New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 24:28-34

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.BiH7896 H3820upon 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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