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Proverbs 23:1-8

1Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you sit downתֵ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427to dineלִלְח֣וֹםlil.ChomH3898withאֶת־'et-H854a rulerמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910,consider carefullyH995אֶת־'et-H853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is set before youלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,

2and putוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760a knifeשַׂכִּ֣יןsa.KinH7915to your throatבְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbe.lo.'E.khaH3930ifאִם־'im-H518youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859possessבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167a great appetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

3Do notאַל־'al-H408craveH8376his delicaciesלְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוle.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303,for thatוְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899is deceptiveכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577.

4Do notאַל־'al-H408wear yourself outתִּיגַ֥עti.Ga'H3021to get richלְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238;be wise enoughמִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mi.bi.na.te.KhaH998to restrain yourselfחֲדָֽל׃cha.DalH2308.

5When you glanceהֲתָ֤עִיף עֵינֶ֥יךָha.ta.'uf 'ei.Nei.khaH5774 H5869at wealth,it disappearsוְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּve.'Ei.Ne.nuH369,forכִּ֤יkiH3588it makesH6213wings for itselfכְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671and fliesיָע֥וּףve.'a.yefH5774like an eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404to the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6Do notאַל־'al-H408eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil.ChamH3898אֶת־'et-H853the breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899of a stingy manרַ֣ע עָ֑יִןra' 'A.yinH7451 H5869,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408craveH8376his delicaciesלְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃le.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303;

7forכִּ֤י׀kiH3588כְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644he is keeping trackשָׁעַ֥רsha.'ArH8176,inwardlyבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315counting the costכֶּ֫ן־ ה֥וּאKen- hu'H3651 H1931. “Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398and drinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehH8354,”he saysיֹ֣אמַרYo.marH559to you,but his heartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.BoH3820is notבַּל־bal-H1077with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.

8You will vomit upתְקִיאֶ֑נָּהte.ki.'E.nahH6958what littleפִּֽתְּךָ־pi.te.kha-H6595you have eatenאָכַ֥לְתָּ'a.Khal.taH398and wasteוְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּve.shi.Cha.taH7843your pleasantהַנְּעִימִֽים׃ha.ne.'i.MimH5273wordsדְּבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697.

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