1Every wiseH2454womanנָ֭שִׁיםNa.shimH802buildethבָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.TahH1129her houseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004:but the foolishוְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶתve.'i.Ve.letH200plucketh it downתֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃te.her.Se.nuH2040with her handsבְּיָדֶ֥יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027.
2He that walkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in his uprightnessבְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹbe.ya.she.roH3476fearethיְרֵ֣אye.Re'H3373the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but he that isperverseוּנְל֖וֹזu.ne.LozH3868in his waysדְּרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870despisethבּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃bo.Ze.huH959him.
3In the mouthבְּֽפִי־be.fi-H6310of the foolishאֱ֭וִיל'E.vilH191isa rodחֹ֣טֶרCho.terH2415of prideגַּאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346:but the lipsוְשִׂפְתֵ֥יve.sif.TeiH8193of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450shall preserveתִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃tish.mu.RemH8104them.
4Where no oxenאֲ֭לָפִים'A.la.fimH504are,the cribאֵב֣וּס'e.VusH18iscleanבָּ֑רBarH1249:but muchוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230increaseתְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתte.vu.'otH8393isby the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַbe.Kho.achH3581of the oxשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.
5A faithfulאֱ֭מוּנִים'E.mu.nimH529witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707will not lieכְּ֝זָבִ֗יםke.za.VimH3577:but a falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707will utterוְיָפִ֥יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576.
6A scornerלֵ֣ץletzH3887seekethבִּקֶּשׁ־bi.kesh-H1245wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, and findeth itnot: but knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847iseasyנָקָֽל׃na.KalH7043unto him that understandethלְנָב֣וֹןle.na.VonH995.
7GoH3212from the presenceמִ֭נֶּגֶדMi.ne.gedH5048of a foolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,when thou perceivestיָ֝דַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045not in himthe lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
8The wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of the prudentעָ֭רוּם'A.rumH6175isto understandהָבִ֣יןha.VinH995his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870:but the follyוְאִוֶּ֖לֶתve.'i.Ve.letH200of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684isdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
9Foolsאֱ֭וִלִים'E.vi.limH191make a mockיָלִ֣יץya.LitzH3887at sinאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817:but among the righteousיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477there isfavourרָצֽוֹן׃ra.TzonH7522.
10The heartלֵ֗בLevH3820knowethי֭וֹדֵעַYo.de.a'H3045his ownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315bitternessמָרַּ֣תma.RatH4787;and a strangerזָֽר׃ZarH2114doth not intermeddleיִתְעָ֥רַבyit.'A.ravH6148with his joyוּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹu.ve.sim.cha.ToH8057.
11The houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shall be overthrownיִשָּׁמֵ֑דyi.sha.MedH8045:but the tabernacleוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168of the uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shall flourishיַפְרִֽיחַ׃yaf.Ri.achH6524.
13Even in laughterבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7814the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820is sorrowfulיִכְאַב־yikh.'av-H3510;and the endוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of that mirthשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057isheavinessתוּגָֽה׃tu.GahH8424.
14The backsliderס֣וּגsugH5472in heartלֵ֑בLevH3820shall be filledיִ֭שְׂבַּעYis.ba'H7646with his own waysמִדְּרָכָ֣יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870:and a goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shall be satisfied from himself.
15The simpleפֶּ֭תִיPe.tiH6612believethיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539every wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697:but the prudentוְ֝עָר֗וּםve.'a.RumH6175manlooketh wellיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995to his goingלַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃la.'a.shu.RoH838.
16A wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450manfearethיָ֭רֵאYa.re'H3373,and departethוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493from evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451:but the foolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684ragethמִתְעַבֵּ֥רmit.'a.BerH5674,and is confidentוּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃u.vo.Te.achH982.
17He that issoonקְֽצַר־ke.tzar-H7116angryאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639dealethיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213foolishlyאִוֶּ֑לֶת'i.Ve.letH200:and a manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of wicked devicesמְ֝זִמּ֗וֹתme.zi.MotH4209is hatedיִשָּׂנֵֽא׃yi.sa.Ne'H8130.
