2It is the gloryכְּבֹ֣דke.VodH3519of Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430to concealהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641a matterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697and the gloryוּכְבֹ֥דu.khe.VodH3519of kingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428to search it outחֲקֹ֣ר דָּבָֽר׃cha.Kor da.VarH2713H1697.
3As the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064are highלָ֭רוּםLa.rumH7312and the earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776is deepלָעֹ֑מֶקla.'O.mekH6011,so the heartsוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of kingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428cannotאֵ֣ין'einH369be searchedחֵֽקֶר׃Che.kerH2714.
4Removeהָג֣וֹha.GoH1898the drossסִיגִ֣יםsi.GimH5509from the silverמִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.sefH3701,and a vesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627for a silversmithלַצֹּרֵ֣ףla.tzo.RefH6884will come forthוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.
5Removeהָג֣וֹha.GoH1898the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563from the king’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440,and his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678will be establishedוְיִכּ֖וֹןve.yi.KonH3559in righteousnessבַּצֶּ֣דֶקba.Tze.dekH6664.
6Do notאַל־'al-H408exalt yourselfתִּתְהַדַּ֥רtit.ha.DarH1921in the presenceלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440of the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,and do notאַֽל־'al-H408standתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975in the placeוּבִמְק֥וֹםu.vim.KomH4725of greatגְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםge.do.LimH1419men;
7forכִּ֤יkiH3588it is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896to be toldאֲמָר־'a.mor-H559, “Come upעֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehH5927hereהֵ֥נָּהHe.nahH2008!”than to be demotedמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khaH8213in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the princeנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081.Even whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834you have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200with your own eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869,
8do notאַל־'al-H408bringתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318hastilyמַ֫הֵ֥רma.HerH4118to courtלָרִ֗בla.RivH7378.Otherwiseפֶּ֣ןpenH6435,whatמַה־mah-H4100will you doתַּ֭עֲשֶׂהTa.'a.sehH6213in the endבְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּbe.'a.cha.ri.TahH319when your neighborרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453puts you to shameבְּהַכְלִ֖יםbe.hakh.LimH3637אֹתְךָ֣'o.te.KhaH853?
10lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435he who hears youשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085bring shame upon youיְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ye.cha.sed.KhaH2616,and your infamyוְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ve.di.ba.te.khaH1681neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808go awayתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.
12Likean earringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091or an ornamentוַחֲלִי־va.cha.li-H2481of fine goldכָ֑תֶםKha.temH3800is a wise man’sחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450rebukeמוֹכִ֥יחַmo.Khi.achH3198toעַל־'al-H5921a listeningשֹׁמָֽעַת׃sho.Ma.'atH8085earאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241.
13Like the coldכְּצִנַּת־ke.tzi.nat-H6793of snowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀She.legH7950in the timeבְּי֬וֹםbe.YomH3117of harvestקָצִ֗ירka.TzirH7105isa trustworthyנֶ֭אֱמָןNe.'e.monH539messengerצִ֣ירtzirH6735to those who send himלְשֹׁלְחָ֑יוle.sho.le.ChavH7971;he refreshesיָשִֽׁיב׃ פya.ShivH7725the soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of his mastersאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113.
15Through patienceבְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִםbe.'O.rekh 'A.pa.yimH753H639a rulerקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101can be persuadedיְפֻתֶּ֣הye.fu.TehH6601,and a gentleרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956can breakתִּשְׁבָּר־tish.bor-H7665a boneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
16If you findמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706,eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398just what you needדַּיֶּ֑ךָּdai.Ye.kaH1767,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435you have too muchתִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּtis.ba.'E.nuH7646and vomit it upוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958.
17Seldomהֹקַ֣רho.KarH3365set footרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272in your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he grow wearyיִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗yis.ba.'a.khaH7646and hate youוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130.
18Likea clubמֵפִ֣יץme.FitzH4650or swordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719or sharpשָׁנ֑וּןsha.NunH8150arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671isa manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who bearsעֹנֶ֥ה'o.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against his neighborבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453.
19Likea brokenרֹ֭עָהRo.'ahH7465toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127or a footוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272out of jointמוּעָ֑דֶתmu.'A.detH4571is confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009in a faithless manבּ֝וֹגֵ֗דbo.GedH898in timeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.
20Likeone who removesמַ֥עֲדֶהMa.'a.dehH5710a garmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899on a coldקָ֭רָהKa.rahH7135dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117or vinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558poured onעַל־'al-H5921a woundנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427isone who singsוְשָׁ֥רve.SharH7891songsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892toעַ֣ל'alH5921a heavyרָֽע׃ פRa'H7451heartלֶב־lev-H3820.
21Ifאִם־'im-H518your enemyשֹׂ֭נַאֲךָSo.na.'a.khaH8130is hungryרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457,give him foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899to eatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is thirstyצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771,give him waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to drinkהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248.
22Forכִּ֤יkiH3588in so doing,youאַ֭תָּה'A.tahH859will heapחֹתֶ֣הcho.TehH2846burning coalsגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and the LORDוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068will rewardיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999you.
23As the northצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307brings forthתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלte.Cho.lelH2342rainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653,so a backbitingסָֽתֶר׃Sa.terH5643tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956bringsangryנִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםniz.'a.MimH2194looksוּפָנִ֥יםu.fa.NimH6440.
24Betterט֗וֹבTovH2896to liveשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427onעַל־'al-H5921a cornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438of the roofגָּ֑גGagH1406than to shareH2267a houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004with a quarrelsomeH4066wifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802.
25Likecoldקָ֭רִיםKa.rimH7119waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325toעַל־'al-H5921a wearyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315isgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsוּשְׁמוּעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052from a distantמֶרְחָֽק׃mer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
26Like a muddiedנִ֭רְפָּשׂNir.posH7515springמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599or a pollutedמָשְׁחָ֑תma.she.ChatH7843wellוּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.KorH4726is a righteous manצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662who gives wayמָ֣טmatH4131toלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.
27It is notלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896to eatאָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.KholH398too muchהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706or to search outוְחֵ֖קֶרve.Che.kerH2714one’s own gloryH3519.
28Like a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892whose wallsחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346are broken downפְּ֭רוּצָהPe.ru.tzahH6555is a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376whoאֵ֣ין אֲשֶׁ֤ר'ein 'a.SherH834H369does notאֵ֖ין'einH369controlמַעְצָ֣רma'.TzarH4623his temperלְרוּחֽוֹ׃le.ru.ChoH7307.
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