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Proverbs 27:7-10

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.

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