18The simpleפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612inheritנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157follyאִוֶּ֑לֶת'i.Ve.letH200:but the prudentוַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗יםva.'a.ru.MimH6175are crownedיַכְתִּ֥רוּyakh.Ti.ruH3803with knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
19The evilרָ֭עִיםRa.'imH7451bowשַׁח֣וּsha.ChuH7817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896;and the wickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the righteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662.
20The poorרָ֑שׁRashH7326is hatedיִשָּׂ֣נֵאyi.Sa.ne'H8130even of his own neighbourלְ֭רֵעֵהוּLe.re.'e.huH7453:but the richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223hathmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227friendsוְאֹהֲבֵ֖יve.'o.ha.VeiH157.
21He that despisethבָּז־boz-H936his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֥הוּle.re.'E.huH7453sinnethחוֹטֵ֑אcho.Te'H2398:but he that hath mercyוּמְחוֹנֵ֖ןu.me.cho.NenH2603on the poorעֲנָוִ֣יםa.na.yimH6041H6035,happyאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he.
22Do they not errיִ֭תְעוּYit.'uH8582that deviseחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790evilרָ֑עRa'H7451?but mercyוְחֶ֥סֶדve.Che.sedH2617and truthוֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571shall beto them that deviseחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
23In all labourעֶ֭צֶב'E.tzevH6089there is profitמוֹתָ֑רmo.TarH4195:but the talkוּדְבַר־u.de.va.rS-H1697of the lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193tendethonly to penuryלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
24The crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450istheir richesעָשְׁרָ֑ם'a.she.RamH6239: butthe foolishnessאִוֶּ֖לֶת'i.Ve.letH200of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684isfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
25A trueאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707deliverethמַצִּ֣ילma.TzilH5337soulsנְ֭פָשׁוֹתNe.fa.shotH5315:but a deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820witnessspeakethוְיָפִ֖חַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577.
26In the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isstrongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797confidenceמִבְטַח־miv.tach-H4009:and his childrenוּ֝לְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121shall have a place of refugeמַחְסֶֽה׃mach.SehH4268.
27The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isa fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,to departלָ֝ס֗וּרla.SurH5493from the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
28In the multitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230of peopleעָ֥ם'amH5971isthe king’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428honourהַדְרַת־had.rat-H1927:but in the wantוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657of peopleלְ֝אֹ֗םle.'OmH3816isthe destructionמְחִתַּ֥תme.chi.TatH4288of the princeרָזֽוֹן׃ra.ZonH7333.
29He that isslowאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to wrathאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639isof greatרַב־rav-H7227understandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394: but he that ishastyוּקְצַר־u.ke.tzar-H7116of spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307exaltethמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
30A soundמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832heartלֵ֣בlevH3820isthe lifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of the fleshבְ֭שָׂרִיםVe.sa.rimH1320:but envyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068the rottennessוּרְקַ֖בu.re.KavH7538of the bonesעֲצָמ֣וֹתa.tza.MotH6106.
31He that oppressethעֹ֣שֵֽׁק־'O.shek-H6231the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800reproachethחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778his Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213:but he that honourethוּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹu.me.kha.be.DoH3513him hath mercyחֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603on the poorאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34.
32The wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563is driven awayיִדָּחֶ֣הyi.da.ChehH1760in his wickednessבְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹbe.ra.'a.toH7451:but the righteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662hath hopeוְחֹסֶ֖הve.cho.SehH2620in his deathבְמוֹת֣וֹve.mo.ToH4194.
33Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451restethתָּנ֣וּחַta.Nu.achH5117in the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of him that hath understandingנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995: but that which isin the midstוּבְקֶ֥רֶבu.ve.Ke.revH7130of foolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684is made knownתִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃ti.va.De.a'H3045.
34Righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666exaltethתְרֽוֹמֵֽם־te.ro.mem-H7311a nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471:but sinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403isa reproachוְחֶ֖סֶדve.Che.sedH2617to any peopleלְאֻמִּ֣יםle.'u.MimH3816.
35The king’sמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428favourרְֽצוֹן־re.tzon-H7522istoward a wiseמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650:but his wrathוְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678is againsthim that causeth shameמֵבִֽישׁ׃me.VishH954.
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