2It is the gloryכְּבֹ֣דke.VodH3519of Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430toconcealהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641a matterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,But the gloryוּכְבֹ֥דu.khe.VodH3519ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428is to searchחֲקֹ֣רcha.KorH2713out a matterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
3Asthe heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064for heightלָ֭רוּםLa.rumH7312and the earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776for depthלָעֹ֑מֶקla.'O.mekH6011,So the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of kingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428is unsearchableאֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃'ein Che.kerH369H2714.
4TakeH1898awayH1898thedrossסִיגִ֣יםsi.GimH5509from the silverמִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.sefH3701,And there comesוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out a vesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627for thesmithלַצֹּרֵ֣ףla.tzo.RefH6884;
5TakeH1898awayH1898thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, And histhroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678will be establishedוְיִכּ֖וֹןve.yi.KonH3559in righteousnessבַּצֶּ֣דֶקba.Tze.dekH6664.
6Do not claimH1921honorתִּתְהַדַּ֥רtit.ha.DarH1921in the presenceלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440of the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,And do not standתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975in the placeוּבִמְק֥וֹםu.vim.KomH4725of greatגְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםge.do.LimH1419menH1419;
7Forit is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896that it be saidאֲמָר־'a.mor-H559to you, “Comeעֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehH5927up hereהֵ֥נָּהHe.nahH2008,”ThanH4480for you to be placedH8213lowerמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khaH8213in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the princeנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,Whomאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200.
8Do not goתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318outhastilyמַ֫הֵ֥רma.HerH4118toargueלָרִ֗בla.RivH7378your case;Otherwiseפֶּ֣ןpenH6435,whatמַה־mah-H4100will you doתַּ֭עֲשֶׂהTa.'a.sehH6213inthe endבְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּbe.'a.cha.ri.TahH319,When your neighborרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453humiliatesבְּהַכְלִ֖יםbe.hakh.LimH3637you?
9Argueרִ֣יבrivH7378your caseרִֽ֭יבְךָRi.ve.khaH7379with your neighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453, Anddo not revealתְּגָֽל׃te.GalH1540the secretוְס֖וֹדve.SodH5475of anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312,
10Orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435he who hearsשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085itwill reproachיְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ye.cha.sed.KhaH2616you,And the evilוְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ve.di.ba.te.khaH1681reportH1681about you will notpassH7725awayH7725.
12Like anearringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091and anornamentוַחֲלִי־va.cha.li-H2481offineH3800goldכָ֑תֶםKha.temH3800Is a wiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450reproverמוֹכִ֥יחַmo.Khi.achH3198to alisteningשֹׁמָֽעַת׃sho.Ma.'atH8085earאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241.
13Like the coldכְּצִנַּת־ke.tzi.nat-H6793of snowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀She.legH7950in thetimeבְּי֬וֹםbe.YomH3117of harvestקָצִ֗ירka.TzirH7105Is afaithfulנֶ֭אֱמָןNe.'e.monH539messengerצִ֣ירtzirH6735to those who sendלְשֹׁלְחָ֑יוle.sho.le.ChavH7971him,For he refreshesיָשִֽׁיב׃ פya.ShivH7725the soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of his mastersאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113.
14Likecloudsנְשִׂיאִ֣יםne.si.'ImH5387andwindוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307withoutאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653Is a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who boastsמִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗לmit.ha.LelH1984of his giftsבְּמַתַּת־be.ma.tat-H4991falselyשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
15Byforbearanceבְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִםbe.'O.rekh 'A.pa.yimH753H639a rulerקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101may be persuadedיְפֻתֶּ֣הye.fu.TehH6601,And a softרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breaksתִּשְׁבָּר־tish.bor-H7665the boneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
16Have youfoundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398onlywhatH1767you needH1767,That you not haveH7646it in excessH7646and vomitH7006it.
17Let your footרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272rarelyהֹקַ֣רho.KarH3365be in your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,Orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will becomeH7646wearyH7646of you and hateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130you.
18Likea clubמֵפִ֣יץme.FitzH4650and aswordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719and a sharpשָׁנ֑וּןsha.NunH8150arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671Is a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who bearsעֹנֶ֥ה'o.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against his neighborבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453.
19Likea badH7489toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127andan unsteadyמוּעָ֑דֶתmu.'A.detH4571footוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272Is confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009in afaithlessבּ֝וֹגֵ֗דbo.GedH898man in timeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.
20Likeone who takesH5710offH5710a garmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899on a coldקָ֭רָהKa.rahH7135dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, or likevinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558onsodaנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427,Is he who singsוְשָׁ֥רve.SharH7891songsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892toa troubledרָֽע׃ פRa'H7451heartלֶב־lev-H3820.
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