1Do not beenviousתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065of evilH7463menH376,NorH408desireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183to be with them;
2For theirmindsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820deviseיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897violenceשֹׁ֭דshodH7701,And their lipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.HemH8193talkתְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃te.da.Be.re.nahH1696of troubleוְ֝עָמָ֗לve.'a.MalH5999.
3By wisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451a houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004is builtיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129,And by understandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394it is establishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559;
4And by knowledgeוּ֭בְדַעַתU.ve.da.'atH1847the roomsחֲדָרִ֣יםcha.da.RimH2315arefilledיִמָּלְא֑וּyi.mal.'UH4390With allכָּל־kol-H3605preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368and pleasantוְנָעִֽים׃ve.na.'ImH5273richesה֖וֹןHonH1952.
5Awiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450manגֶּֽבֶר־ge.ver-H1397isstrongבַּע֑וֹזba.'ozH5797,And a manוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of knowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847increasesמְאַמֶּץ־me.'a.metz-H553powerכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.
6Forby wiseבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotH8458guidanceH8458you willwageתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, Andin abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counselorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there is victoryוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
7Wisdomחָכְמ֑וֹתcha.khe.MotH2451is tooexaltedרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311for a foolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.VilH191,He does not openיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310in the gateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.
8One whoplansמְחַשֵּׁ֥בme.cha.ShevH2803to doH7489evilלְהָרֵ֑עַle.ha.Re.a'H7489,Men will callיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121aschemerבַּֽעַל־ מְזִמּ֥וֹתba.'al- me.zi.MotH1167H4209.
9Thedevisingזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of follyאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200is sinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403,And the scofferH3917is an abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to menלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120.
10If youare slackהִ֭תְרַפִּיתָHit.ra.pi.taH7503in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֗הtza.RahH6869,Your strengthכֹּחֶֽכָה׃ko.Che.khahH3581is limitedצַ֣רtzarH6862.
11Deliverהַ֭צֵּלHa.tzelH5337those who are being takenלְקֻחִ֣יםle.ku.ChimH3947away to deathלַמָּ֑וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,And those who are staggeringוּמָטִ֥יםu.ma.TimH4131to slaughterלַ֝הֶ֗רֶגla.He.regH2027,Ohאִם־'im-H518holdH2820thembackH2820.
12Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you sayתֹאמַ֗רto.MarH559, “Seeהֵן֮henH2005,we did not knowיָדַ֪עְנ֫וּya.Da'.NuH3045thisזֶ֥הzehH2088,” Does He notconsiderיָבִ֗יןya.VinH995itwho weighsתֹ֘כֵ֤ןto.KhenH8505the heartsH3820? Anddoes He not knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it whokeepsוְנֹצֵ֣רve.no.TzerH5341your soulנַ֭פְשְׁךָNaf.she.khaH5315? And will He notrenderוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725to manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120according to his workכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467?
13My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398honeyדְבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706,for it is goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, Yes, thehoneyוְנֹ֥פֶתve.No.fetH5317from the combH5317is sweetמָ֝ת֗וֹקma.TokH4966to your tasteחִכֶּֽךָ׃chi.Ke.khaH2441;
14Knowדְּעֶ֥הde.'EhH3045thatwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451is thusכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651for your soulלְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָle.Naf.She.khaH5315;Ifאִם־'im-H518you findמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672it,then thereוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426will be afutureאַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.RitH319,And your hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615will not be cutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ פti.ka.RetH3772offH3772.
15Do not lieתֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.RoH693in waitH693,O wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563,against the dwellingלִנְוֵ֣הlin.VehH5116of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;Do not destroyתְּשַׁדֵּ֥דte.sha.DedH7703his restingH7258placeרִבְצוֹ׃riv.TzoH7258;
16For arighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662manH6662fallsיִפּ֣וֹלyi.PolH5307sevenשֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'H7651timesH7651,and risesוָקָ֑םva.KamH6965again, But thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782in time ofcalamityH7463.
17Do not rejoiceתִּשְׂמָ֑חtis.MachH8055when your enemyH340fallsבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307,And do not let your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820be gladיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523when he stumblesוּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹu.vi.ka.she.LoH3782;
19Do not fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734because of evildoersבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'ImH7489Or beenviousתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'H7065of the wickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ba.re.sha.'ImH7563;
20Forthere will be noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808futureאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319for the evilלָרָ֑עla.Ra'H7451manH7451; Thelampנֵ֖רnerH5216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be putיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846out.
21My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,fearיְרָֽא־ye.ra'-H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428;Do not associateתִּתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148with those who are givenH8132to changeH8132,
23Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428alsoגַּם־gam-H1571aresayings of the wiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450. ToshowH5234partialityפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH5234H6440in judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941is not goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24Hewho saysאֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀'o.MerH559to the wickedלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, “You are righteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662,”Peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971will curseיִקְּבֻ֥הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895him, nationsלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816will abhorיִזְעָמ֥וּהוּyiz.'a.Mu.huH2194him;
25Butto those who rebukeוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198the wickedwill be delightיִנְעָ֑םyin.'AmH5276,And a goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293will comeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon them.
27Prepareהָ֘כֵ֤ןha.KhenH3559your workמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399outsideבַּח֨וּץ׀ba.ChutzH2351AndmakeH6257it readyH6257for yourself in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704;Afterwardsאַ֝חַ֗ר'a.CharH310,then, buildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129your houseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.
28Do not be awitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707against your neighborבְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khaH7453withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600, Anddo not deceiveוַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָva.ha.fi.Ti.taH6601with your lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
29DoH6213not sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559, “Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I shall doH6213to him as he has doneH6213to me; I willrenderאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725to the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376according to his workכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467.”
30I passedעָבַ֑רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674by the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of the sluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102And by the vineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754of the manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638senseלֵֽב׃LevH3820,
31And beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,it was completelyכֻלּ֨וֹ׀khu.LoH3605overgrownעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927with thistlesH7057;Its surfaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440was coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680withnettlesחֲרֻלִּ֑יםcha.ru.LimH2738,And its stoneאֲבָנָ֣יו'a.va.NavH68wallH1447was brokenH2040downנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.
32When I sawוָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣הva.'e.che.ZehH2372, Ireflectedאָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י'a.Shit li.BiH7896H3820upon it;I lookedרָ֝אִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, andreceivedלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.
33“A littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,A littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027to restלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901,”
34Then your povertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khaH7389will comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935asa robberמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980And your wantוּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָu.mach.so.Rei.khaH4270likean armedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
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