1He who separatesנִפְרָ֑דnif.RadH6504himself seeksיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245his owndesireלְֽ֭תַאֲוָהLe.ta.'a.vahH8378, Hequarrelsיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566against allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605soundתּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454.
2A foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684does not delightיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654in understandingבִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.NahH8394,But onlyאִֽם־'im-H518in revealingבְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.LotH1540his ownmindלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
3When a wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563comesבְּֽבוֹא־be.Vo'-H935,contemptבּ֑וּזBuzH937alsoגַם־gam-H1571comesבָּ֣אba'H935,And with dishonorקָל֥וֹןka.LonH7036comesscornחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.
4The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310aredeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;The fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451is a bubblingנֹ֝בֵ֗עַno.Ve.a'H5042brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158.
5ToshowH5375partialityפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H5375H6440to the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563is not goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, Nor tothrustH5186asideלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186the righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
6A fool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193bringיָבֹ֣אֽוּya.Vo.'uH935strifeבְרִ֑יבve.RivH7379,And his mouthוּ֝פִ֗יוu.FivH6310callsיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7121forblowsלְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתle.ma.ha.lu.MotH4112.
7Afool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310is his ruinמְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-H4288,And his lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.TavH8193are the snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170of his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
8The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a whispererנִ֭רְגָּןNir.gonH7279are like daintyH3859morselsH3859,And they goיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381downH3381into theinnermostH2315partsH2315of the bodyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
9He alsoגַּ֭םgamH1571who isslackמִתְרַפֶּ֣הmit.ra.PehH7503in his workבִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.ToH4399Is brotherאָ֥ח'achH251to him who destroysH7843.
10Thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is astrongעֹ֭ז'ozH5797towerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026;The righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662runsיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323into it and issafeוְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ve.nis.GavH7682.
11Arichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223man’sH6223wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952is his strongעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151,And like a highנִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnis.ga.VahH7682wallוּכְחוֹמָ֥הu.khe.cho.MahH2346in his own imaginationבְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃be.mas.ki.ToH4906.
13He whogivesמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725an answerדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962he hearsיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085,It is follyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200and shameוּכְלִמָּֽה׃u.khe.li.MahH3639to him.
14Thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376can endureיְכַלְכֵּ֣לye.khal.KelH3557his sicknessמַחֲלֵ֑הוּma.cha.Le.huH4245, But as for abrokenנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307whoמִ֣יmiH4310can bearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375it?
15Themindלֵ֣בlevH3820of the prudentנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995acquiresיִקְנֶה־yik.neh-H7069knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, And theearוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seeksתְּבַקֶּשׁ־te.va.kesh-H1245knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
19A brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251offendedנִפְשָׁ֥עnif.Sha'H6586is harder to be wonthanH4480a strongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797cityמִקִּרְיַת־mi.kir.yat-H7151,And contentionsH4066are like the barsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280of a citadelאַרְמֽוֹן׃'ar.MonH759.
20With thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of a man’sאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310his stomachבִּטְנ֑וֹbit.NoH990will be satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646;He will be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּֽע׃yis.Ba'H7646withthe productתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193.
21Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194and lifeH2425are in thepowerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956,And those who loveוְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haH157it will eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398itsfruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529.
22He who findsמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672awifeאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802findsמָ֣צָאMa.tza'H4672a goodט֑וֹבTovH2896thingH2896Andobtainsוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favorרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.
23Thepoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326manH7326uttersיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנִ֥יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469, But therichוְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.ShirH6223manH6223answersיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030roughlyעַזּֽוֹת׃a.ZotH5794.
24A manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of too manyfriendsרֵ֭עִיםRe.'imH7453comes toruinלְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַle.hit.ro.'E.a'H7489,But thereוְיֵ֥שׁve.YeshH3426is afriendאֹ֝הֵ֗ב'o.HevH157whoH1695sticksH1695closerH1692thanH4480a brotherמֵאָֽח׃me.'AchH251.
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