New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 27:7-10

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.

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