9A falseשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go unpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352,and one who pours outוְיָפִ֖יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577will perishיֹאבֵֽד׃ פyo.VedH6.
10Luxuryתַּעֲנ֑וּגta.'a.NugH8588is unseemlyלֹֽא־ נָאוֶ֣הlo'- na.VehH3808H5000for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684—how much worseאַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־'Af ki-H637H3588for a slaveלְעֶ֤בֶד׀le.'E.vedH5650to ruleמְשֹׁ֬לme.SholH4910over princesבְּשָׂרִֽים׃be.sa.RimH8269!
11A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120insightשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922gives him patienceהֶאֱרִ֣יךְ אַפּ֑וֹhe.'e.Rikh 'a.PoH748H639,and his virtueוְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹve.ti.Peh.'ar.ToH8597is to overlookעֲבֹ֣ר עַל־'a.Vor 'al-H5674H5921an offenseפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
12A king’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428rageזַ֣עַףZa.'afH2197is like the roarנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of a lionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715,but his favorרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522is like dewוּכְטַ֖לu.khe.TalH2919onעַל־'al-H5921the grassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212.
13A foolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is his father’sלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1ruinהַוֹּ֣תha.VotH1942,and a quarrelsomeמִדְיְנֵ֥יmid.ye.NeiH4079wifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802is like a constantטֹ֝רֵ֗דto.RedH2956drippingוְדֶ֥לֶףve.De.lefH1812.
14Housesבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004and wealthוָ֭הוֹןVa.honH1952are inheritedנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159from fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1,but a prudentמַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃mas.Ka.letH7919wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802isfrom the LORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
15Lazinessעַ֭צְלָה'Atz.lahH6103brings onתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.MahH8639,and an idleרְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahH7423soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315will suffer hungerתִרְעָֽב׃tir.'AvH7456.
16He who keepsשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104a commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687preservesשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104his soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315, buthe who is carelessבּוֹזֵ֖הbo.ZehH959in his waysדְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870will dieיָמֽוּת׃yu.matH4191.
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