1Boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984notthyselfofto-morrow,forthou knowestnotwhatadayH3117willbringיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205forthH3205. 2Letanotherpraiseיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984thee,andnotthine ownmouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310;astranger,andnotthine ownlipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193. 3Astoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68isheavyכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515,andthesandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344weighty;butafool's vexationisheavierH3515than themboth. 4Furyiscruel,andangerאָ֑ף'AfH639isoutrageous; butwhoisabletostandיַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975beforejealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068? 5Openrebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433isbetterט֭וֹבָהToahH2896thanhiddenH5641loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.VahH160. 6FaithfulH539arethewoundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482ofafriendH157; butthekissesofanenemyare profuse. 7ThefullsoulH5315tramplethonahoneycomb;buttothehungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457soulH5315everybitterמַ֥רmarH4751thingissweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966. 8Asabirdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833thatwanderethfromhernestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064,soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651isamanH376thatwanderethfromhisplaceמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725. 9OintmentandperfumerejoiceH8055theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820;andthesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986ofone'sfriendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453is[thefruit]ofheartycounselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098. 10Thine ownfriendH7453,andthy father'sfriendH7453,forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800not;andgoתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935notintothy brother'shouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthycalamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343:betterט֥וֹבTovH2896isaneighbourthatisnearthanabrotherH251farרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350off. 11Bewiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449,mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,andmakeוְשַׂמַּ֣חve.sa.MachH8055myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820gladH8055,thatImayhavewherewithtoanswerhimthatreproachethme. 12Aprudent[man] seeththeevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, [and] hideth himself;thesimplepassעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674on, [and]arepunishedנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ne.'e.Na.shuH6064. 13Takeקַח־kach-H3947hisgarmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899thatisbecomesuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148[for]another,andholdhiminpledgeforastrangeH2114womanנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.ri.YahH5237. 14HethatblessethhisfriendH7453withaloudvoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963,risingH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.KeimH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,itshallbereckonedתֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevH2803acurseקְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045tohim. 15Acontinual droppingonavery rainydayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117andacontentiouswomanH802arealike: 16whosoeverwillrestrainherrestraineththewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,andhisrightיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225encounterethoilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081. 18Whoso keepeththefig-treeshalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398thefruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529thereof;andhethatguardethhismasterאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113shallbehonoured. 19As[in]waterכַּ֭מַּיִםKa.ma.yimH4325faceהַפָּנִ֣יםha.pa.NimH6440[answereth]tofaceלַפָּנִ֑יםla.pa.NimH6440,sotheheartלֵֽב־lev-H3820ofmanH120tomanH120. 20Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585anddestructionareinsatiable;sotheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofmanH120areneversatisfiedH7646. 21Thefining-potisforsilverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701,andthefurnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564forgoldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091;soletamanH376betothemouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310thatpraiseth him. 22Ifthou shouldest brayafoolהָאֱוִ֨יל׀ha.'e.VilH191inamortaramongwheatwithapestle,yetwillnothisfollyH200departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493fromhim. 23Bewellacquaintedwiththeappearanceofthyflocksצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629; lookwelltothyherdsלַעֲדָרִֽים׃la.'a.da.RimH5739: 24forwealthחֹ֑סֶןCho.senH2633isnotforeverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769;anddoththecrownנֵ֝֗זֶרNe.zerH5145[endure]fromgenerationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755togenerationוָדֽוֹר׃ve.dorH1755? 25Thehayisremoved,andthetendergrassחָ֭צִירCha.tzirH2682sheweth itself,andherbsofthemountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022aregatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּve.ne.'es.FuH622in. 26Thelambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532areforthyclothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830,andthegoatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260arethepriceוּמְחִ֥ירu.me.ChirH4242ofafieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הSa.DehH7704; 27andthereisgoats'milkחֲלֵ֬בcha.LevH2461enoughforthyfoodלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָLe.lach.me.khaH3899,forthefoodלְלֶ֣חֶםle.Le.chemH3899ofthyhouseholdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,andsustenanceforthymaidens. Commentaries on Proverbs 27
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