1ThewisdomofwomenH802buildeththeirhouseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004; butfollyH200pluckethitdownתֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃te.her.Se.nuH2040withherhandsבְּיָדֶ֥יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027. 2Hethatwalkethinhisuprightnessבְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹbe.ya.she.roH3476fearethJehovah;buthethatispervertedinhiswaysדְּרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870despisethhim. 3Inthefool'smouthבְּֽפִי־be.fi-H6310isarodofprideגַּאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346;butthelipsוְשִׂפְתֵ֥יve.sif.TeiH8193ofthewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450shallpreserveH8104them. 4Wherenooxenare,thecribiscleanבָּ֑רBarH1249;butmuchincreaseisbythestrengthבְּכֹ֣חַbe.Kho.achH3581oftheoxשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794. 6Ascorner seekethwisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451,andthereisnone[forhim];butknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847iseasyuntotheintelligent. 7GofromthepresenceofafoolishmanH376,inwhom thou perceivestnotthelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 8Thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451oftheprudentistodiscernH995hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870;butthefollyH200ofthefoolishisdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820. 9Foolsאֱ֭וִלִים'E.vi.limH191makeamockיָלִ֣יץya.LitzH3887attrespass;butfortheuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477thereisfavour. 10Theheartלֵ֗בLevH3820knowethitsownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315bitterness,andastranger dothnotintermeddlewithitsjoyוּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹu.ve.sim.cha.ToH8057. 11Thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shallbeoverthrown;butthetentוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168oftheuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shallflourish. 12Thereisawayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thatseemethrightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477untoamanH376,buttheendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereofisthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194. 13Eveninlaughterבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7814theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820issorrowful,andtheendוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319ofmirthissadness. 14Thebacksliderinheartלֵ֑בLevH3820shallbefilledwithhisownwaysמִדְּרָכָ֣יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870,andthegoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896manH376fromwhatisinhimself. 15Thesimple believetheverywordH1697;buttheprudent[man] heedethhisgoing. 16Awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450[man] fearethanddepartethfromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451;butthefoolishisoverbearingandconfidentוּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃u.vo.Te.achH982. 17Hethatissoonangrydealethfoolishly,andamanH376ofmischievousdevicesishatedיִשָּׂנֵֽא׃yi.sa.Ne'H8130. 18Thesimpleinheritנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157follyH200; buttheprudentarecrownedwithknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 19Theevilרָ֭עִיםRa.'imH7451bowH7817beforethegoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896,andthewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563atthegatesH8179oftherighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662[man]. 20Hethatispoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326ishatedיִשָּׂ֣נֵאyi.Sa.ne'H8130evenofhisown neighbour;buttherichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223hathmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227friendsH7453. 21He that despisethhisneighbour sinneth; but he thatisgracioustotheafflictedH6041,happyishe. 22DotheynoterrH8582thatdeviseevilרָ֑עRa'H7451?butloving-kindnessandtruthH571areforthosethatdevisegoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896. 23Inalllabourthereisprofit;butthetalkofthelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193[tendeth]onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389towant. 24Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofthewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450istheirrichesH6239; thefollyאִוֶּ֖לֶת'i.Ve.letH200ofthefoolishisfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200. 25Atruewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707deliverethsoulsH5315; butdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820utterethliesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577. 26Inthefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374ofJehovahisstrongconfidenceמִבְטַח־miv.tach-H4009,andhischildrenshallhaveaplaceofrefugeמַחְסֶֽה׃mach.SehH4268. 28Inthemultitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230ofpeopleעָ֥ם'amH5971istheking'sglory;butinthelackofpeopleH5971istheruinמְחִתַּ֥תme.chi.TatH4288ofaprince. 29Hethatisslowtoangerאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639isofgreatרַב־rav-H7227understandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394;buthethatishastyofspiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307exaltethfollyH200. 31Hethat oppresseththepoorreproachethhisMaker;buthethat honourethHimis gracioustotheneedyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34. 32Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563isdrivenawaybyhis evil-doing;buttherighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662trusteth, [even]inhisdeathבְמוֹת֣וֹve.mo.ToH4194. 33Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451restethintheheartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820oftheintelligent[man];butthatwhichisinthefoolishmaketh itselfknownH3045. 34Righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666exaltethanationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471; butsinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403isareproachtopeoplesלְאֻמִּ֣יםle.'u.MimH3816. 35Theking's favouristowardawiseH7919servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650;buthiswrathH5678is[against]himthatcausethshameH954. Commentaries on Proverbs 14
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