23In allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605laborעֶ֭צֶב'E.tzevH6089there is profitמוֹתָ֑רmo.TarH4195, Butmereשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193talkוּדְבַר־u.de.va.rS-H1697leadsonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
24Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450is their richesעָשְׁרָ֑ם'a.she.RamH6239, Butthe follyאִוֶּ֖לֶת'i.Ve.letH200of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684is foolishnessאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
25A truthfulאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707savesמַצִּ֣ילma.TzilH5337livesנְ֭פָשׁוֹתNe.fa.shotH5315, But he whouttersוְיָפִ֖חַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577istreacherousמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
26In thefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068there is strongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797confidenceמִבְטַח־miv.tach-H4009, Andhis childrenוּ֝לְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121will haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961refugeמַחְסֶֽה׃mach.SehH4268.
27Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is a fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeH2425,That one may avoidלָ֝ס֗וּרla.SurH5493the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
28In a multitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230of peopleעָ֥ם'amH5971is a king’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gloryהַדְרַת־had.rat-H1927,But in the dearthוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657of peopleלְ֝אֹ֗םle.'OmH3816is a prince’sרָזֽוֹן׃ra.ZonH7333ruinמְחִתַּ֥תme.chi.TatH4288.
29He whoH750isslowH750to angerאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639has greatרַב־rav-H7227understandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394,But he whoH7116isquick-temperedר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7116H7307exaltsמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
30Atranquilמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832heartלֵ֣בlevH3820is lifeH2425to the bodyבְ֭שָׂרִיםVe.sa.rimH1320,But passionקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068isrottennessוּרְקַ֖בu.re.KavH7538to the bonesעֲצָמ֣וֹתa.tza.MotH6106.
31Hewho oppressesעֹ֣שֵֽׁק־'O.shek-H6231the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800tauntsחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778his Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213,But he who is graciousחֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603to the needyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34honorsוּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹu.me.kha.be.DoH3513Him.
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