New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 22:22-28

22Do not robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he is poorדַל־dal-H1800, Orcrushתְּדַכֵּ֖אte.da.Ke'H1792the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041at the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179;

23For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willpleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378their caseרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379Andtakeוְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'H6906the lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315of those who robקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םkoe.'ei.HemH6906them.

24Do not associateתִּ֭תְרַעTit.ra'H7462with a manבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167givento angerאָ֑ף'AfH639;Or goתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935with ahot-temperedחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,

25Orפֶּן־pen-H6435you willlearnתֶּאֱלַ֥ףte.'e.LafH502his waysאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו'a.re.cha.tovH734Andfindוְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.TaH3947a snareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170for yourselfלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃le.naf.She.khaH5315.

26Do not be among those whogiveH8628 H3709pledgesH8628 H3709,Among those who becomeH6148guarantorsH6148for debtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ma.sha.'otH4859.

27Ifאִם־'im-H518you haveH369nothingH369with which to payלְשַׁלֵּ֑םle.sha.LemH7999,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should hetakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947your bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mish.ka.ve.khaH4904from underמִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃mi.tach.Tei.khaH8478you?

28Do not moveH5472the ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have setעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.

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