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Proverbs 23

1Whenthou sittesttoeatלִלְח֣וֹםlil.ChomH3898witharulerמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910,considerH995wellwhoisbeforethee;

2andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760aknifetothythroatH5315,ifthoubeamangiventoappetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

3Benotdesirousofhisdainties;fortheyare deceitfulfoodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899.

4WearyH3021notthyselftobecomeH6238richלְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238;ceaseחֲדָֽל׃cha.DalH2308fromthine own intelligence:

5wilt thousetthineeyesעֵינֶ֥יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869uponit,itisgone;forindeeditmakethitselfwingsכְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671anditfliethawayasaneagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404towardstheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6Eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil.ChamH3898thounotthefoodלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899ofhimthathath anevilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869,neitherdesireH183thouhisdainties.

7ForashethinkethinhissoulH5315,soכֶּ֫ן־Ken-H3651ishe.Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398anddrinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehH8354!willhesayיֹ֣אמַרYo.marH559unto thee;buthisheartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.BoH3820isnotwiththee.

8Thymorselפִּֽתְּךָ־pi.te.kha-H6595whichthou hasteatenH398must thouvomitתְקִיאֶ֑נָּהte.ki.'E.nahH6958up,andthou wilthavewastedthy sweetwordsדְּבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697.

9Speakתְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696notintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofafoolish[man],forhewilldespiseיָ֝ב֗וּזya.VuzH936thewisdomofthywordsמִלֶּֽיךָ׃mi.Lei.khaH4405.

10Removenottheancientlandmark;andenternotintothefieldsוּבִשְׂדֵ֥יu.vis.DeiH7704ofthefatherlessיְ֝תוֹמִ֗יםye.to.MimH3490:

11fortheirredeemerגֹאֲלָ֥םgo.'a.LamH1350ismightyH2389;hewillpleadtheircauseH7379againstthee.

12Applythyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820untoinstruction,andthineearsוְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָve.'a.ze.Ne.khaH241tothewordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

13Withholdתִּמְנַ֣עtim.Na'H4513notcorrectionH4148fromthechild;for[if] thou beatesthimwiththerodבַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶטva.She.vetH7626,heshallnotdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191:

14thou shaltbeathimwiththerodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטba.She.vetH7626,andshaltdeliverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337hissoulH5315fromSheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585.

15Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifthyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820bewiseחָכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449,myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820shallrejoiceיִשְׂמַ֖חyis.MachH8055,evenmine;

16andmyreins shallexultH5937,whenthylipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָSe.fa.Tei.khaH8193speakבְּדַבֵּ֥רbe.da.BerH1696rightthings.

17Letnotthyheartלִ֭בְּךָLi.be.khaH3820envysinnersבַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba.cha.ta.'ImH2400,but[bethou]inthefearבְּיִרְאַת־be.yir.'at-H3374ofJehovahallthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

18forsurelythereisaresult,andthine expectationshallnotbecutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772off.

19Thou,mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,hearH8085andbewiseוַחֲכָ֑םva.cha.KhamH2449,anddirectthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820inthewayבַּדֶּ֣רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

20Beתְּהִ֥יte.HiH1961notamong winebibbers, among riotous eatersoffleshH1320.

21Forthedrunkardandtheglutton shallcometopoverty;anddrowsinessclothethwithrags.

22Hearken unto thyfatherלְ֭אָבִיךָLe.'a.vi.khaH1thatbegat thee,anddespiseתָּ֝ב֗וּזta.VuzH936notthymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517whensheisoldזָקְנָ֥הza.ke.NahH2204.

23Buyקְ֭נֵהKe.nehH7069thetruthאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571,andsellתִּמְכֹּ֑רtim.KorH4376itnot;wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,andinstruction,andintelligence.

24Thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofarighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662[man]shallgreatlyrejoiceH8055,andhethatbegettethawiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450[son]shallhavejoyofhim:

25letthyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthymotherוְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaH517havejoy,andletherthatboreH3205theerejoiceיִֽשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055.

26Mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414methyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820,andletthineeyesוְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869observemywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

27Forawhoreisadeepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה'a.mu.KahH6013ditch;andastrangewomanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237isanarrowpitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745.

28Shealsoאַף־'af-H637liethinwaitתֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte.'e.RoH693asarobber,andincreaseththetreacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898amongmenH120.

29Whohathwoeא֥וֹי'oH188?Whohathsorrow?WhocontentionsH4066?Whocomplaining?Whowoundsפְּצָעִ֣יםpe.tza.'ImH6482withoutcauseחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600?Whorednessofeyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869?

30—Theythattarrylongatthewineהַיָּ֑יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;theythatgoלַ֝בָּאִ֗יםla.ba.'ImH935totrymixedמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469wineH3196.

31LookH7200notuponthewineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196whenitisredיִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.DamH119,whenitsparklethinthecup,andgoethdownsmoothly:

32atthelastitbiteth like aserpent,andstingeth like an adder.

33Thineeyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869shallbeholdstrangeזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114women,andthyheartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696frowardthingsתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419;

34andthou shaltbeוְ֭הָיִיתָVe.ha.yi.taH1961ashethatliethdownכְּשֹׁכֵ֣בke.sho.KhevH7901inthemidstoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220,andashethatliethdownוּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗בu.khe.sho.KhevH7901uponthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofamast:

35— “Theyhavesmittenme, [and]Iamnotsore;theyhavebeatenme, [and]Iknewיָ֫דָ֥עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045itnot.Whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970shallIawake?Iwillseekאֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ'a.vak.She.nuH1245ityetH5750againעֽוֹד׃odH5750.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 23

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