1Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896isa dryחֲ֭רֵבָהCha.re.vahH2720morselפַּ֣תpatH6595,and quietnessוְשַׁלְוָה־ve.shal.vah-H7962therewith, than an houseמִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392of sacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077withstrifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
2A wiseמַשְׂכִּ֗ילmas.KilH7919servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650shall have ruleיִ֭מְשֹׁלYim.sholH4910over a sonבְּבֵ֣ןbe.VenH1121that causeth shameמֵבִ֑ישׁme.VishH954,and shall have partיַחֲלֹ֥קya.cha.LokH2505of the inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159amongוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432the brethrenאַ֝חִ֗ים'a.ChimH251.
3The fining potמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715isfor silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701,and the furnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564for goldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091:but the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068triethוּבֹחֵ֖ןu.vo.ChenH974the heartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826.
4A wicked doerמֵ֭רַעMe.ra'H7489giveth heedמַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.ShivH7181to falseאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193; anda liarשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267giveth earמֵ֝זִיןMe.zinH238to a naughtyהַוֹּֽת׃ha.VotH1942tongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956.
5Whoso mockethלֹעֵ֣גlo.'EgH3932the poorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326reproachethחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778his Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213: andhe that is gladשָׂמֵ֥חַsa.Me.achH8056at calamitiesלְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'EidH343shall not be unpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
6Children’sבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121arethe crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of old menזְ֭קֵנִיםZe.ke.nimH2205;and the gloryוְתִפְאֶ֖רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121aretheir fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
7Excellentיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499speechשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193becomethנָאוָ֣הna.VahH5000not a foolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036:much less do lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193a princeלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081.
8A giftהַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadH7810is asa preciousחֵ֣ןchenH2580stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of him that hathבְעָלָ֑יוve.'a.LavH1167it: whithersoever it turnethיִפְנֶ֣הyif.NehH6437,it prosperethיַשְׂכִּֽיל׃yas.KilH7919.
9He that coverethמְֽכַסֶּה־me.kha.seh-H3680a transgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160;but he that repeatethוְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.NehH8138a matterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatethמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504veryfriendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.
10A reproofגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606enterethתֵּ֣חַתTe.chatH5181more into a wise manבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995than an hundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967stripesמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221into a foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.
11An evilרָ֑עRa'H7451manseekethיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245only rebellionמְרִ֥יme.RiH4805:therefore a cruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397shall be sentיְשֻׁלַּח־ye.shu.lach-H7971against him.
12Let a bearדֹּ֣בdoH1677robbedשַׁכּ֣וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelps meetפָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.oshH6298a manבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376,rather thanוְאַל־ve.'al-H408a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684in his follyבְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.val.ToH200.
13Whoso rewardethמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451for goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,evilרָ֝עָ֗הra.'AhH7451shall not departתָמ֥וּשׁta.mishH4185from his houseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.
14The beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066is aswhen one letteth outפּ֣וֹטֵֽרPo.terH6362waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325:therefore leave offנְטֽוֹשׁ׃ne.To.oshH5203contentionהָרִ֥יבha.RivH7379,beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440it be meddledהִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗עhit.ga.La'H1566with.
15He that justifiethמַצְדִּ֣יקmatz.DikH6663the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563,and he that condemnethוּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַu.mar.Shi.a'H7561the justצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,even they bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147areabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
16Wherefore is therea priceמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684to getלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, seeing he hathno heartוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820to it?
17A friendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157at all timesעֵ֭ת'etH6256,and a brotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251is bornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205for adversityלְ֝צָרָ֗הle.tza.RahH6869.
18A manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120voidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638of understandingלֵ֭בlevH3820strikethתּוֹקֵ֣עַto.Ke.a'H8628handsכָּ֑ףKafH3709, andbecomethעֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH6148suretyעֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה'a.ru.BahH6161in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of his friendרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.
19He lovethאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157transgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588that lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157strifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683: andhe that exaltethמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361his gateפִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.ChoH6607seekethמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245destructionשָֽׁבֶר׃Sha.verH7667.
20He that hath a frowardעִקֶּשׁ־'i.kesh-H6141heartלֵ֭בlevH3820findethיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672no goodט֑וֹבTovH2896:and he that hath a perverseוְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.PakhH2015tongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallethיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307into mischiefבְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'AhH7451.
21He that begettethיֹלֵ֣דyo.LedH3205a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684doeth itto his sorrowלְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahH8424:and the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of a foolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036hath no joyיִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.MachH8055.
22A merryשָׂ֭מֵחַSa.me.achH8056heartלֵ֣בlevH3820doeth goodיֵיטִ֣בyei.TivH3190likea medicineגֵּהָ֑הge.HahH1456:but a brokenנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307driethתְּיַבֶּשׁ־te.ya.besh-H3001the bonesגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
23A wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563mantakethיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947a giftשֹׁ֣חַדSho.chadH7810out of the bosomמֵ֭חֵיקMe.cheikH2436to pervertלְ֝הַטּ֗וֹתle.ha.TotH5186the waysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
24Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451isbefore him that hath understandingפְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣יןpe.Nei me.VinH995H6440;but the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of a foolכְ֝סִ֗ילkhe.SilH3684arein the endsבִּקְצֵה־bik.tzeh-H7097of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
25A foolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121isa griefכַּ֣עַסKa.'asH3708to his fatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1,and bitternessוּ֝מֶ֗מֶרu.Me.merH4470to her that bareלְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃le.yo.lad.ToH3205him.
26Also to punishעֲנ֣וֹשׁa.No.oshH6064the justלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662isnot goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, norto strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221princesנְדִיבִ֣יםne.di.VimH5081for equityיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476.
27He that hathיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847sparethחוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.SekhH2820his wordsאֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravH561: anda manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394is of an excellentיְקַרve.kar-H7119H3368spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307.
28Even a foolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191,when he holdeth his peaceמַ֭חֲרִישׁMa.cha.rishH2790,is countedיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450: andhe that shuttethאֹטֵ֖ם'o.TemH331his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193is esteemeda man of understandingנָבֽוֹן׃na.VonH995.
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