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Proverbs 15:16-33

16Betterislittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592withthefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374ofJehovahthangreatרָ֝֗בRavH7227storeanddisquietude therewith.

17Betterisamealofherbswhereloveוְאַהֲבָה־ve.'a.ha.vah-H160is,thanafattedoxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794andhatredוְשִׂנְאָה־ve.sin.'ah-H8135therewith.

18AfuriousmanH376stirrethupcontentionH4066;buthethatisslowtoangerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639appeasethstrifeH7379.

19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102isasahedgeכִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khatH4881ofthorns;butthepathוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734oftheuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477ismade plain.

20Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121makethagladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1;butafoolishmanH120despisethhismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

21FollyH200isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057tohimthatisvoidofsense;butamanH376ofunderstandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394regulatethhiswalk.

22WithoutcounselH3289purposesaredisappointed;butinthemultitudeוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230ofcounsellorstheyareestablishedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.

23AmanH376hathjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057bytheanswerבְּמַעֲנֵה־be.ma.'a.neh-H4617ofhismouthפִ֑יוFivH6310;andawordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697initsseason,howמַה־mah-H4100goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896isit!

24Thepathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416isupwardsלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605forthewiseH7919,thathemaydepartH5493fromSheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585beneath.

25Jehovahpluckethupthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004oftheproudגֵּ֭אִיםGe.'imH1343;butheestablisheththeboundaryH1366ofthewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.

26ThethoughtsH4284oftheevilרָ֑עRa'H7451[man]areanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah;butpureH2889wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561arepleasant.

27Hethatisgreedyofgainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215troublethhisownhouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004; buthethathatethgiftsמַתָּנֹ֣תma.ta.NotH4979shallliveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

28Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofarighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662[man] studiethtoanswerלַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.NotH6030;butthemouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563pourethoutevilרָעֽוֹת׃ra.'otH7451things.

29Jehovahisfarרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350fromthewickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563;butheheareththeprayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

30Thatwhichenlighteneththeeyesעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869rejoiceththeheartלֵ֑בLevH3820;goodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896tidingsmakeH8055thebonesעָֽצֶם׃'A.tzemH6106fatH1878.

31Theearאֹ֗זֶן'O.zenH241thatheareththereproofoflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416shall abideamongthewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450.

32HethatrefusethinstructiondespisethhisownH5315soulH5315;buthethathearethreproofgettethsense.

33Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahisthedisciplineH4148ofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,andbeforehonour [goeth]humilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038.

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