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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