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.
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