New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 20:14-19

14“Badרַ֣עra'H7451,badרַ֭עra'H7451,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the buyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069,But when he goesH235his wayH235,thenאָ֣ז'azH227he boastsיִתְהַלָּֽל׃yit.ha.LalH1984.

15Thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,and an abundanceוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230ofjewelsפְּנִינִ֑יםpe.ni.NimH6443;But the lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847are a moreH637preciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366thingוּכְלִ֥יu.khe.LiH3627.

16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947his garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899whenכִּי־ki-H3588he becomesH6148suretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114;And for foreignersנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.rimH5237,holdחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254him in pledgeH2254.

17Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899obtained by falsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267is sweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156to a manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376,But afterwardוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310his mouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310will be filledיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390with gravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687.

18Prepareתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559plansמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284by consultationבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098, Andmakeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421by wiseוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458guidanceH8458.

19He whogoesהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980about as a slandererרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400revealsגּֽוֹלֶה־go.leh-H1540secretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475,Therefore do not associateתִתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148witha gossipוּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוu.le.fo.Teh Se.fa.TavH6601 H8193.

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