1Betterisapoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326[man]thatwalkethinhisintegrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537,thanhethatisperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141inhislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193,andisafoolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684. 2Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571thatapersonנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315bewithoutknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847isnotgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;andhethathastethwithhisfeetH7272maketh falsesteps. 3Thefollyאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200ofmanH120distortethhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,andhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820isirritatedagainstJehovah. 4Wealthה֗וֹןHonH1952addethmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227friendsרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453;butthepoorוְ֝דָ֗לve.DalH1800isseparatedH6504fromhisfriendמֵרֵ֥עהוּme.Re.'.huH7453. 5Afalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shallnotbeheldinnocent,andhethatutterethliesשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267shallnotescapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422. 6Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227courtthefavourofanobleנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081;andeveryoneH376isfriendהָ֝רֵ֗עַha.Re.a'H7453toamanH376thatgiveth. 7Allthebrethrenofapoorרָ֨שׁ׀rashH7326[man]hateשְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huH8130him;howmuchmoreH4480dohisfriendsמְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.huH4828gofarH7368fromhim:hepursueth [them]withwordsאֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimH561, —theyarenot[tobefound]. 8Hethatgettethsenselovethhisownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315;hethatkeepethunderstandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394shallfindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896. 9Afalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shallnotbeheldinnocent,andhethatutterethliesשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267shallperishיֹאבֵֽד׃ פyo.VedH6. 10Good living beseemethnotafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684;howmuchlessforaservantH5650tohaveruleמְשֹׁ֬לme.SholH4910overprincesH8269. 11ThediscretionofamanH120makethhimslowtoangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639,anditishisgloryוְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹve.ti.Peh.'ar.ToH8597topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674overatransgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588. 12Theking's displeasureisastheroaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099ofalionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715;buthisfavourisasdewוּכְטַ֖לu.khe.TalH2919uponthegrassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212. 13Afoolishsonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121isthecalamityofhisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1;andthecontentionsofawifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802areacontinual dropping. 14Houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004andwealthוָ֭הוֹןVa.honH1952areaninheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159fromfathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1;butaprudentwifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802isfromJehovah. 15Slothfulness castethintoadeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639,andtheidlesoulH5315shallsufferhungerH7456. 16Hethatkeepeththecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687keepethhissoulH5315; hethatiscarelessofhiswaysדְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870shalldieיָמֽוּת׃yu.matH4191. 17Hethatisgracioustothepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800lendeth untoJehovah;andwhathehath bestowedwillherepayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999untohim. 19AmanofgreatwrathH2534shallsufferpunishment;forifthoudeliverH5337[him],yetH5750thoumustdoitagainוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750. 20HearH8085counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098,andreceiveinstruction,thatthou mayestbewiseתֶּחְכַּ֥םtech.KamH2449inthylatterH319endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319. 21Manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227arethethoughtsH4284inaman'sheartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820,butthecounselH6098ofJehovah,thatdothstandתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965. 22ThecharmofamanH376ishiskindness;andapoorרָ֝שׁrashH7326[manH376]isbetterוְטֽוֹב־ve.tov-H2896thanaliar. 23Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovah[tendeth]tolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416,andhe[thathathit]shallrestsatisfiedwithout beingvisitedיִפָּ֥קֶדyi.Pa.kedH6485withevilH7451. 24Asluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriethhishandיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027inthedishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747,andwillnotevenbringH7725ittohismouthפִּ֝֗יהוּPi.huH6310again. 25Smiteascorner,andthesimplewillbeware;reproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198theintelligent,andhewillunderstandH995knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 26Hethatruineth [his]fatherאָ֭ב'avH1andchasethawayיַבְרִ֣יחַyav.Ri.achH1272[his]motherאֵ֑ם'EmH517isasonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121thatcausethshameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954andbringeth reproach. 27Ceaseחַֽדַל־cha.dal-H2308,mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,tohearH8085theinstructionwhichcausethtostrayלִ֝שְׁג֗וֹתlish.GotH7686fromthewordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 28Awitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707ofBelial scornethjudgmentH4941,andthemouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563swalloweth downiniquity. 29Judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֑יםshe.fa.TimH8201arepreparedH3559forscorners,andstripesfortheback ofthefoolish. Commentaries on Proverbs 19
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