1The wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563fleeנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127when no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369pursuesרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291,but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662are as boldיִבְטָֽח׃yiv.TachH982as a lionכִּכְפִ֥ירkikh.FirH3715.
2A landאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776in rebellionבְּפֶ֣שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588has manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227rulersשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269,but a manוּבְאָדָ֥םu.ve.'a.DamH120of understandingמֵבִ֥יןme.VinH995andknowledgeיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045maintains orderכֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ken ya.'a.RikhH3651H748.
3A destituteרָ֭שׁrashH7326leaderגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397who oppressesוְעֹשֵׁ֣קve.'o.ShekH6231the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800is like a drivingסֹ֝חֵ֗ףso.ChefH5502rainמָטָ֥רma.TarH4306that leaves noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
4Those who forsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800the lawת֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451praiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,but those who keepוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.ReiH8104the lawת֝וֹרָ֗הto.RahH8451resistיִתְגָּ֥רוּyit.Ga.ruH1624them.
5Evilרָ֭עra'H7451menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582do notלֹא־lo'-H3808understandיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,but those who seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068comprehendיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995fullyכֹֽל׃KholH3605.
7A discerningמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121keepsנוֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341the lawתּ֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451,but a companionוְרֹעֶהve.ro.'ehH7462of gluttonsזֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗יםzo.LimH2151disgracesיַכְלִ֥יםyakh.LimH3637his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
8He who increasesמַרְבֶּ֣הmar.BehH7235his wealthה֭וֹנוֹho.noH1952by interestבְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392and usuryוְתַרְבִּ֑יתu.ve.tar.bitH8636lays it upיִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃yik.be.Tze.nuH6908for one who is kindלְחוֹנֵ֖ןle.cho.NenH2603to the poorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800.
10He who leadsמַשְׁגֶּ֤הmash.GehH7686the uprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477along the pathבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of evilרָ֗עRa'H7451will fallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307into his ownהֽוּא־hu'-H1931pitבִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹbish.chu.ToH7816,but the blamelessוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549will inheritיִנְחֲלוּ־yin.cha.lu-H5157what is goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
11A richעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869,but a poor manוְדַ֖לve.DalH1800with discernmentמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995sees through himיַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃yach.ke.Re.nuH2713.
12When the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662triumphבַּעֲלֹ֣ץba.'a.LotzH5970,there is greatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227gloryתִפְאָ֑רֶתtif.'A.retH8597,but when the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563riseוּבְק֥וּםu.ve.KumH6965,menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120hide themselvesיְחֻפַּ֥שׂye.chu.PasH2664.
14Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120who is alwaysתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548reverentמְפַחֵ֣דme.fa.ChedH6342,but he who hardensוּמַקְשֶׁ֥הu.mak.ShehH7185his heartלִ֝בּ֗וֹli.BoH3820fallsיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307into troubleבְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'AhH7451.
15Like a roaringנֹ֭הֵםNo.hemH5098lionאֲרִי־'a.ri-H738or a chargingשׁוֹקֵ֑קsho.KekH8264bearוְדֹ֣בve.DoH1677is a wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910overעַ֣ל'alH5921a helplessדָּֽל׃DalH1800peopleעַם־'am-H5971.
16A leaderנָגִ֗ידna.GidH5057who lacksחֲסַ֣רcha.SarH2638judgmentתְּ֭בוּנוֹתTe.vu.notH8394isalso a greatוְרַ֥בve.RavH7227oppressorמַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹתma.'a.sha.KotH4642,but he who hatesשֹׂ֥נֵאso.ne.'ei'H8130dishonest profitבֶ֝֗צַעVe.tza'H1215will prolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.
17A manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120burdenedעָשֻׁ֣ק'a.ShukH6231by bloodguiltבְּדַם־ נָפֶשׁbe.dam- Na.feshH1818H5315will fleeיָ֝נ֗וּסya.NusH5127intoעַד־'ad-H5704the Pitבּ֥וֹרBorH953;let no oneאַל־'al-H408supportיִתְמְכוּ־yit.me.khu-H8551him.
18He who walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980with integrityתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549will be kept safeיִוָּשֵׁ֑עַyi.va.She.a'H3467,but whoever is perverseוְנֶעְקַ֥שׁve.ne'.KashH6140in hiswaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yimH1870will suddenlyבְּאֶחָֽת׃be.'e.ChatH259fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307.
19The one who worksעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647his landאַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toH127will have plenty ofיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,but whoever chasesוּמְרַדֵּ֥ףu.me.ra.DefH7291fantasiesרֵ֝קִ֗יםre.KimH7386will have his fillיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646of povertyרִֽישׁ׃RishH7389.
20A faithfulאֱ֭מוּנוֹת'E.mu.notH530manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376will aboundרַב־rav-H7227with blessingsבְּרָכ֑וֹתbe.ra.KhotH1293,but one eagerוְאָ֥ץve.'AtzH213to be richלְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go unpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
21To show partialityהַֽכֵּר־ פָּנִ֥יםha.ker- pa.NimH5234H6440isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,yet a manגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397will do wrongיִפְשַׁע־yif.sha'-H6586forוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899.
22A stingyרַ֣ע עָ֑יִןra' 'A.yinH7451H5869manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376hastensנִֽבֳהָ֥לni.vo.HalH926after wealthלַה֗וֹןla.HonH1952and does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808knowיֵ֝דַעYe.da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588povertyחֶ֥סֶרChe.serH2639awaits himיְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935.
23He who rebukesמ֘וֹכִ֤יחַmo.Khi.achH3198a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120will laterאַ֭חֲרַי'A.cha.raiH310findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672more favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580than one who flattersמִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יקmi.ma.cha.LikH2505with his tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956.
24He who robsגּוֹזֵ֤ל׀go.ZelH1497his fatherאָ֘בִ֤יו'a.VivH1or motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517,sayingוְאֹמֵ֥רve.'o.MerH559, “It is notאֵֽין־'ein-H369wrongפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588,”is a companionחָבֵ֥ר ה֝֗וּאcha.Ver Hu'H2270H1931to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376who destroysמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843.
25A greedy manרְחַב־ נֶ֭פֶשׁre.chav- Ne.feshH7342H5315stirs upיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,but he who trustsוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982inעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will prosperיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878.
26He who trustsבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in himselfבְּ֭לִבּוֹ ה֣וּאbe.li.bo hu'H3820H1931is a foolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684,but one who walksוְהוֹלֵ֥ךְve.ho.LekhH1980in wisdomבְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה ה֣וּאbe.cha.khe.Mah hu'H2451H1931will be safeיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
27Whoever givesנוֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to the poorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326will notאֵ֣ין'einH369be in needמַחְס֑וֹרmach.SorH4270,but he who hidesוּמַעְלִ֥יםu.ma'.LimH5956his eyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869will receive manyרַב־rav-H7227cursesמְאֵרֽוֹת׃me.'e.RotH3994.
28When the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563come to powerבְּק֣וּםbe.KumH6965,peopleאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120hide themselvesיִסָּתֵ֣רyi.sa.TerH5641;but when they perishוּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗םu.ve.'a.ve.DamH6,the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662flourishיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235.
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