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.
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