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.
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