1Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121[heareth]hisfather'sinstruction;butascorner hearethnotrebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606. 2AmanH376shalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398goodט֑וֹבTovH2896bythefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofhismouthפִי־fi-H6310;butthesoulH5315ofthetreacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898,violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555. 3Hethatguardethhismouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310keepethhissoulH5315; destructionshallbetohimthatopenethwidehislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193. 4Asluggard'ssoulH5315desirethandhathnothingוָ֭אַיִןVa.'a.yinH369;butthesoulH5315ofthediligentshallbemadefatתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.ShanH1878. 5Arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662[man] hatethlyingH8267;butthewickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563makethhimselfodiousH887andcomethtoshameH2659. 6Righteousnessצְ֭דָקָהTze.da.kahH6666preservethhimthatisperfectinthewayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870;butwickednessוְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗הve.rish.'AhH7564overthroweththesinner. 7Thereisthatfeigneth himselfrichH6238,andhathnothingH369;thereisthatmaketh himselfpoorH7326,andhathgreatרָֽב׃RavH7227wealthוְה֣וֹןve.HonH1952. 8Theransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724ofaman'slifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315ishisrichesH6239;buttheindigent hearethnotrebukeH1606. 9Thelightאוֹר־'or-H216oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662rejoiceth;butthelampוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5216ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbeputout. 10Byprideבְּ֭זָדוֹןBe.za.donH2087thereonlyרַק־rak-H7535comethcontentionמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683;butwiththewell-advisediswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451. 11Wealthה֭וֹןHonH1952[gotten]byvanityמֵהֶ֣בֶלme.He.velH1892diminisheth;buthethatgatherethbymanual-labourshallincreaseיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235[it]. 12Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431deferredmakeththeheartלֵ֑בLevH3820sickמַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-H2470;butthedesireתַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.VahH8378[that] comethtopassisatreeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416. 13Whoso despiseththewordלְ֭דָבָרLe.da.vorH1697shallbeheldbyit;buthethatfeareththecommandmentמִ֝צְוָ֗הmitz.VahH4687shallberewarded. 15Goodט֭וֹבTovH2896understandingH7922procureth favour;butthewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofthetreacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898ishard. 16Everyprudent[man] actethwithknowledgeבְדָ֑עַתve.Da.'atH1847;butthefoolishlayeth open [his]follyH200. 17Awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397fallethintoevilH7451;butafaithfulH529ambassadorishealth. 18Povertyרֵ֣ישׁreishH7389andshameוְ֭קָלוֹןVe.ka.lonH7036shall be [to]himthat refusethinstruction;buthe that regardethreproofshall be honoured. 19Thedesireתַּאֲוָ֣הta.'a.VahH8378accomplishedissweettothesoulH5315;butitisabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֥תve.to.'a.VatH8441tothefoolishtodepartH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451. 20Hethatwalkethwithwiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450[men] becomethwiseH2450;butacompanionofthefoolishwillbe depraved. 21EvilH7451pursuethsinnersחַ֭טָּאִיםCha.ta.'imH2400;buttotherighteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896shallberepaid. 22Agoodט֗וֹבTovH2896manleavethaninheritanceיַנְחִ֥ילyan.ChilH5157tohischildren'schildren;butthewealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428ofthesinnerחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398islaidupfortherighteousלַ֝צַּדִּ֗יקla.tza.DikH6662[man]. 23Muchfoodאֹ֭כֶל'O.khelH400isinthetillageofthepoorרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7326;butthereisthatislostforwantofjudgmentH4941. 24Hethatsparethhisrodשִׁ֭בְטוֹShiv.tovH7626hatethhissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121; buthethatlovethhimchastenethhimbetimes. 25Therighteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662eatethtothesatisfyingofhissoulH5315;butthebellyוּבֶ֖טֶןu.Ve.tenH990ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallwant. Commentaries on Proverbs 13
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