19The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451hath foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;by understandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394hath he establishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559the heavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
20By his knowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847the depthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415are broken upנִבְקָ֑עוּniv.Ka.'uH1234,and the cloudsוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834drop downיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491the dewטָֽל׃TalH2919.
21My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,let not them departיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868from thine eyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:keepנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341sound wisdomתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454and discretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209:
22So shall they be lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416unto thy soulלְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle.naf.She.khaH5315,and graceוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580to thy neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
23Then shalt thou walkH3212in thy wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870safelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983,and thy footוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272shall not stumbleתִגּֽוֹף׃ti.GofH5062.
24When thou liest downתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901,thou shalt not be afraidתִפְחָ֑דtif.ChadH6342:yea, thou shalt lie downוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901,and thy sleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142shall be sweetוְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.VahH6149.
25Be not afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372of suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597fearמִפַּ֣חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,neither of the desolationוּמִשֹּׁאַ֥תu.mi.sho.'AtH7722of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563,when it comethתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935.
26For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall be thy confidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689,and shall keepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104thy footרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from being takenמִלָּֽכֶד׃mi.La.khedH3921.
27Withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513not goodט֥וֹבTovH2896from them to whom it is dueמִבְּעָלָ֑יוmi.be.'a.LavH1167,when it is in the powerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410of thine handיָדְךָ֣ya.dei.khaH3027to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213it.
28Sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559not unto thy neighbourלְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.khaH7453,GoH3212,and come againוָ֭שׁוּבVa.shuvH7725,and to morrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I will giveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414;when thou hastוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426it by thee.
29Deviseתַּחֲרֹ֣שׁta.cha.RoshH2790not evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against thy neighbourרֵעֲךָ֣re.'a.KhaH7453,seeing he dwellethיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427securelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983by thee.
30Striveתָּרִ֣יבta.rivH7378not with a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120without causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,if he have doneגְמָלְךָ֣ge.ma.le.KhaH1580thee no harmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
31Envyתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065thou not the oppressorבְּאִ֣ישׁ חָמָ֑סbe.'Ish cha.MasH2555H376,and chooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977none of his waysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870.
32For the frowardנָל֑וֹזna.LozH3868isabominationתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068:but his secretסוֹדֽוֹ׃so.DoH5475iswith the righteousיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.
33The curseמְאֵרַ֣תme.'e.RatH3994of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:but he blessethיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288the habitationוּנְוֵ֖הu.ne.VehH5116of the justצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
34Surely he scornethלַלֵּצִ֥יםla.le.TzimH3887the scornersיָלִ֑יץya.LitzH3887:but he givethיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414graceחֵֽן׃ChenH2580unto the lowlyוְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗יםve.la.'a.ni.yimH6041H6035.
35The wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450shall inheritיִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luH5157gloryכָּ֭בוֹדKa.VodH3519:but shameקָלֽוֹן׃ פka.LonH7036shall be the promotionמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311of foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684.
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