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Proverbs 24:23-34

23Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428alsoגַּם־gam-H1571are sayings of the wiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450:To show partialityהַֽכֵּר־ פָּנִ֖יםha.ker- pa.NimH5234 H6440in judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941is notבַּל־bal-H1077goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

24Whoever tellsאֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀'o.MerH559the guiltyלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, “Youאָ֥תָּה'A.tahH859are innocentצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662”—peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971will curse himיִקְּבֻ֥הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895,and nationsלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816will denounce himיִזְעָמ֥וּהוּyiz.'a.Mu.huH2194;

25but it will go wellיִנְעָ֑םyin.'AmH5276with those who convict the guiltyוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198,and richטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293will comeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon themוַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗םva.'a.lei.HemH5921.

26An honestנְכֹחִֽים׃ne.kho.ChimH5228answerדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697givenמֵ֝שִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725is like a kissיִשָּׁ֑קyi.ShakH5401on the lipsשְׂפָתַ֥יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193.

27Completeהָ֘כֵ֤ןha.KhenH3559your outdoorבַּח֨וּץ׀ba.ChutzH2351workמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399and prepareוְעַתְּדָ֣הּve.'a.te.DahH6257your fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704;after thatאַ֝חַ֗ר'a.CharH310,you may buildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129your houseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.

28Do notאַל־'al-H408testifyתְּהִ֣י עֵד־te.Hi 'ed-H1961 H5707against your neighborבְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khaH7453without causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600,and do not deceiveוַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָva.ha.fi.Ti.taH6601with your lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193.

29Do notאַל־'al-H408sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559, “I will doעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to himכֵּ֤ןkenH3651asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834he has doneאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to me;I will repayאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376according to his workכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467.”

30I wentעָבַ֑רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674pastעַל־'al-H5921the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of a slackerאִישׁ־ עָצֵ֣ל'ish- 'a.TzelH376 H6102and byוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the vineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754of a manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

31וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009Thornsקִמְּשֹׂנִ֗יםki.me.so.NimH7063had grown upעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927everywhereכֻלּ֨וֹ׀khu.LoH3605,thistlesחֲרֻלִּ֑יםcha.ru.LimH2738had coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680the groundפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440,and the stoneאֲבָנָ֣יו'a.va.NavH68wallוְגֶ֖דֶרve.Ge.derH1444was broken downנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.

32Iאָ֭נֹכִֽי'A.no.khiH595observedוָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣הva.'e.che.ZehH2372and tookאָשִׁ֣ית'a.ShitH7896itto heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820;I lookedרָ֝אִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200and receivedלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148:

33A littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,a littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027to restלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901,

34and povertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khaH7389will comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935upon youlike a robberמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980,and needוּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָu.mach.so.Rei.khaH4270like a banditכְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פke.'Ish ma.GenH376 H4043.

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