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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