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Proverbs 29:1-3

1A man whoאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376remains stiff-neckedמַקְשֶׁה־ עֹ֑רֶףmak.sheh- 'O.refH7185 H6203after 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.

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