New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 17:16-21

16Whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֣הla.mah- zehH4100 H2088is 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' KafH8628 H3709And 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.

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