1A man whoאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376remains stiff-neckedמַקְשֶׁה־ עֹ֑רֶףmak.sheh- 'O.refH7185H6203after much reproofתּ֭וֹכָחוֹתTo.kha.chotH8433will suddenlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621be shatteredיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665וְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369beyond recoveryמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
2When the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662flourishבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235,the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055,but when the wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563ruleוּבִמְשֹׁ֥לu.vim.SholH4910,the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971groanיֵאָ֥נַֽחye.'A.nachH584.
3A manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376who lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451brings joyיְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.MachH8055to his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,but a companionוְרֹעֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7462of prostitutesז֝וֹנ֗וֹתzo.NotH2181squandersיְאַבֶּד־ye.'a.bed-H6his wealthהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.
4By justiceבְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטBe.mish.potH4941a kingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428brings stabilityיַעֲמִ֣ידya.'a.MidH5975to the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,but a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376who exacts tributeתְּרוּמ֣וֹתte.ru.MotH8641demolishes itיֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃Ye.her.Se.nahH2040.
6An evilרָ֣עra'H7451manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is caughtמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170by his own sinבְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588,but a righteous oneוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662singsיָר֥וּןya.RunH7442and rejoicesוְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃ve.sa.Me.achH8055.
7The righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662considerיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779of the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,but the wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563have noלֹא־lo'-H3808regardיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995for such concernsדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
8Mockersאַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן'an.Shei La.tzonH582H3944inflameיָפִ֣יחוּya.Fi.chuH6315a cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151,but the wiseוַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםva.cha.kha.MimH2450turn awayיָשִׁ֥יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725angerאָֽף׃'AfH639.
9If a wiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376goes to courtנִ֭שְׁפָּטNish.potH8199withאֶת־ אִ֣ישׁ'et- 'ishH854H376a foolאֱוִ֑יל'e.VilH191,there will be ravingוְרָגַ֥זve.ra.GazH7264and laughingוְ֝שָׂחַ֗קve.sa.ChakH7832with noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369resolutionנָֽחַת׃Na.chatH5183.
10Menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of bloodshedדָ֭מִיםDa.mimH1818hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130a blameless manתָ֑םTamH8535,but the uprightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477care forיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
11A foolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684ventsיוֹצִ֣יאyo.Tzi'H3318allכָּל־kol-H3605his angerר֭וּחוֹru.choH7307,but a wise manוְ֝חָכָ֗םve.cha.KhamH2450holdsיְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃ye.shab.be.Che.nahH7623it backבְּאָח֥וֹרbe.'a.ChorH268.
12If a rulerמֹ֭שֵׁלMo.shelH4910listensמַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.ShivH7181toעַל־'al-H5921liesדְּבַר־ שָׁ֑קֶרde.var- Sha.kerH1697H8267,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605his officialsמְשָׁרְתָ֥יוme.sha.re.TavH8334will be wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563.
13The poor manרָ֤שׁrashH7326and the oppressorוְאִ֣ישׁ תְּכָכִ֣יםve.'Ish te.kha.KhimH376H8496have this in commonנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298:The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gives lightמֵ֤אִיר־Me.'ir-H215to the eyesעֵינֵ֖י'ei.NeiH5869of bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֣םshe.nei.HemH8147.
14A kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428who judgesשׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800with fairnessבֶּֽאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571—his throneכִּ֝סְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678will be establishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559foreverלָעַ֥דla.'AdH5703.
15A rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of correctionוְ֭תוֹכַחַתVe.to.kha.chatH8433impartsיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,but a childוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288left to himselfמְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗חme.shu.LachH7971disgracesמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
16When the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563thriveבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235,rebellionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588increasesיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235;but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662will seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200their downfallבְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥םbe.ma.pal.TamH4658.
17Disciplineיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256your sonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121,and he will give you restוִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָvi.ni.Che.khaH5117;he will bringוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414delightמַעֲדַנִּ֣יםma.'a.da.NimH4574to your soulלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פle.naf.She.khaH5315.
18Where there is noבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369visionחָ֭זוֹןCha.zonH2377,the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971cast off restraintיִפָּ֣רַֽעyi.Pa.ra'H6544;but blessedאַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃'ash.Re.huH835ishe who keepsוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104the Lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451.
19A servantעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be correctedיִוָּ֣סֶרyi.Va.serH3256by wordsבִּ֭דְבָרִיםBid.va.rimH1697alone;thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588he understandsיָ֝בִ֗יןya.VinH995,he will notוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369respondמַעֲנֶֽה׃ma.'a.NehH6030.
20Do you seeחָזִ֗יתָcha.Zi.taH2372a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376who speaksבִּדְבָרָ֑יוbid.va.RavH1697in hasteאָ֣ץ'atzH213?There is more hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684than for himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.
21A servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650pamperedמְפַנֵּ֣קme.fa.NekH6445from his youthמִנֹּ֣עַרmi.No.'arH5290will bringיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961griefמָנֽוֹן׃ma.NonH4497in the endוְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319.
22An angryאַ֭ף'afH639manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376stirs upיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624dissensionמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,and a hot-temperedחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534manוּבַ֖עַלu.Va.'alH1167aboundsרַב־rav-H7227in transgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
23A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120prideגַּאֲוַ֣תga.'a.VatH1346will bring him lowתַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּtash.pi.Le.nuH8213,but a humbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307will obtainיִתְמֹ֥ךְyit.MokhH8551honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519.
24A partnerחוֹלֵ֣קcho.LekH2505toעִם־'im-H5973a thiefגַּ֭נָּבga.noH1590hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;he receivesיִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'H8085the oathאָלָ֥ה'a.LahH423but does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808testifyיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046.
25The fearחֶרְדַּ֣תcher.DatH2731of manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120isיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414a snareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170,but whoever trustsוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068is set securely on highיְשֻׂגָּֽב׃ye.su.GavH7682.
26Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227seekמְבַקְשִׁ֣יםme.vak.ShimH1245the ruler’sמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910favorפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440,but a manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376receives justiceמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941from the LORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
27An unjustעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662,and one whose wayדָּֽרֶךְ׃ פDa.rekhH1870is uprightיְשַׁר־ye.shar-H3477is detestableוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
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