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.
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