13He that answerethמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725a matterדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697before he hearethיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085it, it isfollyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200and shameוּכְלִמָּֽה׃u.khe.li.MahH3639unto him.
14The spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376will sustainיְכַלְכֵּ֣לye.khal.KelH3557his infirmityמַחֲלֵ֑הוּma.cha.Le.huH4245;but a woundedנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307who can bearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375?
15The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the prudentנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995gettethיִקְנֶה־yik.neh-H7069knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;and the earוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seekethתְּבַקֶּשׁ־te.va.kesh-H1245knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
16A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120giftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976maketh roomיַרְחִ֣יבyar.ChivH7337for him, and bringethיַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃yan.Che.nuH5148him beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440great menגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419.
17He that isfirstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223in his own causeבְּרִיב֑וֹbe.ri.VoH7379seemethjustצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662;but his neighbourרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּRe.'e.huH7453comethוּבָֽאya.vo'-H935and searchethוַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃va.cha.ka.RoH2713him.
18The lotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486causeth contentionsמִ֭דְיָנִיםMid.ya.nimH4079to ceaseיַשְׁבִּ֣יתyash.BitH7673,and partethיַפְרִֽיד׃yaf.RidH6504between the mightyעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099.
19A brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251offendedנִפְשָׁ֥עnif.Sha'H6586is harder to be wonthan a strongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797cityמִקִּרְיַת־mi.kir.yat-H7151: and theircontentionsוּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗יםu.me.do.nimH4066H4079arelike the barsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280of a castleאַרְמֽוֹן׃'ar.MonH759.
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