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Proverbs 24

1Beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961notthouenviousofevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451menH376,neitherdesireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183tobeH1961withthem;

2fortheirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820studiethdestructionH7701,andtheirlipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.HemH8193talkofmischiefH5999.

3Throughwisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451isahouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004builtH1129,andbyunderstandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394itisestablishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559;

4andbyknowledgeוּ֭בְדַעַתU.ve.da.'atH1847arethechambersH2315filledיִמָּלְא֑וּyi.mal.'UH4390withallpreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368andpleasantוְנָעִֽים׃ve.na.'ImH5273substance.

5Awiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450manH376isstrong,andamanH376ofknowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847increasethstrengthבַּע֑וֹזba.'ozH5797.

6Forwithgoodadviceshalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thywarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;andinthemultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofcounsellorsthereissafety.

7Wisdomistoohighרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311forafoolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.VilH191:hewillnotopenיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605hismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310inthegateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

8HethatdevisethtodoevilH4209shallbecalledיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121amasterofintrigues.

9ThepurposeoffollyH200issinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403,andthescornerisanabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441tomenH120.

10[If] thou losest courageinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֗הtza.RahH6869, thystrengthכֹּחֶֽכָה׃ko.Che.khahH3581issmall.

11Deliverהַ֭צֵּלHa.tzelH5337themthataretakenH3947forthuntodeathלַמָּ֑וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,andwithdrawnotfromthemthatstaggertoslaughterלַ֝הֶ֗רֶגla.He.regH2027.

12Ifthou sayest,Behold,weknewH3045itnot,willnothethatweigheththeheartsלִבּ֨וֹת׀li.BotH3826considerH995it?Andhethatpreserveth thysoulH5315,heknowethit;andherenderethtomanH120accordingtohisworkכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467.

13Eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398honeyדְבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706,mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,foritisgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;andahoneycombissweetמָ֝ת֗וֹקma.TokH4966tothytaste:

14soH3651considerwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451forthysoulH5315;ifthou hastfoundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672it,thereshallbearesult,andthine expectationshallnotbecutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ פti.ka.RetH3772off.

15Layתֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.RoH693notwaitH693, Owickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563[man], againstthedwellingoftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;layH693notwastehisresting-place.

16Fortherighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662fallethsevenשֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'H7651times,andrisethupagain;butthewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782intodisaster.

17Rejoiceתִּשְׂמָ֑חtis.MachH8055notwhenthineenemyאֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ'oy.vei.khaH341falleth,andletnotthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820begladH8055whenhestumbleth;

18lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Jehovahseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200it,anditbeevilH7489inhissight,andheturnוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725awayH7725hisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639fromhim.

19Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734notthyself becauseofevil-doers, [and]benotenviousofthewickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ba.re.sha.'ImH7563:

20forthereshallbeH1961nofutureאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319totheevilלָרָ֑עla.Ra'H7451[man];thelampנֵ֖רnerH5216ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbeH1961putout.

21Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,fearיְרָֽא־ye.ra'-H3372Jehovahandthekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428: meddlenotwiththemthataregiventochange.

22Fortheircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343shallriseH6965suddenlyפִ֭תְאֹםFit.'omH6597;andwhoknoweththeruinofthemboth?

23ThesethingsH428alsoגַּם־gam-H1571comefromthewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450.Itisnotgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896tohaverespectofpersonsinjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941.

24Hethatsaith untothewickedלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou artrighteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662,peoplesH5971shallcursehim,nationsshallabhorhim;

25buttothemthatrebukeוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198[him] shall bedelight,andagoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293comethuponthem.

26Hekisseththelipsשְׂפָתַ֥יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193who givetharightנְכֹחִֽים׃ne.kho.ChimH5228answer.

27PrepareH3559thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399without,andputthyfieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704inorder,andafterwardsbuildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129thyhouseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.

28Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notawitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707againstthy neighbourwithoutcauseחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600;andwouldest thou deceivewiththylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193?

29Sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559not,Iwilldosoכֵּ֤ןkenH3651tohimashehathdonetome,IwillrendertothemanH376accordingtohisworkH6467.

30Iwentbythefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofasluggardH6102,andbythevineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754ofamanH376voidofunderstanding;

31andlo,itwasallgrownoverwiththistles,andnettlesH2738hadcoveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680thefaceH6440thereof,anditsstoneH68wallוְגֶ֖דֶרve.Ge.derH1444wasbrokenH2040downנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.

32ThenIlookedH7200,ItookH3947ittoheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820;IsawH7200,IreceivedH3947instruction:

33—Alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,alittleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264ofthehandsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027torestלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901!

34Soshallthypovertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935[as]aroving plunderer,andthy penuryasanarmedmanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24

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