1Wineהַ֭יַּיןHai.yainH3196is a mockerלֵ֣ץletzH3887,strong drinkשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941is a brawlerהֹמֶ֣הho.MehH1993,and whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605is led astrayשֹׁ֥גֶהSho.gehH7686by themis notלֹ֣אlo'H3808wiseיֶחְכָּֽם׃yech.KamH2449.
2The terrorאֵ֣ימַת'Ei.matH367of a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is like the roarנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of a lionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715;whoever provokesמִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹmit.'a.be.RoH5674himforfeitsחוֹטֵ֥אcho.Te'H2398his own lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
3It is honorableכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519for a manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376to resolveשֶׁ֣בֶתShe.vetH7674a disputeמֵרִ֑יבme.RivH7379,but anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191will quarrelיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566.
4The slackerעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102does notלֹא־lo'-H3808plowיַחֲרֹ֑שׁya.cha.RoshH2790in seasonמֵ֭חֹרֶףMe.cho.refH2779;at harvest timeבַּקָּצִ֣ירba.ka.TzirH7105he looksוְשָׁאַ֖לve.yish.'alH7592,but nothing is thereוָאָֽיִן׃va.'A.yinH369.
5The intentionsעֵצָ֣ה'e.TzahH6098of a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820are deepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,but a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנָ֣הte.vu.NahH8394draws them outיִדְלֶֽנָּה׃yid.Le.nahH1802.
8A kingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428who sitsיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921a throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678to judgeדִ֑יןDinH1779sifts outמְזָרֶ֖הme.za.RehH2219allכָּל־kol-H3605evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451with his eyesבְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869.
9Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can sayיֹ֭אמַרYo.marH559, “I have kept my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820pureזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135;I am cleansedטָ֝הַ֗רְתִּיta.Har.tiH2891from my sinמֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃me.cha.ta.TiH2403”?
10Differingאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68weightsוָ֭אֶבֶןVa.'e.venH68and unequal measuresH374—bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147are detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־Yah.weh gam-H3068H1571.
11Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571a young manנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288is knownיִתְנַכֶּר־yit.na.ker-H5234by his actionsבְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיוBe.ma.'a.la.lavH4611—whetherאִם־'im-H518his conductפָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.LoH6467is pureזַ֖ךְ וְאִם־zakh ve.'im-H2134H518and uprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477.
12Earsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241that hearשֹׁ֭מַעַתSho.ma.'atH8085and eyesוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869that seeרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200—the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has made themעָשָׂ֥ה גַם־'a.Sah gam-H6213H1571bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.
13Do notאַל־'al-H408loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.HavH157sleepשֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahH8142,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will grow poorתִּוָּרֵ֑שׁti.va.ReshH3423;openפְּקַ֖חpe.KachH6491your eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andyou will have plentyשְֽׂבַֽע־se.va'-H7646of foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
14“Worthlessרַ֣עra'H7451,worthlessרַ֭עra'H7451!”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the buyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069,but on the way outוְאֹזֵ֥לve.'o.ZelH235אָ֣ז'azH227,he gloatsיִתְהַלָּֽל׃yit.ha.LalH1984.
15There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426an abundanceוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230of goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091andrubiesפְּנִינִ֑יםpe.ni.NimH6443,but lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847are a rareיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366treasureוּכְלִ֥יu.khe.LiH3627.
16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947the garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899of the oneכִּי־ki-H3588who posts securityעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114;get collateralחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254if it is forוּבְעַ֖דu.ve.'AdH1157a foreignerנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.rimH5237.
17Foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899gained by fraudשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267is sweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156to a manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376,but laterוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310his mouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310is full ofיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390gravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687.
19He who revealsגּֽוֹלֶה־go.leh-H1540secretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475is a constantהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980gossipרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400;avoidלֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃lo' tit.'a.RavH3808H6148the one who babblesוּלְפֹתֶ֥הu.le.fo.TehH6601with his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
20Whoever cursesמְ֭קַלֵּלMe.ka.lelH7043his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1or motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517,his lampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216will be extinguishedיִֽדְעַ֥ךְyid.'AkhH1846in deepestבֶּאֱשׁ֥וּןbe.'i.shonH380darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
21An inheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159gainedH973quicklyבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be blessedתְבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288in the endוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319.
22Do notאַל־'al-H408sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559, “I will avengeאֲשַׁלְּמָה־'a.sha.le.mah-H7999this evilרָ֑עRa'H7451!”Waitקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960on the LORDלַֽ֝יהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and He will saveוְיֹ֣שַֽׁעve.Yo.sha'H3467you.
23Unequal weightsH68are detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,and dishonestמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820scalesוּמֹאזְנֵ֖יu.moz.NeiH3976are noלֹא־lo'-H3808goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24A man’sגָ֑בֶרGa.verH1397stepsמִצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703arefrom the LORDמֵיהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068,so howמַה־mah-H4100can anyoneוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120understandיָּבִ֥יןya.VinH995his own wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870?
25It is a trapמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170for a manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120to dedicateקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944something rashlyיָ֣לַעYa.la'H3216,only laterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310to reconsiderלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239his vowsנְדָרִ֣יםne.da.RimH5088.
29The gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of young menבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970is their strengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581,and gray hairשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872is the splendorוַהֲדַ֖רva.ha.DarH1926of the oldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.
30Lashesחַבֻּר֣וֹתcha.bu.RotH2250and woundsפֶּ֭צַעPe.tza'H6482scourH4838evilבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451,and beatingsוּ֝מַכּ֗וֹתu.ma.KotH4347cleanse the inmost partsחַדְרֵי־ בָֽטֶן׃chad.rei- Va.tenH2315H990.
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