New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 18:12-19

12Beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei.She-H6440destructionשֶׁ֭בֶרShe.verH7667the heartלֵב־lev-H3820of manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is haughtyיִגְבַּ֣הּyig.BahH1361, Buthumilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038goesbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440honorכָב֣וֹדkha.VodH3519.

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.

16A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120giftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976makesH7337roomH7337for himAnd bringsיַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃yan.Che.nuH5148him beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440greatגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419menH1419.

17The firstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223to pleadH7379his caseבְּרִיב֑וֹbe.ri.VoH7379seemsrightצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662, Untilanotherרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּRe.'e.huH7453comesוּבָֽאya.vo'-H935and examinesוַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃va.cha.ka.RoH2713him.

18The castlotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486putsH7673an endיַשְׁבִּ֣יתyash.BitH7673to strifeH4066Anddecidesיַפְרִֽיד׃yaf.RidH6504betweenוּבֵ֖יןu.VeinH996the mightyעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099ones.

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.

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