1A goodnameשֵׁ֭םShemH8034israther to be chosenנִבְחָ֣רniv.CharH977than greatרָ֑בRavH7227richesמֵעֹ֣שֶׁרme.'O.sherH6239, andlovingטֽוֹב׃TovH2896favourחֵ֣ןchenH2580rather than silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701and goldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בu.mi.za.HavH2091.
2The richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223and poorוָרָ֣שׁva.RashH7326meet togetherנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298:the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isthe makerעֹשֵׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213of them all.
3A prudentעָר֤וּם׀'a.RumH6175manforeseethרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200the evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451,and hidethוְנִסְתָּ֑רve.yi.sa.terH5641himself: but the simpleוּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםu.fe.ta.YimH6612pass onעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674,and are punishedוְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃Ve.ne.'e.Na.shuH6064.
4Byעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118humilityעֲ֭נָוָה'A.na.vahH6038andthe fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068arerichesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,and honourוְכָב֣וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,and lifeוְחַיִּֽים׃ve.chai.YimH2416.
5Thornsצִנִּ֣יםtzi.NimH6791andsnaresפַּ֭חִיםPa.chimH6341arein the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the frowardעִקֵּ֑שׁ'i.KeshH6141:he that doth keepשׁוֹמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104his soulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall be farיִרְחַ֥קyir.ChakH7368from them.
6Train upחֲנֹ֣ךְcha.NokhH2596a childלַ֭נַּעַרLa.na.'arH5288in the wayדַרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870he should goפִּ֣יpiH6310:and when he is oldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.KinH2204,he will not departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from it.
7The richעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223rulethיִמְשׁ֑וֹלyim.SholH4910over the poorבְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.ShimH7326,and the borrowerלֹ֝וֶ֗הlo.VehH3867isservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to the lenderלְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃le.'Ish mal.VehH3867H376.
8He that sowethזוֹרֵ֣עַzo.Re.a'H2232iniquityעַ֭וְלָה'Av.lahH5766shall reapיִקְצָרyik.tzor-H7114vanityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205:and the rodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626of his angerעֶבְרָת֣וֹev.ra.ToH5678shall failיִכְלֶֽה׃yikh.LehH3615.
9He that hath a bountifulטֽוֹב־tov-H2896eyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869shall be blessedיְבֹרָ֑ךְye.vo.RakhH1288;for he givethנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414of his breadמִלַּחְמ֣וֹmi.lach.MoH3899to the poorלַדָּֽל׃la.DalH1800.
10Cast outגָּ֣רֵֽשׁGa.reshH1644the scornerלֵ֭ץletzH3887,and contentionמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066shall go outוְיֵצֵ֣אve.ye.Tze'H3318;yea, strifeדִּ֣יןdinH1779and reproachוְקָלֽוֹן׃ve.ka.LonH7036shall ceaseוְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗תve.yish.BotH7673.
11He that lovethאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157purenessטְהָרte.hor-H2889H2890of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820, forthe graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580of his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193the kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428shall behis friendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453.
12The eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068preserveנָ֣צְרוּNa.tze.ruH5341knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,and he overthrowethוַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ףvay.sa.LefH5557the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the transgressorבֹגֵֽד׃vo.GedH898.
13The slothfulעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102mansaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, There isa lionאֲרִ֣י'a.RiH738withoutבַח֑וּץva.ChutzH2351,I shall be slainאֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃'E.ra.Tze.achH7523inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the streetsרְ֝חֹב֗וֹתre.cho.VotH7339.
14The mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of strange womenזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114isa deepעֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kahH6013pitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745:he that is abhorredזְע֥וּםze.'UmH2194of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall fallיִפָּלyi.pol-H5307therein.
15Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isboundקְשׁוּרָ֣הke.shu.RahH7194in the heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of a childנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288; butthe rodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of correctionמ֝וּסָ֗רmu.SarH4148shall drive it farיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar.chi.Ke.nahH7368from him.
16He that oppressethעֹ֣שֵֽׁק'O.shekH6231the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800to increaseלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתle.har.BotH7235his riches, andhe that givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414to the richלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223, shall surely cometo wantלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
17Bow downהַ֥טhatH5186thine earאָזְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,and hearוּ֭שְׁמַעU.she.ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִ֑יםcha.kha.MimH2450,and applyתָּשִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896thine heartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820unto my knowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃le.da'.TiH1847.
18For it isa pleasant thingנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273if thou keepתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104them withinבְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbe.vit.Ne.khaH990thee; they shall withalיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162be fittedיִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuH3559in thy lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
19That thy trustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009may be in the Lordבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068,I have made knownהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָho.da'.Ti.khaH3045to thee this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, even to thee.
20Have not I writtenכָתַ֣בְתִּיkha.Tav.tiH3789to theeH8032excellent thingsשָׁלִישִׁ֑יםshil.shomH7991in counselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,
21That I might make thee knowלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045the certaintyקֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shetH7189of the wordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561of truthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571;that thou mightest answerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the wordsאֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.RimH561of truthאֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.MetH571to them that sendלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.khaH7971unto thee?
22Robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497not the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800, because he ispoorדַל־dal-H1800:neither oppressתְּדַכֵּ֖אte.da.Ke'H1792the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041in the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179:
23For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will pleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378their causeרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379,and spoilוְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'H6906the soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315of those that spoiledקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םkoe.'ei.HemH6906them.
24Make no friendshipתִּ֭תְרַעTit.ra'H7462with an angryאָ֑ף'AfH639manבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167;and with a furiousחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thou shalt not goתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935:
26Be not thou oneof them that strikeבְתֹֽקְעֵי־ve.to.ke.'ei-H8628handsכָ֑ףKhafH3709, orof them that are suretiesבַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםba.'o.re.VimH6148for debtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ma.sha.'otH4859.
27If thou hast nothing to payלְשַׁלֵּ֑םle.sha.LemH7999,why should he take awayיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947thy bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mish.ka.ve.khaH4904from under thee?
28Removeתַּ֭סֵּגTa.segH5253not the ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769landmarkגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,which thy fathersאֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have setעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.
29Seestחָזִ֡יתָcha.Zi.taH2372thou a manאִ֤ישׁ׀'ishH376diligentמָ֘הִ֤ירma.HirH4106in his businessבִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399?he shall standיִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.TzavH3320beforeלִֽפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428;he shall not standיִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440meanחֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פcha.shu.KimH2823men.
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