Proverbs 20
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Proverbs 20:14-19

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.
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