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Proverbs 22:22-26

22Do notאַֽל־'al-H408robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497a poorדָּ֭לdalH1800man becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588heה֑וּאHu'H1931is poorדַל־dal-H1800,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408crushתְּדַכֵּ֖אte.da.Ke'H1792the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041at the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179,

23forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will take upיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378their caseרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379and will plunderוְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'H6906אֶת־'et-H853those who rob themקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃koe.'ei.Hem Na.feshH6906 H5315.

24Do notאַל־'al-H408make friendsתִּ֭תְרַעTit.ra'H7462withאֶת־'et-H854an angryאָ֑ף'AfH639manבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167,and do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808associateתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854a hot-temperedחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,

25orפֶּן־pen-H6435you may learnתֶּאֱלַ֥ףte.'e.LafH502his waysאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו'a.re.cha.tovH734and entangleוְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.TaH3947yourselfלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃le.naf.She.khaH5315in a snareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170.

26Do notאַל־'al-H408beתְּהִ֥יte.HiH1961one who gives pledgesבְתֹֽקְעֵי־ כָ֑ףve.to.ke.'ei- KhafH8628 H3709,who puts up securityבַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםba.'o.re.VimH6148for debtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ma.sha.'otH4859.

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