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.
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