1Wineהַ֭יַּיןHai.yainH3196isa mockerלֵ֣ץletzH3887,strong drinkשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941isragingהֹמֶ֣הho.MehH1993:and whosoever is deceivedשֹׁ֥גֶהSho.gehH7686thereby is not wiseיֶחְכָּֽם׃yech.KamH2449.
2The fearאֵ֣ימַת'Ei.matH367of a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428isas the roaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of a lionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715: whosoprovoketh him to angerמִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹmit.'a.be.RoH5674sinnethחוֹטֵ֥אcho.Te'H2398againsthis own soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
3It isan honourכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519for a manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376to ceaseשֶׁ֣בֶתShe.vetH7674from strifeמֵרִ֑יבme.RivH7379:but every foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191will be meddlingיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566.
4The sluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102will not plowיַחֲרֹ֑שׁya.cha.RoshH2790by reason of the coldמֵ֭חֹרֶףMe.cho.refH2779; thereforeshall he begוְשָׁאַ֖לve.yish.'alH7592in harvestבַּקָּצִ֣ירba.ka.TzirH7105, and have nothing.
5Counselעֵצָ֣ה'e.TzahH6098in the heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is likedeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;but a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנָ֣הte.vu.NahH8394will draw it outיִדְלֶֽנָּה׃yid.Le.nahH1802.
6Mostרָב־rov-H7230menאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120will proclaimיִ֭קְרָאYik.ra'H7121every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his own goodnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617:but a faithfulאֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים'e.mu.NimH529manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376who can findיִמְצָֽא׃yim.Tza'H4672?
7The justצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manwalkethמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in his integrityבְּתֻמּ֣וֹbe.tu.MoH8537:his childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121areblessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
8A kingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428that sitteth inיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427the throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of judgmentדִ֑יןDinH1779scattereth awayמְזָרֶ֖הme.za.RehH2219all evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451with his eyesבְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869.
9Who can sayיֹ֭אמַרYo.marH559,I have made my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820cleanזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135,I am pureטָ֝הַ֗רְתִּיta.Har.tiH2891from my sinמֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃me.cha.ta.TiH2403?
10Divers weightsH68, anddivers measuresH374,bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them arealikeגַּם־gam-H1571abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
11Even a childנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288is knownיִתְנַכֶּר־yit.na.ker-H5234by his doingsבְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיוBe.ma.'a.la.lavH4611,whether his workפָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.LoH6467bepureזַ֖ךְzakhH2134, and whether it berightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477.
12The hearingשֹׁ֭מַעַתSho.ma.'atH8085earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241,and the seeingרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869,the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213even bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.
13Loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.HavH157not sleepשֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahH8142,lest thou come to povertyתִּוָּרֵ֑שׁti.va.ReshH3423;openפְּקַ֖חpe.KachH6491thine eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andthou shalt be satisfiedשְֽׂבַֽע־se.va'-H7646with breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
14It isnaughtרַ֣עra'H7451, it isnaughtרַ֭עra'H7451,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the buyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069:but when he is goneוְאֹזֵ֥לve.'o.ZelH235his way, then he boastethיִתְהַלָּֽל׃yit.ha.LalH1984.
15There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,and a multitudeוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230of rubiesפְּנִינִ֑יםpe.ni.NimH6443:but the lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847area preciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366jewelוּכְלִ֥יu.khe.LiH3627.
16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947his garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899that is suretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148fora strangerזָ֑רZarH2114:and take a pledgeחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254of him for a strange womanנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.rimH5237.
17Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of deceitשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267issweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156to a manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376;but afterwardsוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310his mouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310shall be filledיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390with gravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687.
18Everypurposeמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284is establishedתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559by counselבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098:and with good adviceוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
19He that goeth aboutהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980asa talebearerרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400revealethגּֽוֹלֶה־go.leh-H1540secretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475:therefore meddleתִתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148not with him that flatterethוּלְפֹתֶ֥הu.le.fo.TehH6601with his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
20Whoso cursethמְ֭קַלֵּלMe.ka.lelH7043his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517,his lampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216shall be put outיִֽדְעַ֥ךְyid.'AkhH1846in obscureבֶּאֱשׁ֥וּןbe.'i.shonH380darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
21An inheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159may begotten hastilyמְבֹהֶ֣לֶתme.vu.che.letH973H926at the beginningבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;but the endוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof shall not be blessedתְבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288.
22Sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559not thou, I will recompenseאֲשַׁלְּמָה־'a.sha.le.mah-H7999evilרָ֑עRa'H7451; butwait onקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960the Lordלַֽ֝יהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and he shall saveוְיֹ֣שַֽׁעve.Yo.sha'H3467thee.
23Divers weightsH68arean abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441unto the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;and a falseמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820balanceוּמֹאזְנֵ֖יu.moz.NeiH3976isnot goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24Man’sגָ֑בֶרGa.verH1397goingsמִצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703areof the Lordמֵיהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068;how can a manוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120then understandיָּבִ֥יןya.VinH995his own wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870?
25It isa snareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170to the manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120whodevourethיָ֣לַעYa.la'H3216that which isholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310vowsנְדָרִ֣יםne.da.RimH5088to make enquiryלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239.
27The spiritנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120isthe candleנֵ֣רnerH5216of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,searchingחֹ֝פֵ֗שׂcho.FesH2664all the inward partsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of the bellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
28Mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571preserveיִצְּרוּ־yi.tze.ru-H5341the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428:and his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678is upholdenוְסָעַ֖דve.sa.'AdH5582by mercyבַּחֶ֣סֶדba.Che.sedH2617.
29The gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of young menבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970istheir strengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581:and the beautyוַהֲדַ֖רva.ha.DarH1926of old menזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205isthe gray headשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.
30The bluenessחַבֻּר֣וֹתcha.bu.RotH2250of a woundפֶּ֭צַעPe.tza'H6482cleansethתַּמְר֣וּקtam.rikH8562away evilבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451: so dostripesוּ֝מַכּ֗וֹתu.ma.KotH4347the inward partsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of the bellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
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