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Proverbs 20:14-19

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.

18Setתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559plansמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284by consultationבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098,and wageעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421under sound guidanceוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458.

19He who revealsגּֽוֹלֶה־go.leh-H1540secretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475is a constantהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980gossipרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400;avoidלֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃lo' tit.'a.RavH3808 H6148the one who babblesוּלְפֹתֶ֥הu.le.fo.TehH6601with his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.

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