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Proverbs 4:14-19

14Do notאַל־'al-H408set footתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935on the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563orוְאַל־ve.'al-H408walkתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.SherH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of evildoersרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451.

15Avoid itפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpe.ra.'E.huH6544;do notאַל־'al-H408travelתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674on it.Turnשְׂטֵ֖הse.TehH7847from itמֵעָלָ֣יוme.'a.LavH5921and pass on byוַעֲבֽוֹר׃va.'a.VorH5674.

16Forכִּ֤יkiH3588they cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּYish.nuH3462unlessאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518 H3808they do evilיָרֵ֑עוּya.Re.'uH7489;they are deprivedוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הve.nig.ze.LahH1497of slumberשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םShe.na.TamH8142untilאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808they make someone fallיַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃yikh.sho.luH3782.

17Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they eatלָ֭חֲמוּLa.cha.muH3898the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562and drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354the wineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555.

18The pathוְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachH734of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is like the first gleamכְּא֣וֹר וָ֝א֗וֹרke.'or va.'orH216 H215of dawnנֹ֑גַהּNo.gahH5051,shining brighterהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980and brighter untilעַד־'ad-H5704middayנְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃ne.Khon hai.YomH3559 H3117.

19But the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is like the darkest gloomכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.LahH653;they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045whatבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100makes them stumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.luH3782.

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