1Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896is a dryחֲ֭רֵבָהCha.re.vahH2720morselפַּ֣תpatH6595and quietnessוְשַׁלְוָה־ve.shal.vah-H7962with itThanH4480a houseמִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392offeastingזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077with strifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
2A servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650who actsמַשְׂכִּ֗ילmas.KilH7919wiselyH7919will ruleיִ֭מְשֹׁלYim.sholH4910over a sonבְּבֵ֣ןbe.VenH1121who actsH954shamefullyמֵבִ֑ישׁme.VishH954,And will shareיַחֲלֹ֥קya.cha.LokH2505in the inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159amongוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432brothersאַ֝חִ֗ים'a.ChimH251.
3TherefiningH4715potH4715is for silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701and the furnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564for goldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091, Butthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068testsוּבֹחֵ֖ןu.vo.ChenH974heartsH3820.
4Anevildoerמֵ֭רַעMe.ra'H7489listensמַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.ShivH7181to wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193; Aliarשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267paysH238attentionH238to a destructiveהַוֹּֽת׃ha.VotH1942tongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956.
5He who mocksלֹעֵ֣גlo.'EgH3932thepoorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326tauntsחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778his Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213; He whorejoicesשָׂמֵ֥חַsa.Me.achH8056at calamityלְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'EidH343will not goיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352unpunishedH5352.
6GrandchildrenH1121are the crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of oldזְ֭קֵנִיםZe.ke.nimH2205menH2205, And thegloryוְתִפְאֶ֖רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of sonsH1121is their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
7Excellentיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499speechשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193is not fittingנָאוָ֣הna.VahH5000for a foolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036,Muchכִּֽי־ki-H637H3588lessH637arelyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193to a princeלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081.
8Abribeהַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadH7810is acharmאֶֽבֶן־ חֵ֣ן'e.ven- chenH68H2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of its ownerבְעָלָ֑יוve.'a.LavH1167;Whereverאֶֽל־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֖ר'el- kol- 'a.SherH413H3605H834he turnsיִפְנֶ֣הyif.NehH6437,he prospersיַשְׂכִּֽיל׃yas.KilH7919.
9He whoconcealsמְֽכַסֶּה־me.kha.seh-H3680a transgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160,But he who repeatsוְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.NehH8138a matterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatesמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504intimateH441friendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.
10A rebukeגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606goesH5181deeperH5181into one who hasH995understandingבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995ThanH4480a hundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967blowsמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221into a foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.
11A rebelliousH4805manH4805seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,So a cruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397will be sentיְשֻׁלַּח־ye.shu.lach-H7971against him.
12Let amanבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376meetפָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.oshH6298abearדֹּ֣בdoH1677robbedH7909of her cubsשַׁכּ֣וּלsha.KulH7909,Ratherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408than a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684in his follyבְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.val.ToH200.
13He whoreturnsמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725evilH7463for goodH2899,EvilH7463will not departתָמ֥וּשׁta.mishH4185from his houseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.
15He whojustifiesמַצְדִּ֣יקmatz.DikH6663the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563and he who condemnsוּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַu.mar.Shi.a'H7561the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,Bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH1571H8147of them alikeH1571are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
16Whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֣הla.mah- zehH4100H2088is there a priceמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684tobuyלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, Whenhe hasH369noH369senseוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820?
17Afriendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵ֭ת'etH6256,And a brotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251is bornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205for adversityH7463.
18A manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638insenseלֵ֭בlevH3820pledgesתּוֹקֵ֣עַ כָּ֑ףto.Ke.a' KafH8628H3709And becomesעֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH6148guarantorעֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה'a.ru.BahH6161in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of his neighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.
19He wholovesאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157transgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157strifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683; He whoraisesמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361his doorפִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.ChoH6607seeksמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245destructionשָֽׁבֶר׃Sha.verH7667.
20He whoH6141hasH6141a crookedH6141mindלֵ֭בlevH3820findsיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672noלֹ֣אlo'H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, And he who ispervertedוְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.PakhH2015in his languageבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallsיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307into evilH7463.
21He whosiresיֹלֵ֣דyo.LedH3205a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684does soto his sorrowלְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahH8424,And the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of a foolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036hasH8055noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808joyH8055.
22Ajoyfulשָׂ֭מֵחַSa.me.achH8056heartלֵ֣בlevH3820is goodיֵיטִ֣בyei.TivH3190medicineגֵּהָ֑הge.HahH1456,But a brokenנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307driesתְּיַבֶּשׁ־te.ya.besh-H3001up the bonesגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
23A wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563manH7563receivesיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947abribeשֹׁ֣חַדSho.chadH7810from the bosomמֵ֭חֵיקMe.cheikH2436Topervertלְ֝הַטּ֗וֹתle.ha.TotH5186the waysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
24Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is in the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the one who hasH995understandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995, But theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of a foolכְ֝סִ֗ילkhe.SilH3684are on the endsבִּקְצֵה־bik.tzeh-H7097of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
25Afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is a griefכַּ֣עַסKa.'asH3708to his fatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1Andbitternessוּ֝מֶ֗מֶרu.Me.merH4470to her who boreלְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃le.yo.lad.ToH3205him.
26It is alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571not goodט֑וֹבTovH2896tofineעֲנ֣וֹשׁa.No.oshH6064the righteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662, Norto strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the nobleנְדִיבִ֣יםne.di.VimH5081for theiruprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476.
27He whorestrainsחוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.SekhH2820his wordsאֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravH561hasיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,And he whoH7119has acoolH7119spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307is a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
28Evenגַּ֤םgamH1571a foolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, when hekeepsH2790silentמַ֭חֲרִישׁMa.cha.rishH2790,is consideredיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450;When he closesאֹטֵ֖ם'o.TemH331his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193, he is consideredprudentנָבֽוֹן׃na.VonH995.
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