1Betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896is a poorרָ֭שׁrashH7326man whowalksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in his integrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537ThanH4480he whoH6141is perverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141inspeechשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193and is a foolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
2Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571it is not goodט֑וֹבTovH2896for a personנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315to be withoutH3808knowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847,And he who hurriesוְאָ֖ץve.'AtzH213his footstepsבְּרַגְלַ֣יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272errsחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398.
3Thefoolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200of manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120ruinsתְּסַלֵּ֣ףte.sa.LefH5557his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,And his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820ragesיִזְעַ֥ףyiz.'AfH2196againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
4Wealthה֗וֹןHonH1952addsיֹ֭סִיףYo.sifH3254manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227friendsרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453,But a poorוְ֝דָ֗לve.DalH1800manH1800is separatedיִפָּרֵֽד׃yi.pa.RedH6504from his friendמֵרֵ֥עהוּme.Re.'.huH7453.
5Afalseשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707will not goיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352unpunishedH5352, And he whotellsוְיָפִ֥יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּ֝זָבִ֗יםke.za.VimH3577will not escapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
6Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227will seekיְחַלּ֣וּye.cha.LuH2470the favorפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440of agenerousH5081manH5081,And everyH3605manH3605is a friendהָ֝רֵ֗עַha.Re.a'H7453to him whogives giftsמַתָּֽן׃ma.TanH4976.
7Allכָּ֥לkalH3605the brothersאֲחֵי־'a.chei-H251of a poorרָ֨שׁ׀rashH7326manH7326hateשְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huH8130him;HowH637muchכִּ֣יkiH637H3588moreH637do hisfriendsמְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.huH4828abandonרָחֲק֣וּra.cha.KuH7368him! Hepursuesמְרַדֵּ֖ףme.ra.DefH7291them withwordsאֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimH561, but they aregoneH3808.
8He who getsקֹֽנֶה־ko.neh-H7069wisdomלֵּ֭בlevH3820lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;He who keepsשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394willfindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
9Afalseשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707will not goיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352unpunishedH5352, And he whotellsוְיָפִ֖יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577will perishיֹאבֵֽד׃ פyo.VedH6.
10Luxuryתַּעֲנ֑וּגta.'a.NugH8588isnot fittingנָאוֶ֣הna.VehH5000for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684;Muchכִּֽי־ki-H637H3588lessH637for aslaveלְעֶ֤בֶד׀le.'E.vedH5650to ruleמְשֹׁ֬לme.SholH4910over princesבְּשָׂרִֽים׃be.sa.RimH8269.
11A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120discretionשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922makesH748him slowH748to angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639,And it is his gloryוְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹve.ti.Peh.'ar.ToH8597to overlookעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674a transgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
12Theking’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wrathזַ֣עַףZa.'afH2197is like the roaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of a lionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715,But his favorרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522is likedewוּכְטַ֖לu.khe.TalH2919on the grassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212.
13Afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is destructionהַוֹּ֣תha.VotH1942to his fatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1, And thecontentionsH4066of a wifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802are a constantטֹ֝רֵ֗דto.RedH2956drippingוְדֶ֥לֶףve.De.lefH1812.
14Houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004and wealthוָ֭הוֹןVa.honH1952are aninheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159from fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1,But a prudentמַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃mas.Ka.letH7919wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802is from the Lordוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
15Lazinessעַ֭צְלָה'Atz.lahH6103castsתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307into a deepתַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639,And an idleרְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahH7423manוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315will sufferH7456hungerH7456.
16He whokeepsשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687keepsשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104his soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315, But he whois carelessבּוֹזֵ֖הbo.ZehH959ofconductדְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870will dieיָמֽוּת׃yu.matH4191.
17One whois graciousח֣וֹנֵֽןCho.nenH2603to a poorדָּ֑לDalH1800manH1800lendsמַלְוֵ֣הmal.VehH3867to the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,And He will repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him for hisgoodH1576deedH1576.
18Disciplineיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256your sonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121whileכִּי־ki-H3588thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,And do not desireתִּשָּׂ֥א נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ti.Sa' naf.She.khaH5375H5315his deathהֲ֝מִית֗וֹha.mi.ToH4191.
19A man ofgreatגְּֽדָלgo.ral-H1419angerחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534will bearנֹ֣שֵׂאNo.se'H5375the penaltyעֹ֑נֶשׁ'O.neshH6066,For ifאִם־'im-H518you rescueתַּ֝צִּ֗ילta.TzilH5337him,you will only have to doH3254it againH3254.
20Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098and acceptוְקַבֵּ֣לve.ka.BelH6901disciplineמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148,That you may be wiseתֶּחְכַּ֥םtech.KamH2449the restבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319of your days.
21Manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227plansמַחֲשָׁב֣וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284are in a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820, But thecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will standתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
22WhatH8378is desirableH8378in a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120is hiskindnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617, And it isbetterוְטֽוֹב־ve.tov-H2896to be a poorרָ֝שׁrashH7326man thanH4480a liarמֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃me.'Ish ka.ZavH376H3577.
23Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068leadsto lifeH2425,So that one may sleepיָ֝לִ֗יןya.LinH3885satisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֥עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649,untouchedבַּל־ יִפָּ֥קֶדbal- yi.Pa.kedH1077H6485by evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.
24Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriesטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in the dishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747, Butwill not evenגַּם־gam-H1571bringH7725it backיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ye.shi.Ve.nahH7725to his mouthפִּ֝֗יהוּPi.huH6310.
25Strikeתַּ֭כֶּהTa.kehH5221a scofferH3917and thenaiveוּפֶ֣תִיu.Fe.tiH6612may becomeH6191shrewdH6191, Butreproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198one who hasH995understandingH995and he willgainH995knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
26Hewho assaultsמְֽשַׁדֶּד־me.sha.ded-H7703hisfatherאָ֭ב'avH1anddrivesH1272hismotherאֵ֑ם'EmH517awayיַבְרִ֣יחַyav.Ri.achH1272Is a shamefulמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954and disgracefulוּמַחְפִּֽיר׃u.mach.PirH2659sonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121.
27Ceaseחַֽדַל־cha.dal-H2308listeningלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,to disciplineמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148, And you willstrayלִ֝שְׁג֗וֹתlish.GotH7686from the wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
28A rascallyבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707makesH3917a mockeryH3917of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,And the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563spreadsיְבַלַּע־ye.va.la'-H1104iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
29Judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֑יםshe.fa.TimH8201are preparedנָכ֣וֹנוּna.Kho.nuH3559forscoffersH3917, Andblowsוּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹתu.ma.ha.lu.MotH4112for the backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
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