1Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121accepts hisfather’sאָ֑ב'AvH1disciplineמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148, But ascofferH3917does not listenשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085to rebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.
2From the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of a man’sאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310heenjoysיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, But thedesireוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of the treacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898isviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
3The one whoguardsנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341his mouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310preservesשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315; The one whoopensH6589wideH6589his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193comes to ruinמְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-H4288.
4The soulנַפְשׁ֣וֹnaf.ShoH5315of the sluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102cravesמִתְאַוָּ֣הmit.'a.VahH183and getsnothingוָ֭אַיִןVa.'a.yinH369,But the soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of the diligentחָרֻצִ֣יםcha.ru.TzimH2742is madeH1878fatתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.ShanH1878.
5A righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manH6662hatesיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130falsehoodשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267,But a wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563actsH887disgustinglyH887and shamefullyוְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ve.yach.PirH2659.
8The ransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724of a man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315is his wealthעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239,But the poorוְ֝רָ֗שׁve.RashH7326hearsשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085noלֹא־lo'-H3808rebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.
9Thelightאוֹר־'or-H216of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662rejoicesיִשְׂמָ֑חyis.MachH8055, But thelampוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563goesיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846out.
10Through insolenceבְּ֭זָדוֹןBe.za.donH2087comesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414nothingH7534but strifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683,But wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451is with those who receiveH3289counselH3289.
11Wealthה֭וֹןHonH1952obtained byfraudמֵהֶ֣בֶלme.He.velH1892dwindlesיִמְעָ֑טyim.'AtH4591,But the one who gathersוְקֹבֵ֖ץve.ko.VetzH6908by laborיָ֣דyadH3027increasesיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235it.
12Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431deferredמְ֭מֻשָּׁכָהMe.mu.sha.khahH4900makesH2470the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820sickמַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-H2470,But desireתַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.VahH8378fulfilledבָאָֽה׃va.'AhH935is a treeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeH2425.
13The one whodespisesבָּ֣זbazH936the wordלְ֭דָבָרLe.da.vorH1697will bein debtיֵחָ֣בֶלye.Cha.velH2254to it,But the one who fearsH3372the commandmentמִ֝צְוָ֗הmitz.VahH4687will berewardedיְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ye.shu.LamH7999.
14Theteachingתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450is afountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeH2425,To turnלָ֝ס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493from thesnaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
15Goodט֭וֹבTovH2896understandingשֵֽׂכֶל־se.khel-H7922producesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414favorחֵ֑ןChenH2580,But the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the treacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898is hardאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386.
16Everyכָּל־kol-H3605prudentH6175manH6175actsיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213with knowledgeבְדָ֑עַתve.Da.'atH1847,But a foolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684displaysיִפְרֹ֥שׂyif.RosH6566follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
18Povertyרֵ֣ישׁreishH7389and shameוְ֭קָלוֹןVe.ka.lonH7036will come to him whoneglectsפּוֹרֵ֣עַpo.Re.a'H6544disciplineמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148,But he who regardsוְשׁוֹמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104reproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433will be honoredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.
19Desireתַּאֲוָ֣הta.'a.VahH8378realizedנִ֭הְיָהNih.yahH1961is sweetתֶּעֱרַ֣בte.'e.RavH6149to the soulלְנָ֑פֶשׁle.Na.feshH5315,But it is an abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֥תve.to.'a.VatH8441to foolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684to turnס֣וּרsurH5493awayH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
20He who walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְha.lokhH1980with wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450will be wiseיֶחְכָּ֑םva.cha.khamH2449,But the companionוְרֹעֶ֖הve.ro.'EhH7462of foolsכְסִילִ֣יםkhe.si.LimH3684will sufferH7489harmיֵרֽוֹעַ׃ye.Ro.a'H7489.
21AdversityH7463pursuesתְּרַדֵּ֣ףte.ra.DefH7291sinnersחַ֭טָּאִיםCha.ta.'imH2400, But therighteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662will be rewardedיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999with prosperityטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
22A goodט֗וֹבTovH2896manH2896leavesH5157an inheritanceיַנְחִ֥ילyan.ChilH5157to hischildren’sבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121, And thewealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the sinnerחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398is storedוְצָפ֥וּןve.tza.FunH6845up for the righteousלַ֝צַּדִּ֗יקla.tza.DikH6662.
23Abundantרָב־rov-H7230foodאֹ֭כֶל'O.khelH400is inthe fallowH5215groundנִ֣ירnirH5215of the poorרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7326, Butit is sweptנִ֝סְפֶּ֗הnis.PehH5595awayH5595by injusticeבְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃be.Lo' mish.PatH3808H4941.
24He whowithholdsחוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.SekhH2820hisrodשִׁ֭בְטוֹShiv.tovH7626hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121,But he who lovesוְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹve.'o.ha.VoH157himdisciplinesמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148him diligentlyשִֽׁחֲר֥וֹshi.cha.RoH7836.
25Therighteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662hasH398enoughH398to satisfyלְשֹׂ֣בַעle.Soa'H7648his appetiteנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315,But the stomachוּבֶ֖טֶןu.Ve.tenH990of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563is in needתֶּחְסָֽר׃ פtech.SarH2637.
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