15By longבְּאֹ֣רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753forbearingאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639is a princeקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101persuadedיְפֻתֶּ֣הye.fu.TehH6601,and a softרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breakethתִּשְׁבָּר־tish.bor-H7665the boneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
16Hast thou foundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398so much as is sufficientדַּיֶּ֑ךָּdai.Ye.kaH1767for thee, lest thou be filledתִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּtis.ba.'E.nuH7646therewith, and vomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958it.
17Withdrawהֹקַ֣רho.KarH3365thy footרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272from thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004;lest he be wearyיִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗yis.ba.'a.khaH7646of thee, and sohateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130thee.
18A manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376that bearethעֹנֶ֥ה'o.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against his neighbourבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453isa maulמֵפִ֣יץme.FitzH4650,and a swordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719,and a sharpשָׁנ֑וּןsha.NunH8150arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671.
19Confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009in an unfaithful manבּ֝וֹגֵ֗דbo.GedH898in timeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869is likea brokenרֹ֭עָהRo.'ahH7465toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127,and a footוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272out of jointH4154.
20Ashe that taketh awayמַ֥עֲדֶהMa.'a.dehH5710a garmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899in coldקָ֭רָהKa.rahH7135weatherבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, and asvinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558upon nitreנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427, so ishe that singethוְשָׁ֥רve.SharH7891songsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892to an heavyרָֽע׃ פRa'H7451heartלֶב־lev-H3820.
21If thine enemyשֹׂ֭נַאֲךָSo.na.'a.khaH8130be hungryרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457,give him breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899to eatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398;and if he be thirstyצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771,give him waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to drinkהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248:
22For thou shalt heapחֹתֶ֣הcho.TehH2846coals of fireגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and the Lordוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shall rewardיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999thee.
23The northצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307driveth awayתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלte.Cho.lelH2342rainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653: so dothan angryנִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםniz.'a.MimH2194countenanceוּפָנִ֥יםu.fa.NimH6440a backbitingסָֽתֶר׃Sa.terH5643tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.
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