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.
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