1Boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984not thyself of to morrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279;for thou knowestתֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'H3045not what a dayH3117may bring forthיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205.
2Let another manזָ֣רzarH2114praiseיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984thee, and not thine own mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310;a strangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237,and not thine own lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
3A stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68isheavyכֹּֽבֶד־koed-H3514,and the sandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344weightyוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192;but a fool’sאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191wrathוְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708isheavierכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515than them bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147.
4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534iscruelאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.YutH395,and angerאָ֑ף'AfH639isoutrageousוְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefH7858; but who isable to standיַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440envyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?
6Faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539arethe woundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of a friendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157;but the kissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of an enemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130aredeceitfulוְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.RotH6280.
7The fullשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315loathethתָּב֣וּסta.VusH947an honeycombנֹ֑פֶתNo.fetH5317;but to the hungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315every bitter thingמַ֥רmarH4751is sweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.
8As a birdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833that wanderethנוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.detH5074from her nestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064, so isa manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376that wanderethנוֹדֵ֥דno.DedH5074from his placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
9Ointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081and perfumeוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004rejoiceיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820: so doththe sweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of a man’s friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by heartyנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315counselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098.
10Thine own friendרֵֽעֲךָ֨re.'a.KhaH7453,and thy father’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendוְרֵ֪עַve.re.'ehH7453,forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800not; neither goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935into thy brother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of thy calamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343: forbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896isa neighbourשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934that isnearקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138than a brotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251far offרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350.
11My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,be wiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449,and make my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820gladוְשַׂמַּ֣חve.sa.MachH8055,that I may answerוְאָשִׁ֖יבָה דָבָֽר׃ve.'a.Shi.vah da.VarH1697H7725him that reproachethחֹרְפִ֣יcho.re.FiH2778me.
13Takeקַח־kach-H3947his garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899that is suretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114,and take a pledgeחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254of him for a strange womanנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.ri.YahH5237.
14He that blessethמְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְme.Va.RekhH1288his friendרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀re.'E.huH7453with a loudגָּ֭דוֹלGa.dolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963,rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.KeimH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,it shall be countedתֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevH2803a curseקְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045to him.
15A continualט֭וֹרֵדTo.redH2956droppingדֶּ֣לֶףDe.lefH1812in a very rainyסַגְרִ֑ירsag.RirH5464dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117and a contentiousמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nimH4066H4079womanוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802are alikeנִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃nish.ta.VahH7737.
16Whosoever hidethצֹפְנֶ֥יהָtzo.fe.Nei.haH6845her hidethצָֽפַן־tza.fan-H6845the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,and the ointmentוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081of his right handיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225, whichbewrayethH7121itself.
17Ironבַּרְזֶ֣לbar.ZelH1270sharpenethיָ֑חַדYa.chadH2300ironבְּבַרְזֶ֣לbe.var.ZelH1270;so a manוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sharpenethיַ֣חַדYa.chadH2300the countenanceפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of his friendרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.
18Whoso keepethנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341the fig treeתְּ֭אֵנָהTe.'e.nahH8384shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398the fruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529thereof: so he that waitethוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104on his masterאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113shall be honouredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.
19As in waterכַּ֭מַּיִםKa.ma.yimH4325faceהַפָּנִ֣יםha.pa.NimH6440answerethto faceלַפָּנִ֑יםla.pa.NimH6440,so the heartלֵֽב־lev-H3820of manהָ֝אָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120to manלָאָדָֽם׃la.'a.DamH120.
20Hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585and destructionוַ֭אֲבַדּוֹva.'a.va.dohH10H11are neverH3808fullתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646;so the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of manהָ֝אָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120are never satisfiedתִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃tis.Ba'.nahH7646.
21Asthe fining potמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715for silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701,and the furnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564for goldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091; so isa manוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376toלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310his praiseמַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ma.ha.la.LoH4110.
22Though thou shouldest brayתִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־tikh.to.osh-H3806a foolהָאֱוִ֨יל׀ha.'e.VilH191in a mortarבַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁba.makh.TeshH4388amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432wheatהָ֭רִיפוֹתHa.ri.fotH7383with a pestleבַּֽעֱלִ֑יba.'e.LiH5940, yetwill not his foolishnessאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.val.ToH200departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from him.
24For richesחֹ֑סֶןCho.senH2633arenot for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:and doth the crownנֵ֝֗זֶרNe.zerH5145endureto everyלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755generationוָדֽוֹר׃ve.dorH1755?
25The hayחָ֭צִירCha.tzirH2682appearethגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540,and the tender grassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877shewethוְנִרְאָה־ve.nir.'ah-H7200itself, and herbsעִשְּׂב֥וֹתi.se.VotH6212of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022are gatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּve.ne.'es.FuH622.
26The lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532arefor thy clothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830,and the goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260arethe priceוּמְחִ֥ירu.me.ChirH4242of the fieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הSa.DehH7704.
27And thou shalt havegoats’עִזִּ֗ים'i.ZimH5795milkחֲלֵ֬בcha.LevH2461enoughוְדֵ֤י׀ve.DeiH1767for thy foodלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָLe.lach.me.khaH3899,for the foodלְלֶ֣חֶםle.Le.chemH3899of thy householdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, and forthe maintenanceוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416for thy maidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291.
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