7He that reprovethיֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀yo.SerH3256a scornerלֵ֗ץLetzH3887gettethלֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.achH3947to himself shameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036:and he that rebukethוּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achH3198a wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563man gettethhimself a blotמוּמֽוֹ׃mu.MoH3971.
8Reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198not a scornerלֵ֭ץletzH3887,lest he hateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130thee: rebukeהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198a wise manלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450,and he will loveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157thee.
9Giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414instructionto a wiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450man,and he will be yet wiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449:teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045a justלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662man,and he will increaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254in learningלֶֽקַח׃ פLe.kachH3948.
10The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isthe beginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451:and the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11For by me thy daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117shall be multipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235,and the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of thy lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416shall be increasedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254.
12If thou be wiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449,thou shalt be wiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449for thyself: but ifthou scornestוְ֝לַ֗צְתָּve.Latz.taH3887,thou alone shalt bearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it.
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