24The handיַד־yad-H3027of the diligentחָרוּצִ֥יםcha.ru.TzimH2742shall bear ruleתִּמְשׁ֑וֹלtim.SholH4910:but the slothfulו֝רְמִיָּ֗הu.re.mi.YahH7423shall be under tributeלָמַֽס׃la.MasH4522.
25Heavinessדְּאָגָ֣הde.'a.GahH1674in the heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376maketh it stoopיַשְׁחֶ֑נָּהyash.Che.nahH7812:but a goodט֣וֹבTovH2896wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697maketh it gladיְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃ye.sam.me.Che.nahH8055.
26The righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662ismore excellentיָתֵ֣רya.TerH8446than his neighbourמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453:but the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563seducethתַּתְעֵֽם׃tat.'EmH8582them.
27The slothfulרְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahH7423manroastethיַחֲרֹ֣ךְya.cha.RokhH2760not that which he took in huntingצֵיד֑וֹtzei.DoH6718:but the substanceוְהוֹן־ve.hon-H1952of a diligentחָרֽוּץ׃cha.RutzH2742manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120ispreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368.
28In the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734of righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666islifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; and inthe pathwayוְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣הve.De.rekh ne.ti.VahH1870H5410thereof there isno deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
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