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Proverbs 6:1-19

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifthou hastbecomesuretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148forthyfriendH7453,ifthou hast stricken thyhandH3709forastranger,

2thou artsnaredwiththewordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561ofthymouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310, thou arttakenH3920withthewordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561ofthymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.

3Dothisnow,mysonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,anddeliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337thyself,sincethou hastcomeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935intothehandH3709ofthyfriendH7453:goH935,humblethyself,andbeurgentwiththyfriendH7453.

4Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notsleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142tothineeyesלְעֵינֶ֑יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,norslumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הu.te.nu.MahH8572tothineeyelidsלְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃le.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079:

5deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337thyselfasagazellefromthehandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027[ofthehunter],andasabirdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833fromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthefowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.

6Gototheant, thousluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102;considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200herwaysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870andbewiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449:

7whichhavingnochief,overseer,orrulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,

8providethherbreadH3899inthesummerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019, [and] gatherethherfoodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899intheharvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.

9Howlong,sluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102, wilt thoulieתִּשְׁכָּ֑בtish.KavH7901down?WhenH4970wilt thouariseH6965outofthysleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142?

10Alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,alittleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264ofthehandsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027torestלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901!

11Soshallthypovertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935asaroving plunderer,andthy penuryasanarmedmanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.

12AmanH376ofBelial,awickedpersonאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,ishethatgoethaboutwithaperversemouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310;

13hewinkethwithhiseyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869,hespeakethwithhisfeetH7272,heteachethwithhisfingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676;

14deceitsareinhisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820;hedeviseth mischiefatalltimesעֵ֑ת'EtH6256,hesoweth discords.

15ThereforeH3651shallhiscalamityH343comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597:inamomentshallhebebrokenH7665,andwithoutremedy.

16Thesesixשֶׁשׁ־shesh-H8337[thingsתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VotH8441] dothJehovahhateH8130, yea,sevenוְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעve.She.va'H7651areanabominationH8441untohim:

17haughtyרָ֭מוֹתRa.motH7311eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,alyingH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956,andhandsוְ֝יָדַ֗יִםve.ya.Da.yimH3027thatshedשֹׁפְכ֥וֹתsho.fe.KhotH8210innocentנָקִֽי׃na.KiH5355bloodדָּם־dom-H1818;

18aheartלֵ֗בLevH3820thatdevisethwickedimaginations;feetH7272thatareswiftinrunningלָר֥וּץla.RutzH7323tomischief;

19afalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707thatutterethliesH8267,andhethatsoweth discordsamongbrethren.

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