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Proverbs 30:1-14

1The wordsדִּבְרֵ֤י׀div.ReiH1697of Agurאָג֥וּר'a.GurH94the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Jakehיָקֶ֗הya.KehH3348, eventhe prophecyהַמַּ֫שָּׂ֥אha.Ma.Sa'H4853:the manהַ֭גֶּבֶרHa.ge.verH1397spakeנְאֻ֣םne.'UmH5002unto Ithielלְאִֽיתִיאֵ֑לle.'i.ti.'ElH384,even unto Ithielלְאִ֖יתִיאֵ֣לle.'I.ti.'ElH384and Ucalוְאֻכָֽל׃ve.'u.KhalH401,

2Surely I ammore brutishבַ֣עַרVa.'arH1198than anymanמֵאִ֑ישׁme.'IshH376,and have not the understandingבִינַ֖תvi.NatH998of a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120.

3I neither learnedלָמַ֥דְתִּיla.Mad.tiH3925wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,nor haveאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918.

4Who hath ascended upעָלָֽה־'a.lah-H5927into heavenשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064,or descendedוַיֵּרַ֡דvai.ye.RadH3381?who hath gatheredאָֽסַף־'a.saf-H622the windר֨וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307in his fistsבְּחָפְנָ֡יוbe.cha.fe.NavH2651?who hath boundצָֽרַר־tza.rar-H6887the watersמַ֨יִם׀Ma.yimH4325in a garmentבַּשִּׂמְלָ֗הba.sim.LahH8071?who hath establishedהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965all the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776? what ishis nameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034, and what ishis son’sבְּ֝נ֗וֹbe.NoH1121nameשֶּׁם־shem-H8034,if thou canst tellתֵדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045?

5Every wordאִמְרַ֣ת'im.RatH565of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ispureצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884: he isa shieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043unto them that put their trustלַֽחֹסִ֥יםla.cho.SimH2620in him.

6Addתּ֥וֹסְףְּTospH3254thou not unto his wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697,lest he reproveיוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198thee, and thou be found a liarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.taH3576.

7Twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingshave I requiredשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of thee; denyתִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'H4513me themnot before I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

8Remove farהַרְחֵ֬קhar.ChekH7368from me vanityשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723and liesוּֽדְבַר־ כָּזָ֡בu.de.var- ka.ZavH3577 H1697:giveתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me neither povertyרֵ֣אשׁreshH7389nor richesוָ֭עֹשֶׁרVa.'o.sherH6239;feedהַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhat.ri.Fe.niH2963me with foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899convenientחֻקִּֽי׃chu.KiH2706for me:

9Lest I be fullאֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀'es.Ba'H7646,and denyוְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.TiH3584thee,and sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, Who isthe Lordיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068?or lest I be poorאִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.ReshH3423,and stealוְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiH1589,and takeוְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּיve.ta.Fas.tiH8610the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430in vain.

10Accuseתַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtal.ShenH3960not a servantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650unto his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.novH113,lest he curseיְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.ChaH7043thee, and thou be found guiltyוְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taH816.

11There isa generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatcursethיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043their fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,and doth not blessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288their motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.

12There isa generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755that arepureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in their own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, and yetis not washedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364from their filthinessוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.

13There isa generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755,O how loftyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are their eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869!and their eyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079are lifted upיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375.

14There isa generationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755,whose teethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are asswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719,and their jaw teethמְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.TavH4973asknivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979,to devourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the poorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from off the earthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and the needyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from amongmenמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.

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