2When therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662increaseבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235,the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055,But when a wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563manH7563rulesוּבִמְשֹׁ֥לu.vim.SholH4910,peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971groanיֵאָ֥נַֽחye.'A.nachH584.
3A manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376wholovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451makesH8055his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1gladיְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.MachH8055, But he whokeepsH7462companyH7462with harlotsז֝וֹנ֗וֹתzo.NotH2181wastesיְאַבֶּד־ye.'a.bed-H6hiswealthהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.
4Thekingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428givesH5975stabilityH5975to the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776by justiceבְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטBe.mish.potH4941,But a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376whoH8641takesH8641bribesH8641overthrowsיֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃Ye.her.Se.nahH2040it.
5A manגֶּ֭בֶרGe.verH1397whoflattersמַחֲלִ֣יקma.cha.LikH2505his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453Is spreadingפּוֹרֵ֥שׂpo.ResH6566a netרֶ֝֗שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for his stepsפְּעָמָֽיו׃pe.'a.MavH6471.
6By transgressionבְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588an evilרָ֣עra'H7451manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376isensnaredמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170,But the righteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662singsיָר֥וּןya.RunH7442and rejoicesוְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃ve.sa.Me.achH8055.
7Therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is concernedיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045for the rightsדִּ֣יןdinH1779of the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,The wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563does not understandיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995suchconcernדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
9When a wiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376hasH8199a controversyH8199with a foolishאֱוִ֑יל'e.VilH191manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,The foolish man either ragesוְרָגַ֥זve.ra.GazH7264or laughsוְ֝שָׂחַ֗קve.sa.ChakH7832,and thereH369is noH369restנָֽחַת׃Na.chatH5183.
10MenH376ofbloodshedדָ֭מִיםDa.mimH1818hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130the blamelessתָ֑םTamH8535,But the uprightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477are concernedיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245for his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
11Afoolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684always losesיוֹצִ֣יאyo.Tzi'H3318his temperר֭וּחוֹru.choH7307, But awiseוְ֝חָכָ֗םve.cha.KhamH2450manH2450holdsיְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃ye.shab.be.Che.nahH7623it backבְּאָח֥וֹרbe.'a.ChorH268.
13Thepoorרָ֤שׁrashH7326manH376and the oppressorתְּכָכִ֣יםte.kha.KhimH376H8496haveH6298thisH6298in commonH6298:The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068givesH215lightמֵ֤אִיר־Me.'ir-H215to the eyesעֵינֵ֖י'ei.NeiH5869of bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֣םshe.nei.HemH8147.
14If akingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428judgesשׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800with truthבֶּֽאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571, Histhroneכִּ֝סְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678will be establishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559foreverלָעַ֥דla.'AdH5703.
15Therodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626and reproofוְ֭תוֹכַחַתVe.to.kha.chatH8433giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,But a childוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288who getsH7971his own wayH7971bringsH954shameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954to his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
16When the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563increaseבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235,transgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588increasesיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235; But therighteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662will seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200their fallבְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥םbe.ma.pal.TamH4658.
17Correctיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256your sonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121,and he will giveוִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָvi.ni.Che.khaH5117you comfortH5117; He will alsodelightמַעֲדַנִּ֣יםma.'a.da.NimH4574your soulלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פle.naf.She.khaH5315.
18Where thereH369isnoH369visionחָ֭זוֹןCha.zonH2377,the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971are unrestrainedיִפָּ֣רַֽעyi.Pa.ra'H6544, Buthappyאַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃'ash.Re.huH835is he who keepsוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104the lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451.
19A slaveעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650will not be instructedיִוָּ֣סֶרyi.Va.serH3256by wordsבִּ֭דְבָרִיםBid.va.rimH1697alone;For though he understandsיָ֝בִ֗יןya.VinH995,thereH369will be noH369responseH4617.
20Do you seeחָזִ֗יתָcha.Zi.taH2372a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376who ishastyאָ֣ץ'atzH213in his wordsבִּדְבָרָ֑יוbid.va.RavH1697? There ismoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanH4480for him.
21He who pampersמְפַנֵּ֣קme.fa.NekH6445his slaveעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650from childhoodמִנֹּ֣עַרmi.No.'arH5290Will in the endוְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319find him to be a sonמָנֽוֹן׃ma.NonH4497.
22Anangryאַ֭ף'afH639manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376stirsיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624up strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,And a hot-temperedחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534manוּבַ֖עַלu.Va.'alH1167aboundsרַב־rav-H7227in transgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
23A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120prideגַּאֲוַ֣תga.'a.VatH1346will bringתַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּtash.pi.Le.nuH8213him lowH8213, But ahumbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307will obtainיִתְמֹ֥ךְyit.MokhH8551honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519.
24He who is a partnerחוֹלֵ֣קcho.LekH2505with a thiefגַּ֭נָּבga.noH1590hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130his own lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315; Hehearsיִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'H8085the oathאָלָ֥ה'a.LahH423but tellsיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.
25Thefearחֶרְדַּ֣תcher.DatH2731of manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120bringsיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414a snareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170, But he whotrustsוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068will be exaltedיְשֻׂגָּֽב׃ye.su.GavH7682.
26Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227seekמְבַקְשִׁ֣יםme.vak.ShimH1245the ruler’sמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910favorפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440, Butjusticeמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941for manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376comesfrom the Lordוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
27Anunjustעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is abominableתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662,And he whoH3477isuprightיְשַׁר־ye.shar-H3477in the wayדָּֽרֶךְ׃ פDa.rekhH1870is abominableוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
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