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Proverbs 25:1-20

1Theseאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428areadditionalגַּם־gam-H1571proverbsמִשְׁלֵ֣יmish.LeiH4912of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were copied byהֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י׀'an.SheiH582of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֬הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

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.VarH2713 H1697.

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?

9Argueרִֽ֭יבְךָRi.ve.khaH7379your caseרִ֣יבrivH7378withאֶת־'et-H854your neighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453withoutאַל־'al-H408betrayingתְּגָֽל׃te.GalH1540another’sאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312confidenceוְס֖וֹדve.SodH5475,

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.

11A wordדָּ֝בָ֗רda.VarH1697fitlyעַל־ אָפְנָֽיו׃'al- 'a.fe.NavH5921 H655spokenדָּבֻ֥רda.VurH1696is likeapplesתַּפּוּחֵ֣יta.pu.CheiH8598of goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091in settingsבְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתbe.mas.ki.YotH4906of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701.

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.

14Likecloudsנְשִׂיאִ֣יםne.si.'ImH5387and windוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307withoutאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653isthe manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who boastsמִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗לmit.ha.LelH1984of giftsבְּמַתַּת־be.ma.tat-H4991never givenשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

15Through patienceבְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִםbe.'O.rekh 'A.pa.yimH753 H639a 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.

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