1A wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121hearethhis father’sאָ֑ב'AvH1instructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148:but a scornerוְ֝לֵ֗ץve.LetzH3887hearethשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not rebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.
2A manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376shall eatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398goodט֑וֹבTovH2896by the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of hismouthפִי־fi-H6310:but the soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of the transgressorsבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898shall eatviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
3He that keepethנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341his mouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310keepethשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: buthe that openeth wideפֹּשֵׂ֥קpo.SekH6589his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193shall have destructionמְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-H4288.
4The soulנַפְשׁ֣וֹnaf.ShoH5315of the sluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102desirethמִתְאַוָּ֣הmit.'a.VahH183, and hathnothing: but the soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of the diligentחָרֻצִ֣יםcha.ru.TzimH2742shall be made fatתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.ShanH1878.
5A righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manhatethיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130lyingדְּבַר־ שֶׁ֭קֶרde.va.ro.She- She.kerH8267H1697:but a wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563manis loathsomeיַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'IshH887,and cometh to shameוְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ve.yach.PirH2659.
6Righteousnessצְ֭דָקָהTze.da.kahH6666keepethתִּצֹּ֣רti.TzorH5341him that isuprightתָּם־tom-H8537in the wayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870:but wickednessוְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗הve.rish.'AhH7564overthrowethתְּסַלֵּ֥ףte.sa.LefH5557the sinnerחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403.
7There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426that maketh himself richמִ֭תְעַשֵּׁרMit.'a.sherH6238, yet hath nothing: there isthat maketh himself poorמִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁmit.ro.SheshH7326,yetכֹּ֑לKolH3605hathgreatרָֽב׃RavH7227richesוְה֣וֹןve.HonH1952.
8The ransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724of a man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315arehis richesעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239:but the poorוְ֝רָ֗שׁve.RashH7326hearethשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not rebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.
9The lightאוֹר־'or-H216of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662rejoicethיִשְׂמָ֑חyis.MachH8055:but the lampוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be put outיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846.
10Only by prideבְּ֭זָדוֹןBe.za.donH2087comethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414contentionמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683:but with the well advisedנ֖וֹעָצִ֣יםno.'a.TzimH3289iswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
11Wealthה֭וֹןHonH1952gottenby vanityמֵהֶ֣בֶלme.He.velH1892shall be diminishedיִמְעָ֑טyim.'AtH4591:but he that gatherethוְקֹבֵ֖ץve.ko.VetzH6908by labourיָ֣דyadH3027shall increaseיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235.
12Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431deferredמְ֭מֻשָּׁכָהMe.mu.sha.khahH4900maketh the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820sickמַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-H2470: but whenthe desireתַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.VahH8378comethבָאָֽה׃va.'AhH935, it isa treeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416.
13Whoso despisethבָּ֣זbazH936the wordלְ֭דָבָרLe.da.vorH1697shall be destroyedיֵחָ֣בֶלye.Cha.velH2254:but he that fearethוִירֵ֥אvi.Re'H3373the commandmentמִ֝צְוָ֗הmitz.VahH4687shall be rewardedיְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ye.shu.LamH7999.
14The lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450isa fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,to departלָ֝ס֗וּרla.SurH5493from the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
15Goodט֭וֹבTovH2896understandingשֵֽׂכֶל־se.khel-H7922givethיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414favourחֵ֑ןChenH2580:but the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of transgressorsבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898ishardאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386.
16Every prudentעָ֭רוּם'A.rumH6175mandealethיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213with knowledgeבְדָ֑עַתve.Da.'atH1847:but a foolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684layeth openיִפְרֹ֥שׂyif.RosH6566hisfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
17A wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397fallethיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307into mischiefבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451:but a faithfulאֱמוּנִ֣ים'e.mu.NimH529ambassadorוְצִ֖ירve.TzirH6735ishealthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
18Povertyרֵ֣ישׁreishH7389and shameוְ֭קָלוֹןVe.ka.lonH7036shall be tohim that refusethפּוֹרֵ֣עַpo.Re.a'H6544instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:but he that regardethוְשׁוֹמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104reproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433shall be honouredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.
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