1Do not boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984about tomorrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279, For youdo not knowתֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100a dayH3117may bringיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205forthH3205.
2Letanotherזָ֣רzarH2114praiseיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984you, and not your own mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310;A strangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237,and not your own lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
3A stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68is heavyכֹּֽבֶד־koed-H3514and the sandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344weightyוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192,But the provocationוְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708of a foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191is heavierכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515thanH4480bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147of them.
4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534is fierceאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.YutH395and angerאָ֑ף'AfH639is a floodוְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefH7858, Butwhoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can standיַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?
5Betterט֭וֹבָהToahH2896isopenמְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.LahH1540rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433ThanH4480loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.VahH160that is concealedמְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃me.su.Ta.retH5641.
6Faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539are thewoundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of a friendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157, Butdeceitfulוְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.RotH6280are thekissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of an enemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130.
7A satedשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649manנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315loathesתָּב֣וּסta.VusH947honeyנֹ֑פֶתNo.fetH5317,But to a famishedרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457manוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315anyכָּל־kol-H3605bitterמַ֥רmarH4751thingH4751is sweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.
8Like abirdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833that wandersנוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.detH5074from her nestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064,Soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651is a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376whowandersנוֹדֵ֥דno.DedH5074from hishomeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
9Oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081and perfumeוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004makeH8055the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820gladיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055, So aman’sנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315counselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098is sweetוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986to his friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453.
10Do not forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800your ownfriendרֵֽעֲךָ֨re.'a.KhaH7453oryour father’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendוְרֵ֪עַve.re.'ehH7453,And do not goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to your brother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of your calamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343;Betterט֥וֹבTovH2896is a neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934who is nearקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138thanH4480a brotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251farרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350away.
11Be wiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,and makeוְשַׂמַּ֣חve.sa.MachH8055my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820gladH8055, That I mayreplyוְאָשִׁ֖יבָה דָבָֽר׃ve.'a.Shi.vah da.VarH7725H1697to him who reproachesחֹרְפִ֣יcho.re.FiH2778me.
13Takeקַח־kach-H3947his garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899whenכִּי־ki-H3588he becomesH6148suretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114; And for anadulterousH5237womanנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.ri.YahH5237holdחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254him in pledgeH2254.
14He who blessesמְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְme.Va.RekhH1288his friendרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀re.'E.huH7453with a loudגָּ֭דוֹלGa.dolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.KeimH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,It will be reckonedתֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevH2803a curseקְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045to him.
15Aconstantט֭וֹרֵדTo.redH2956drippingדֶּ֣לֶףDe.lefH1812on a dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of steadyH5464rainH5464And a contentiousH4066womanוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802are alikeנִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃nish.ta.VahH7737;
16He who wouldrestrainצֹפְנֶ֥יהָtzo.fe.Nei.haH6845herrestrainsצָֽפַן־tza.fan-H6845the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, AndgraspsH7121oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081with his rightיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225.
17Ironבַּרְזֶ֣לbar.ZelH1270sharpensH2302ironבְּבַרְזֶ֣לbe.var.ZelH1270,So one manוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sharpensH2302anotherפְּנֵֽי־ רֵעֵֽהוּ׃pe.nei- re.'E.huH6440H7453.
18He who tendsנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341thefigתְּ֭אֵנָהTe.'e.nahH8384treeH8384will eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398its fruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529, And he whocaresוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104for his masterאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113will be honoredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.
19As in waterכַּ֭מַּיִםKa.ma.yimH4325faceהַפָּנִ֣יםha.pa.NimH6440reflectsfaceלַפָּנִ֑יםla.pa.NimH6440,Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651the heartלֵֽב־lev-H3820of manהָ֝אָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120reflectsmanלָאָדָֽם׃la.'a.DamH120.
21Thecrucibleמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715is for silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701and the furnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564for goldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091,And eachוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376is testedby the praiseמַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ma.ha.la.LoH4110accordedלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310him.
22Thoughאִ֥ם'imH518youpoundתִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־tikh.to.osh-H3806a foolהָאֱוִ֨יל׀ha.'e.VilH191in a mortarבַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁba.makh.TeshH4388with a pestleבַּֽעֱלִ֑יba.'e.LiH5940alongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432with crushedH7383grainH7383, Yethis foolishnessאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.val.ToH200will not departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from him.
23Knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045wellתֵּ֭דַעTe.da'H3045theconditionפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of your flocksצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629, Andpayשִׁ֥יתshitH7896attentionלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820to your herdsלַעֲדָרִֽים׃la.'a.da.RimH5739;
24For richesחֹ֑סֶןCho.senH2633are not foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,Norוְאִם־ve.'im-H518does acrownנֵ֝֗זֶרNe.zerH5145endureto allלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃ve.dorH1755.
25Whenthe grassחָ֭צִירCha.tzirH2682disappearsגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540,the newH1877growthH1877is seenוְנִרְאָה־ve.nir.'ah-H7200,And the herbsעִשְּׂב֥וֹתi.se.VotH6212of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022aregatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּve.ne.'es.FuH622in,
26The lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532will befor your clothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830,And the goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260will bringthe priceוּמְחִ֥ירu.me.ChirH4242of a fieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הSa.DehH7704,
27And there will begoats’עִזִּ֗ים'i.ZimH5795milkחֲלֵ֬בcha.LevH2461enoughוְדֵ֤י׀ve.DeiH1767for your foodלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָLe.lach.me.khaH3899,For the foodלְלֶ֣חֶםle.Le.chemH3899of your householdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,And sustenanceH2425for your maidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291.
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