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Proverbs 17:16-21

16Whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֣הla.mah- zehH4100 H2088should 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.BahH6148 H6161forלִפְנֵ֥יlif.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.

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