1Do notאַֽל־'al-H408boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984about tomorrowבְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑רbe.Yom ma.CharH3117H4279,forכִּ֤יkiH3588you do notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowתֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100a dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117may bringיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205.
2Let anotherזָ֣רzarH2114praise youיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984,and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808your own mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310—a strangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237,and notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408your own lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
3A stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68is heavyכֹּֽבֶד־koed-H3514and sandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344isa burdenוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192,but aggravationוְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708from a foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191outweighs themכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147.
4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534iscruelאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.YutH395and angerאָ֑ף'AfH639islike a floodוְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefH7858,but whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can withstandיַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥יYa.'a.mod lif.NeiH5975H6440jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?
5Betterט֭וֹבָהToahH2896an openמְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.LahH1540rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433than loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.VahH160that is concealedמְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃me.su.Ta.retH5641.
6The woundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of a friendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157are faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539,but the kissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of an enemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130aredeceitfulוְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.RotH6280.
7The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is fullשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649loathesתָּב֣וּסta.VusH947honeyנֹ֑פֶתNo.fetH5317,but to a hungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315,anyכָּל־kol-H3605bitter thingמַ֥רmarH4751is sweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.
8Like a birdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833that straysנוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.detH5074fromמִן־min-H4480its nestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064כֵּֽן־ken-H3651isa manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376who wandersנוֹדֵ֥דno.DedH5074from his homeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
9Oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081and incenseוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004bring joyיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055to the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,and the counselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098of a friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453issweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986to the soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.
10Do notאַֽל־'al-H408forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800your friendH7453or your father’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendH7463,and do notאַל־'al-H408goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to your brother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of your calamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343;betterט֥וֹבTovH2896a neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934nearbyקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138than a brotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251far awayרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350.
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