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.
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