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Proverbs 24:28-34

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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