1A falseמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820balanceמֹאזְנֵ֣יmoz.NeiH3976isabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:but a justשְׁלֵמָ֣הshe.le.MahH8003weightוְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venH68ishis delightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
2Whenprideזָ֭דוֹןZa.donH2087comethבָּֽא־ba'-H935,then comethוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935shameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036:but with the lowlyצְנוּעִ֥יםtze.nu.'ImH6800iswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
3The integrityתֻּמַּ֣תtu.MatH8538of the uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shall guideתַּנְחֵ֑םtan.ChemH5148them: but the perversenessוְסֶ֖לֶףve.Se.lefH5558of transgressorsבּוֹגְדִ֣יםbog.DimH898shall destroyיְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ye.sha.demH7703them.
4Richesה֭וֹןHonH1952profitיוֹעִ֣ילyo.'IlH3276not in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of wrathעֶבְרָ֑ה'ev.RahH5678:but righteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.KahH6666deliverethתַּצִּ֥ילta.TzilH5337from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.
5The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of the perfectתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549shall directתְּיַשֵּׁ֣רte.ya.SherH3474his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870:but the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563shall fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307by his own wickednessוּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹu.ve.rish.'a.ToH7564.
6The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477shall deliverתַּצִּילֵ֑םta.tzi.LemH5337them: but transgressorsבֹּגְדִ֥יםbo.ge.DimH898shall be takenיִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃yi.la.Khe.duH3920in their ownnaughtinessוּ֝בְהַוַּ֗תu.ve.ha.VatH1942.
7When a wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120diethבְּמ֤וֹתbe.MotH4194, hisexpectationתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615shall perishתֹּאבַ֣דto.VadH6:and the hopeוְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתve.to.Che.letH8431of unjustH205menperishethאָבָֽדָה׃'a.Va.dahH6.
8The righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is delivered outנֶחֱלָ֑ץne.che.LatzH2502of troubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869,and the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563comethוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in his stead.
9An hypocriteחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611with hismouthבְּפֶ֗הbe.PehH6310destroyethיַשְׁחִ֣תyash.ChitH7843his neighbourרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453:but through knowledgeוּ֝בְדַ֗עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847shall the justצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662be deliveredיֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ye.cha.Le.tzuH2502.
10When it goeth wellבְּט֣וּבbe.TuvH2898with the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662,the cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151rejoicethתַּעֲלֹ֣ץta.'a.LotzH5970:and when the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563perishוּבַאֲבֹ֖דu.va.'a.VodH6, there isshoutingרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.
11By the blessingבְּבִרְכַּ֣תbe.vir.KatH1293of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176is exaltedתָּר֣וּםta.RumH7311:but it is overthrownתֵּהָרֵֽס׃te.ha.ResH2040by the mouthוּבְפִ֥יu.ve.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
12He that is voidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638of wisdomלֵ֑בLevH3820despisethבָּז־boz-H936his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֥הוּle.re.'E.huH7453:but a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנ֣וֹתte.vu.NotH8394holdeth his peaceיַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ya.cha.RishH2790.
13A talebearerהוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָ֭כִילho.Lekh Ra.khilH7400H1980revealethמְגַלֶּה־me.ga.leh-H1540secretsסּ֑וֹדSodH5475:but he that is of a faithfulוְנֶאֱמַן־ve.ne.'e.man-H539spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307concealethמְכַסֶּ֥הme.kha.SehH3680the matterדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
14Where no counselתַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹתTach.bu.lotH8458is,the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971fallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307:but in the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counsellorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there issafetyוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
15He that is suretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114shall smartרַע־ra'-H7451H7321for it:and he that hatethוְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130suretishipתֹקְעִ֣יםto.ke.'ImH8628is sureבּוֹטֵֽחַ׃bo.Te.achH982.
17The mercifulחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376doeth goodגֹּמֵ֣לgo.MelH1580to his own soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315: but he that iscruelאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394troublethוְעֹכֵ֥רve.'o.KherH5916his own fleshשְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹShe.e.RoH7607.
18The wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563workethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213a deceitfulשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267workפְעֻלַּת־fe.'u.lat-H6468:but to him that sowethוְזֹרֵ֥עַve.zo.Re.a'H2232righteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666shall bea sureאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571rewardשֶׂ֣כֶרSe.kherH7938.
19As righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666tendethto lifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416:so he that pursuethוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451pursueth itto his own deathלְמוֹתֽוֹ׃le.mo.ToH4194.
20They that are of a frowardעִקְּשֵׁי־'i.ke.shei-H6141heartלֵ֑בLevH3820areabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: but such as areuprightתְּמִ֣ימֵיte.Mi.meiH8549in theirwayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870arehis delightוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522.
21Thoughhandיָ֣דyadH3027joinin handלְ֭יָדLe.yodH3027,the wickedרָּ֑עRa'H7451shall not be unpunishedיִנָּ֣קֶהyi.Na.kehH5352:but the seedוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shall be deliveredנִמְלָֽט׃nim.LatH4422.
22Asa jewelנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091in a swine’sחֲזִ֑ירcha.ZirH2386snoutבְּאַ֣ףbe.'AfH639, so isa fairיָ֝פָ֗הya.FahH3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802which is withoutוְסָ֣רַתve.Sa.ratH5493discretionטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
23The desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662isonly goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: butthe expectationתִּקְוַ֖תtik.VatH8615of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563iswrathעֶבְרָֽה׃'ev.RahH5678.
24There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426that scatterethמְ֭פַזֵּרMe.fa.zerH6340,and yet increasethוְנוֹסָ֥ףve.no.SafH3254; and there isthat withholdethוְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְve.cho.SekhH2820more than is meetמִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁרmi.Yo.sherH3476, but it tendethto povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
25The liberalבְּרָכָ֥הbe.ra.KhahH1293soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315shall be made fatתְדֻשָּׁ֑ןte.du.ShanH1878:and he that waterethוּ֝מַרְוֶ֗הu.mar.VehH7301shall be wateredיוֹרֶֽא׃yo.Re'H3384also himself.
26He that withholdethמֹ֣נֵֽעַMo.ne.a'H4513cornבָּ֭רbarH1250,the peopleלְא֑וֹםle.'omH3816shall curseH5344him: but blessingוּ֝בְרָכָ֗הu.ve.ra.KhahH1293shall beupon the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of him that sellethמַשְׁבִּֽיר׃mash.BirH7666it.
27He that diligently seekethשֹׁ֣חֵֽרSho.cherH7836goodט֭וֹבTovH2896procurethיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245favourרָצ֑וֹןra.TzonH7522:but he that seekethוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875mischiefרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451,it shall comeתְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935unto him.
28He that trustethבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in his richesבְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹbe.'a.she.roH6239shall fallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307:but the righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662shall flourishיִפְרָֽחוּ׃yif.Ra.chuH6524as a branchוְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הve.khe.'a.LehH5929.
29He that troublethעוֹכֵ֣רo.KherH5916his own houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004shall inheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307:and the foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191shall beservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to the wiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
30The fruitפְּֽרִי־pe.ri-H6529of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662isa treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;and he that winnethוְלֹקֵ֖חַve.lo.Ke.achH3947soulsנְפָשׂ֣וֹתne.fa.SotH5315iswiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450.
31Behold, the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662shall be recompensedיְשֻׁלָּ֑םye.shu.LamH7999in the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776:much more the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563and the sinnerוְחוֹטֵֽא׃ve.cho.Te'H2398.
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