New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 23:1-8

1Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you sitתֵ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427downH3427to dineלִלְח֣וֹםlil.ChomH3898with a rulerמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910,Considerבִּ֥יןbinH995carefullyתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you,

2And putוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760a knifeשַׂכִּ֣יןsa.KinH7915to your throatבְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbe.lo.'E.khaH3930Ifאִם־'im-H518you are amanבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167of greatappetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

3Do notdesireתִּ֭תְאָיוtit.'oH183his delicaciesלְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוle.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303,For it is deceptiveכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899.

4Do not wearyתִּיגַ֥עti.Ga'H3021yourself to gainלְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238wealthH6238,Ceaseחֲדָֽל׃cha.DalH2308from yourconsiderationמִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mi.bi.na.te.KhaH998of it.

5When you setהֲתָ֤עִיףha.ta.'ufH5774your eyesעֵינֶ֥יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869on it, it is goneוְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּve.'Ei.Ne.nuH369. For wealthcertainlyעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213makesיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213itself wingsכְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671Like an eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404that fliesיָע֥וּףve.'a.yefH5774towardthe heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6Do not eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil.ChamH3898the breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899of aselfishעָ֑יִן'A.yinH7451 H5869manH7451,Or desireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183his delicaciesלְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃le.mat.'a.mo.TavH4303;

7For as hethinksשָׁעַ֥רsha.'ArH8176within himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315,soכֶּ֫ן־Ken-H3651he is.He saysיֹ֣אמַרYo.marH559to you, “Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398and drinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehH8354!” Buthis heartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.BoH3820is not with you.

8You willvomitH7006upthe morselפִּֽתְּךָ־pi.te.kha-H6595you have eatenאָכַ֥לְתָּ'a.Khal.taH398,And wasteוְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּve.shi.Cha.taH7843yourcomplimentsדְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃de.va.Rei.kha ha.ne.'i.MimH1697 H5273.

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