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Proverbs 25:1-20

1Thesearealsoגַּם־gam-H1571proverbsמִשְׁלֵ֣יmish.LeiH4912ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,whichthemenH376ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֬הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063transcribed.

2Itisthegloryכְּבֹ֣דke.VodH3519ofGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430toconcealהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641athingH1697;butthegloryוּכְבֹ֥דu.khe.VodH3519ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428istosearchחֲקֹ֣רcha.KorH2713outathingH1697.

3Theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064forheight,andtheearthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776fordepth,andtheheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428isunsearchable.

4Takeawaythedrossfromthesilverמִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.sefH3701,andthere comethforthH3318avesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627fortherefiner:

5takeawaythewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563frombeforethekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,andhisthroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678shallbeestablishedוְיִכּ֖וֹןve.yi.KonH3559inrighteousnessבַּצֶּ֣דֶקba.Tze.dekH6664.

6PutnotthyselfforwardinthepresenceH6440ofthekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,andstandתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975notintheplaceוּבִמְק֥וֹםu.vim.KomH4725ofthegreatגְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםge.do.LimH1419;

7forbetterH2896itisthatitbesaidאֲמָר־'a.mor-H559unto thee,Comeעֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehH5927uphither,thanthatthou shouldestbeputlowerמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khaH8213inthepresenceH6440oftheprincewhomthineeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869seeH7200.

8Goתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318notforthH3318hastilytostrive,lestפֶּ֣ןpenH6435[thou knownot]whattodointheendבְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּbe.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof,whenthy neighbour hathputtheetoshameבְּהַכְלִ֖יםbe.hakh.LimH3637.

9Debate thycauseH7379withthy neighbour, butrevealתְּגָֽל׃te.GalH1540notthesecretוְס֖וֹדve.SodH5475ofanother;

10lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435hethatheareth [it] disgrace thee,andthineevilוְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ve.di.ba.te.khaH1681reportH1681turnתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725notawayH7725.

11[As]applesH8598ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091inpicturesofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,isawordדָּ֝בָ֗רda.VarH1697spokenדָּבֻ֥רda.VurH1696inseason.

12Anear-ringofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,andanornamentoffinegoldH2091,isawiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450reproveruponanattentiveearאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241.

13Asthecoldofsnowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀She.legH7950inthetimeofharvestקָצִ֗ירka.TzirH7105, [so]isafaithfulנֶ֭אֱמָןNe.'e.monH539messengertothemthatsendH7971him:forherefresheththesoulH5315ofhismastersאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113.

14Cloudsandwindוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307withoutrainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653, [so]isamanH376thatboastethhimselfofafalsegiftבְּמַתַּת־be.ma.tat-H4991.

15Bylongforbearingisarulerקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101persuaded,andasoftרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breakeththeboneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.

16Hast thoufoundH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398somuchasissufficientforthee,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou be surfeited therewith,andvomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958it.

17Let thyfootרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272beseldominthy neighbour'shouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebewearyoftheeandhateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130thee.

18Amaul,andaswordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719,andasharparrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671,isamanH376thatbearethfalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707againsthisneighbour.

19Abrokentoothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127,andatotteringfootוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272,isconfidenceH4009inan unfaithful [man]inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

20[As]hethattakethoffagarmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899incoldweather, [andas]vinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558uponnitre,soishethatsingethsongsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892toasadheartלֶב־lev-H3820.

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