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Proverbs 30:1-9

1These arethe wordsדִּבְרֵ֤י׀div.ReiH1697of Agurאָג֥וּר'a.GurH94sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Jakehיָקֶ֗הya.KehH3348—the burdenהַמַּ֫שָּׂ֥אha.Ma.Sa'H4853that this manהַ֭גֶּבֶרHa.ge.verH1397declaredנְאֻ֣םne.'UmH5002to Ithielלְאִֽיתִיאֵ֑לle.'i.ti.'ElH384: “I am weary, O Godלְאִ֖יתִיאֵ֣לle.'I.ti.'ElH384,and worn outוְאֻכָֽל׃ve.'u.KhalH401.

2Surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595amthe most ignorantבַ֣עַרVa.'arH1198of menמֵאִ֑ישׁme.'IshH376,and I lackוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808the understandingבִינַ֖תvi.NatH998of a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120.

3I have notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808learnedלָמַ֥דְתִּיla.Mad.tiH3925wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and I have no knowledgeוְדַ֖עַת אֵדָֽע׃ve.Da.'at 'e.Da'H1847 H3045of the Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918.

4Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has ascendedעָלָֽה־'a.lah-H5927to heavenשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064and come downוַיֵּרַ֡דvai.ye.RadH3381?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has gatheredאָֽסַף־'a.saf-H622the windר֨וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307in His handsבְּחָפְנָ֡יוbe.cha.fe.NavH2651?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has bound upצָֽרַר־tza.rar-H6887the watersמַ֨יִם׀Ma.yimH4325in His cloakבַּשִּׂמְלָ֗הba.sim.LahH8071?Whoמִ֭יmiH4310has establishedהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965allכָּל־kol-H3605the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Whatמַה־mah-H4100is His nameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034,and whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100is the nameשֶּׁם־shem-H8034of His Sonבְּ֝נ֗וֹbe.NoH1121—surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588you knowתֵדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045!

5Everyכָּל־kol-H3605wordאִמְרַ֣ת'im.RatH565of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is flawlessצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884;Heה֝֗וּאHu'H1931is a shieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to those who take refugeלַֽחֹסִ֥יםla.cho.SimH2620in Him.

6Do notאַל־'al-H408addתּ֥וֹסְףְּTospH3254toעַל־'al-H5921His wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435He rebukeיוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198youand prove you a liarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.taH3576.

7Twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147things I askשָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵאִתָּ֑ךְsha.'Al.ti me.'i.TakhH7592 H854of Youמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480—do notאַל־'al-H408refuse meתִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'H4513beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

8Keep falsehoodשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723and deceitfulכָּזָ֡בka.ZavH3577wordsוּֽדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697farהַרְחֵ֬קhar.ChekH7368from meמִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.Giveתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meneitherאַל־'al-H408povertyרֵ֣אשׁreshH7389nor richesוָ֭עֹשֶׁרVa.'o.sherH6239;feed meהַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhat.ri.Fe.niH2963with the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899that is my portionחֻקִּֽי׃chu.KiH2706.

9Otherwiseפֶּ֥ןpenH6435,I may have too muchאֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀'es.Ba'H7646and deny Youוְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.TiH3584,sayingוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is the LORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068?’Orוּפֶֽן־u.fen-H6435I may become poorאִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.ReshH3423and stealוְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiH1589,profaningוְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּיve.ta.Fas.tiH8610the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.

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