2Like a flutteringלָ֭נוּדLa.nudH5110sparrowכַּצִּפּ֣וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833or dartingלָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ןla.'Uf kenH5774H3651swallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.RorH1866,an undeservedחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600curseקִֽלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045does notH3808come to restתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935.
3A whipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752for the horseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483,a bridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964for the donkeyלַחֲמ֑וֹרla.cha.MorH2543,and a rodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626for the backsלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684!
4Do notאַל־'al-H408answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435you yourselfאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859will be like himתִּשְׁוֶה־ גַם־tish.veh- gam-H7737H1571.
5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030a foolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he becomeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
6Like cutting offמְקַצֶּ֣הme.ka.TzehH7096one’s own feetרַ֭גְלַיִםRag.la.yimH7272or drinkingשֹׁתֶ֑הsho.TehH8354violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555is the sendingשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971of a messageדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684.
7Like lameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achH6455legsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785hanging limpדַּלְי֣וּdal.YuH1809is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of a foolכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
8Like bindingכִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.RorH6887a stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68into a slingבְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.MahH4773isכֵּן־ken-H3651the givingנוֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414of honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519to a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
9Likea thornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336thatgoesעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a drunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of a foolכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
10Like an archerרַ֥בravH7228who woundsמְחֽוֹלֵֽל־me.cho.lel-H2490at randomכֹּ֑לKolH3605is he who hiresוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684orוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936passerbyעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674.
11As a dogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611returnsשָׁ֣בshavH7725toעַל־'al-H5921its vomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892,so a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684repeatsשׁוֹנֶ֥הsho.NehH8138his follyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ve.'i.val.ToH200.
12Do you seeרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376who is wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869?There is more hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684than for himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.
13The slackerעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “A lionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826isin the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870!A fierce lionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738roamsבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the public squareהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339!”
14Asa doorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnsתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437onעַל־'al-H5921its hingesצִירָ֑הּtzi.RahH6735,so the slackerוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102turnsonעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.
15The slackerעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriesטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in the dishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747;it wearies himנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'AhH3811to bring it backלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
16The slackerעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869than seven menמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651who answerמְשִׁ֣יבֵיme.Shi.veiH7725discreetlyטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
17Like one who grabsמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388a dogכָ֑לֶבKha.levH3611by the earsבְּאָזְנֵי־be.'a.ze.nei-H241is a passerbyעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674who meddlesמִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗רmit.'a.BerH5674inעַל־'al-H5921a quarrelרִ֥יבrivH7379notלֹּֽא־lo'-H3808his own.
18Like a madmanכְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּKe.mit.lah.le.ahH3856shootingהַיֹּרֶ֥הhai.yo.RehH3384firebrandsזִקִּ֗יםzi.KimH2131and deadlyוָמָֽוֶת׃va.Ma.vetH4194arrowsחִצִּ֥יםchi.TzimH2671,
19soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651is the manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376who deceivesרִמָּ֣הri.MahH7411אֶת־'et-H853his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453and saysוְ֝אָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, “Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589was onlyהֲֽלֹא־halo'-H3808jokingמְשַׂחֵ֥קme.sa.ChekH7832!”
21Like charcoalפֶּחָ֣םpe.ChamH6352for embersלְ֭גֶחָלִיםLe.ge.cha.limH1513and woodוְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.TzimH6086for fireלְאֵ֑שׁle.'EshH784,so is a quarrelsomeH4066manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376for kindlingלְחַרְחַר־le.char.char-H2787strifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.
22The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a gossipנִ֭רְגָּןNir.gonH7279are like choice morselsכְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםke.mit.la.ha.MimH3859thatוְ֝הֵ֗םve.HemH1992go downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into the inmost beingחַדְרֵי־ בָֽטֶן׃chad.rei- Va.tenH2315H990.
24A hateful manשׂוֹנֵ֑אso.Ne'H8130disguises himselfיִנָּכֵ֣רyi.na.KherH5234with his speechבִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbis.fa.tovH8193,but he lays upיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820in his heartוּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130.
26Though his hatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135is concealedתִּכַּסֶּ֣הti.ka.SehH3680by deceptionבְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹןbe.ma.sha.'onH4860,his wickednessרָעָת֣וֹra.'a.ToH7451will be exposedתִּגָּלֶ֖הti.ga.LehH1540in the assemblyבְקָהָֽל׃ve.ka.HalH6951.
27He who digsכֹּֽרֶה־ko.re.ho.Sha-H3738a pitשַּׁ֭חַתSha.chatH7845will fallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307into it,and he who rollsוְגֹ֥לֵ֥לve.Go.LelH1556a stoneאֶ֝בֶן'E.venH68will have it roll backתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725on himאֵלָ֥יו'e.LavH413.
28A lyingשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267tongueלְֽשׁוֹן־le.sho.no.She-H3956hatesיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130those it crushesדַכָּ֑יוda.KavH1790,and a flatteringחָ֝לָ֗קcha.LakH2509mouthוּפֶ֥הu.PehH6310causesיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213ruinמִדְחֶֽה׃mid.ChehH4072.
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