Proverbs 20
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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.
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