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Proverbs 30:18-31

18Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969thingstoo wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702that I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808understandיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045:

19the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an eagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the skyבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064,the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of a snakeנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175onעֲלֵ֫י'a.LeiH5921a rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697,the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of a shipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591at seaבְלֶב־ יָ֑םve.lev- YamH3820 H3220,and the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with a maidenבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.

20Thisכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651is the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an adulteressאִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת'i.Shah me.Na.'A.fetH802 H5003:She eatsאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398and wipesוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229her mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310and saysוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559, ‘I have doneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808wrongאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.’

21Underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478three thingsשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969the earthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776tremblesרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264,underוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702it cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֥לlo'- tu.KhalH3808 H3201bear upשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:

22תַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478a servantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650whoכִּ֣יkiH3588becomes kingיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427,a foolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036whoכִּ֣יkiH3588is filledיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646with foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899,

23תַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478an unloved womanשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130whoכִּ֣יkiH3588marriesתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166,and a maidservantוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198whoכִּֽי־ki-H3588supplantsתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423her mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

24Fourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702things on earthהֵ֭ם אָ֑רֶץhem 'A.retzH776 H1992are smallקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996,yet theyוְ֝הֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992are exceedinglyמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.MimH2449wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:

25The antsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.limH5244are creaturesעַ֣ם'amH5971of littleלֹא־lo'-H3808strengthעָ֑ז'AzH5794,yet they store upוַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559their foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899in the summerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;

26the rock badgersשְׁ֭פַנִּיםShe.fa.nimH8227are creaturesעַ֣ם'amH5971of littleלֹא־lo'-H3808powerעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099,yet they makeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their homesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in the rocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;

27the locustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697have noאֵ֣ין'einH369kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,yet they allכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605advanceוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318in formationחֹצֵ֣ץcho.TzetzH2686;

28and the lizardשְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mitH8079can be caughtתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.PesH8610in one’s handsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027,yet itוְ֝הִ֗יאve.Hi'H1931is foundin the palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964of kingsמֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428.

29Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are three thingsשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969that are statelyמֵיטִ֣יבֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in their strideצָ֑עַדTza.'adH6806,and four thatוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702are impressiveמֵיטִ֥בֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in their walkלָֽכֶת׃La.khetH1980:

30a lionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368among beastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929,refusingוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to retreatיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440anythingכֹֽל׃KholH3605;

31a strutting roosterזַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִם אוֹ־zar.Zir ma.te.Na.yim 'ov-H2223 H4975 H176;a he-goatתָ֑יִשׁTa.yishH8495;and a kingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428with his armyאַלְק֥וּם'al.KumH510around himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

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