1Heאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,that being often reprovedתּ֭וֹכָחוֹתTo.kha.chotH8433hardenethמַקְשֶׁה־mak.sheh-H7185hisneckעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203,shall suddenlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621be destroyedיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665,and that without remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
2When the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662are in authorityבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235,the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055:but when the wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563beareth ruleוּבִמְשֹׁ֥לu.vim.SholH4910,the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971mournיֵאָ֥נַֽחye.'A.nachH584.
3Whosoאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451rejoicethיְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.MachH8055his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:but he that keepeth companyוְרֹעֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7462with harlotsז֝וֹנ֗וֹתzo.NotH2181spendethיְאַבֶּד־ye.'a.bed-H6hissubstanceהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.
5A manגֶּ֭בֶרGe.verH1397that flatterethמַחֲלִ֣יקma.cha.LikH2505his neighbourרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453spreadethפּוֹרֵ֥שׂpo.ResH6566a netרֶ֝֗שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for his feetפְּעָמָֽיו׃pe.'a.MavH6471.
6In the transgressionבְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of an evilרָ֣עra'H7451manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376there isa snareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170:but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662doth singיָר֥וּןya.RunH7442and rejoiceH8056.
7The righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662considerethיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779of the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800: butthe wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563regardethיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995not to knowדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847it.
8Scornfulלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582bringH6315a cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151into a snareH6315:but wiseוַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםva.cha.kha.MimH2450menturn awayיָשִׁ֥יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725wrathאָֽף׃'AfH639.
9Ifa wiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376contendethנִ֭שְׁפָּטNish.potH8199with a foolishאֱוִ֑יל'e.VilH191manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,whether he rageוְרָגַ֥זve.ra.GazH7264or laughוְ֝שָׂחַ֗קve.sa.ChakH7832, there isno restנָֽחַת׃Na.chatH5183.
10The bloodthirstyאַנְשֵׁ֣י דָ֭מִים'an.Shei Da.mimH1818H582hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130the uprightתָ֑םTamH8535:but the justוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477seekיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
11A foolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684utterethיוֹצִ֣יאyo.Tzi'H3318all his mindר֭וּחוֹru.choH7307:but a wiseוְ֝חָכָ֗םve.cha.KhamH2450mankeepethיְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃ye.shab.be.Che.nahH7623it in till afterwardsבְּאָח֥וֹרbe.'a.ChorH268.
12If a rulerמֹ֭שֵׁלMo.shelH4910hearkenמַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.ShivH7181to liesדְּבַר־ שָׁ֑קֶרde.var- Sha.kerH8267H1697,all his servantsמְשָׁרְתָ֥יוme.sha.re.TavH8334arewickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563.
13The poorרָ֤שׁrashH7326and the deceitfulH8501manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376meet togetherנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298:the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068lightenethמֵ֤אִיר־Me.'ir-H215bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֣םshe.nei.HemH8147their eyesעֵינֵ֖י'ei.NeiH5869.
14The kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428that faithfullyבֶּֽאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571judgethשׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,his throneכִּ֝סְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678shall be establishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559for everלָעַ֥דla.'AdH5703.
15The rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626and reproofוְ֭תוֹכַחַתVe.to.kha.chatH8433giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:but a childוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288leftמְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗חme.shu.LachH7971to himselfbringeth his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517to shameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954.
16When the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563are multipliedבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235,transgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588increasethיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235:but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662shall seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200their fallבְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥םbe.ma.pal.TamH4658.
17Correctיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256thy sonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121,and he shall give thee restוִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָvi.ni.Che.khaH5117;yea, he shall giveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414delightמַעֲדַנִּ֣יםma.'a.da.NimH4574unto thy soulלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פle.naf.She.khaH5315.
18Where there isno visionחָ֭זוֹןCha.zonH2377,the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971perishיִפָּ֣רַֽעyi.Pa.ra'H6544:but he that keepethוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104the lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451,happyאַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃'ash.Re.huH835is he.
19A servantעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650will not be correctedיִוָּ֣סֶרyi.Va.serH3256by wordsבִּ֭דְבָרִיםBid.va.rimH1697:for though he understandיָ֝בִ֗יןya.VinH995he will not answerH4617.
20Seestחָזִ֗יתָcha.Zi.taH2372thou a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376that ishastyאָ֣ץ'atzH213in his wordsבִּדְבָרָ֑יוbid.va.RavH1697? there ismore hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615of a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684than of him.
21He that delicately bringeth upמְפַנֵּ֣קme.fa.NekH6445his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650from a childמִנֹּ֣עַרmi.No.'arH5290shall have him become hissonמָנֽוֹן׃ma.NonH4497at the lengthוְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319.
22An angryאַ֭ף'afH639manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376stirreth upיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,and a furiousחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534manוּבַ֖עַלu.Va.'alH1167aboundeth inרַב־rav-H7227transgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
23A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120prideגַּאֲוַ֣תga.'a.VatH1346shall bring him lowתַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּtash.pi.Le.nuH8213:but honourכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519shall upholdיִתְמֹ֥ךְyit.MokhH8551the humbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217in spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307.
24Whoso is partnerחוֹלֵ֣קcho.LekH2505with a thiefגַּ֭נָּבga.noH1590hatethשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:he hearethיִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'H8085cursingאָלָ֥ה'a.LahH423,and bewrayethיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046it not.
25The fearחֶרְדַּ֣תcher.DatH2731of manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120bringethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414a snareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170:but whoso putteth his trustוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068shall be safeיְשֻׂגָּֽב׃ye.su.GavH7682.
26Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227seekמְבַקְשִׁ֣יםme.vak.ShimH1245the ruler’sמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910favourפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440; but everyman’sאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376judgmentמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941comethfrom the Lordוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
27An unjustעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376isan abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the justצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662: and he that isuprightיְשַׁר־ye.shar-H3477in the wayדָּֽרֶךְ׃ פDa.rekhH1870isabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
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