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Proverbs 30

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤י׀div.ReiH1697ofAgurthesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofJakeh;theprophecy utteredbythemanהַ֭גֶּבֶרHa.ge.verH1397untoIthielלְאִֽיתִיאֵ֑לle.'i.ti.'ElH384, [even] untoIthielלְאִ֖יתִיאֵ֣לle.'I.ti.'ElH384andUcal:

2TrulyIammorestupidבַ֣עַרVa.'arH1198thananyoneH376;andIhavenotaman's intelligence.

3Ihaveneitherlearnedלָמַ֥דְתִּיla.Mad.tiH3925wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,norhaveItheknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847oftheHolyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918.

4Whohathascendedupintotheheavensשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064,anddescended?Whohathgatheredאָֽסַף־'a.saf-H622thewindר֨וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307inhisfists?Whohath boundthewatersמַ֨יִם׀Ma.yimH4325inamantle?WhohathestablishedH6965alltheendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657oftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Whatishisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034,andwhatishisson'snameשֶּׁם־shem-H8034,ifthou knowest?

5Everywordאִמְרַ֣ת'im.RatH565ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ispure:heisashieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043untothemthatputtheirtrustinhim.

6Addתּ֥וֹסְףְּTospH3254thounotuntohiswordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hereproveH3198thee,andthoubefoundaliarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.taH3576.

7Twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingsdoIaskשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592ofthee;denyme[them]notbeforeIdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

8RemoveH7368farהַרְחֵ֬קhar.ChekH7368frommevanityH7723andliesH3577;giveתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meneitherpovertyרֵ֣אשׁreshH7389norrichesH6239;feedmewiththebreadH3899ofmydailyneed:

9lestפֶּ֥ןpenH6435Ibefullanddenyוְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.TiH3584[thee],andsayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,WhoisJehovah?orlestוּפֶֽן־u.fen-H6435Ibepoorandstealוְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiH1589,andoutragethenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.

10Speaknottoo muchaboutaservantH5650tohismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.novH113,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435hecurseיְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.ChaH7043thee,andthoubeheldguiltyוְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taH816.

11Thereisagenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatcurseththeirfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,anddothnotblessH1288theirmotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517;

12thereisagenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatarepureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889intheirownבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869eyesH5869,yetarenotwashedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364fromtheirfilthiness;

13thereisagenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755, —howמָה־mah-H4100loftyH7311aretheireyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869,howH4100theireyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079areliftedיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375up!

14—agenerationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127areswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719,andtheirjaw-teethknives,todevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theafflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041fromofftheearthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776,andtheneedyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from[among]menH120.

15Theleechhathtwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323:Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051. Therearethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969[thingsH7969]neversatisfiedH7646;fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702whichsayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559not,Itisenough:

16—Sheolשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585,andthebarrenwombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356;theearthH776whichisnotfilledwithwaterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,andthefireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784whichsaithnot,Itisenough.

17Theeyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmockethatafatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1,anddespisethtoobeyamotherאֵ֥ם'emH517,theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158ofthevalleyshallpickitout,andtheyoungבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shalleatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.

18Therearethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969[thingsH7969]toowonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381forme,andfourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702thatIknowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045not:

19Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofaneagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064,thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofaserpentuponarockצ֥וּרtzurH6697,thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870ofashipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591inthemidstoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220,andthewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofamanגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397withamaid.

20Suchisthewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofanadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802:sheeateth,andwipethhermouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310,andsaith,Ihavedonenowickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.

21Underthreeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969[thingsH7969]theearthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776isdisquieted,andunderfourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702itcannotbearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375up:

22UnderaservantH5650whenhereigneth,andachurlwhenheisfilledwithmeat;

23underanodious [woman]whensheismarriedH1166,andahandmaidwhensheisheirtohermistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

24Therearefourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702[thingsH702]littleH6996upontheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,andtheyareexceedingwiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:

25Theants,apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971notstrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794,yettheyprovidetheirfoodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899inthesummerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;

26therock-badgersarebutafeeble folk,yettheymakeH7760theirhouseH1004inthecliffH5553;

27thelocustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697havenokingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,yettheygoH3318forthH3318allofthembybands;

28thou takestholdofthelizardwiththehandsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027, yetissheinkings'palacesH1964.

29Therearethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969[thingsH7969] which haveastatelystep,andfourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702arecomelyingoing:

30Thelionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368amongbeasts,whichturnethnotawayH7725forany;

31a[horse] girtintheloinsמָתְנַ֣יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975;orthehe-goat;andakingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428,againstwhom none can riseup.

32Ifthou hastdonefoolishlyinliftingupthyself,orifthou hast thought evil, [lay]thehandיָ֣דyadH3027uponthymouthלְפֶֽה׃le.PehH6310.

33Forthepressingofmilkחָלָ֡בcha.LavH2461bringethforthי֘וֹצִ֤יאyo.Tzi'H3318butter,andthepressingofthenoseאַ֭ף'afH639bringethforthי֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'H3318bloodדָ֑םDamH1818;andthepressingofangerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639bringethforthי֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'H3318strifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30

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