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Proverbs 30:5-14

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.

10Do notאַל־'al-H408slanderתַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtal.ShenH3960a servantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650toאֶל־'el-H413his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.novH113,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435he will curse youיְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.ChaH7043,and you will bear the guiltוְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taH816.

11There is a generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755of those who curseיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their fathersאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808blessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288their mothersאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.

12There is a generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755of those who are pureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in their own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869and yet unwashedלֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ׃lo' ru.ChatzH3808 H7364of their filthוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.

13There is a generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755—howמָה־mah-H4100haughtyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are their eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869and pretentiousיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375are their glancesוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079—

14there is a generationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755whose teethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are swordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719and whose jawsמְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.TavH4973are knivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979,devouringלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the oppressedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from the earthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776and the needyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from among menמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.

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