore himלְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃le.yo.lad.ToH3205.
26It is surelyגַּ֤םgamH1571notלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896to punishעֲנ֣וֹשׁa.No.oshH6064the innocentלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662or to flogלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221a nobleנְדִיבִ֣יםne.di.VimH5081forעַל־'al-H5921his honestyיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476.
27A man of knowledgeיוֹדֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַתyo.De.a' Da.'atH3045H1847restrainsחוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.SekhH2820his wordsאֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravH561,and a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394maintains a calmH7119spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307.
28Evenגַּ֤םgamH1571a foolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191is consideredיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450if he keeps silentמַ֭חֲרִישׁMa.cha.rishH2790, anddiscerningנָבֽוֹן׃na.VonH995when he holdsאֹטֵ֖ם'o.TemH331his tongueשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193.
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