1Whoever lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157disciplineמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148lovesאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,But he who hatesוְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130reproofתוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433is stupidבָּֽעַר׃Ba.'arH1198.
2Agoodט֗וֹבTovH2896manH2896will obtainיָפִ֣יקya.FikH6329favorרָ֭צוֹןRa.tzonH7522from the Lordמֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068,But He will condemnיַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃yar.Shi.a'H7561a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376who devisesH4209evilמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.
3A manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120willnot be establishedיִכּ֣וֹןyi.KonH3559by wickednessבְּרֶ֑שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562,But the rootוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of therighteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662will not be movedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.
4Anexcellentחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802is the crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167,But she who shamesמְבִישָֽׁה׃me.vi.ShahH954him is likerottennessוּכְרָקָ֖בu.khe.ra.KavH7538in his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוbe.'atz.mo.TavH6106.
5The thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662are justמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, Butthe counselsתַּחְבֻּל֖וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
6Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563lieאֱרָב־'e.rov-H693in waitH693for bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818, But themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the uprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםye.sha.RimH3477will deliverיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337them.
7Thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are overthrownהָפ֣וֹךְha.FokhH2015and are noוְאֵינָ֑םve.'ei.NamH369more, But thehouseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662will standיַעֲמֹֽד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.
8A manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376will be praisedיְהֻלַּל־ye.hu.lal-H1984accordingלְֽפִי־le.fi.Si-H6310to his insightשִׂ֭כְלוֹSikh.lovH7922,But one of perverseוְנַעֲוֵה־ve.na.'a.veh-H5753mindלֵ֝֗בLevH3820will be despisedלָבֽוּז׃la.VuzH937.
9Betterט֣וֹבTovH2896is he who is lightlyH7034esteemedנִ֭קְלֶהNik.lehH7034and has a servantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650ThanH4480he who honorsמִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗דmi.me.tak.ka.BedH3513himself and lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
10Arighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662manH6662hasH3045regardH3045for the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his animalבְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹbe.hem.ToH929, But eventhe compassionוְֽרַחֲמֵ֥יve.ra.cha.MeiH7356of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563is cruelאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394.
11Hewho tillsעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647his landאַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toH127will haveH7646plentyH7646of breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,But he who pursuesוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291worthlessרֵיקִ֣יםrei.KimH7386thingslacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638senseלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
12Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man desiresחָמַ֣דcha.MadH2530thebootyמְצ֣וֹדme.TzodH4685of evilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451menH7451,But the rootוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662yieldsיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414fruit.
13An evilרָ֑עRa'H7451manH7451is ensnaredמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170by the transgressionבְּפֶ֣שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of his lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיִםSe.fa.ta.yimH8193, But therighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662will escapeוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from troubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869.
14A manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376will besatisfiedיִשְׂבַּע־yis.ba'-H7646with goodט֑וֹבTovH2896by the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of hiswordsפִי־fi-H6310, And thedeedsוּגְמ֥וּלu.ge.MulH1576of a man’sאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027will returnיָשִׁ֥יבya.shuvH7725to him.
15Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of a foolאֱ֭וִיל'E.vilH191is rightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,But a wiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450manH2450is he who listensוְשֹׁמֵ֖עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085to counselלְעֵצָ֣הle.'e.TzahH6098.
16Afool’sאֱוִ֗יל'e.VilH191angerכַּעְס֑וֹka'.SoH3708is knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045at onceבַּ֭יּוֹםBai.yomH3117,But a prudentH6175manH6175concealsוְכֹסֶ֖הve.kho.SehH3680dishonorקָל֣וֹןka.LonH7036.
17He whospeaksיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315truthאֱ֭מוּנָה'E.mu.nahH530tellsיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046whatH6664is rightH6664,But a falseשְׁקָרִ֣יםshe.ka.RimH8267witnessוְעֵ֖דve.'EdH5707,deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
18Thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is one whospeaksH981rashlyבּ֭וֹטֶהBo.tehH981like the thrustsכְּמַדְקְר֣וֹתke.mad.ke.RotH4094of a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, But thetongueוּלְשׁ֖וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450bringsH4832healingמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
19Truthfulאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571lipsשְֽׂפַת־se.fat-H8193will be establishedתִּכּ֣וֹןti.KonH3559foreverלָעַ֑דla.'AdH5703, But alyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956is onlyוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704for a momentאַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280.
20Deceitמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820is in the heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of those who deviseחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,But counselorsוּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖יu.le.yo.'a.TzeiH3289of peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965have joyשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.
21Noלֹא־ כָּל־lo'- kol-H3808H3605harmאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205befallsיְאֻנֶּ֣הye.'u.NehH579the righteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662,But the wickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563are filledמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390with troubleרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.
22Lyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,But those who dealוְעֹשֵׂ֖יve.'o.SeiH6213faithfullyאֱמוּנָ֣ה'e.mu.NahH530are His delightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
23Aprudentעָ֭רוּם'A.rumH6175manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120concealsכֹּ֣סֶהKo.sehH3680knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,But the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of foolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684proclaimsיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
24The handיַד־yad-H3027of the diligentחָרוּצִ֥יםcha.ru.TzimH2742will ruleתִּמְשׁ֑וֹלtim.SholH4910, But theslackו֝רְמִיָּ֗הu.re.mi.YahH7423hand will beput to forcedH4522laborלָמַֽס׃la.MasH4522.
25Anxietyדְּאָגָ֣הde.'a.GahH1674in a man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820weighsH7812it downיַשְׁחֶ֑נָּהyash.Che.nahH7812, But agoodט֣וֹבTovH2896wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697makesH8055it gladיְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃ye.sam.me.Che.nahH8055.
26The righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662is a guideיָתֵ֣רya.TerH8446to his neighborמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453,But the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563leadsH8582them astrayH8582.
27AlazyH7423manH7423does notroastיַחֲרֹ֣ךְya.cha.RokhH2760his preyצֵיד֑וֹtzei.DoH6718, But thepreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368possessionוְהוֹן־ve.hon-H1952of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120isdiligenceחָרֽוּץ׃cha.RutzH2742.
28In the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734of righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666is lifeH2425, And in itspathwayוְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣הve.De.rekh ne.ti.VahH1870H5410there is noאַל־'al-H408deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
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