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.
24It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to dwellשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427in the cornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438of the housetopגָּ֑גGagH1406,than with a brawlingמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nimH4066H4079womanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802and in a wideH2267houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
25Ascoldקָ֭רִיםKa.rimH7119watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to a thirstyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, so isgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsוּשְׁמוּעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052from a farמֶרְחָֽק׃mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
26A righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662man falling downמָ֣טmatH4131beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563is asa troubledנִ֭רְפָּשׂNir.posH7515fountainמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599,and a corruptמָשְׁחָ֑תma.she.ChatH7843springוּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.KorH4726.
27It isnot goodט֑וֹבTovH2896to eatאָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.KholH398muchהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706: so for mento searchוְחֵ֖קֶרve.Che.kerH2714their own gloryכְּבֹדָ֣םke.vo.DamH3519is notgloryכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519.
28Heאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376that hathno ruleמַעְצָ֣רma'.TzarH4623over his own spiritלְרוּחֽוֹ׃le.ru.ChoH7307is likea cityעִ֣יר'irH5892that isbroken downפְּ֭רוּצָהPe.ru.tzahH6555, andwithout wallsחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346.
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