New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 30:15-23

15The leechלַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀la.'a.lu.KahH5936has twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, “Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,” “Giveהַ֥בhavH3051.”ThereH1992are threeH7969thingsשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969that will not be satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646,Fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702that will not sayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, “Enoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952”:

16Sheolשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585, and thebarrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombH7358,Earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776that is neverלֹא־lo'-H3808satisfiedשָׂ֣בְעָהSa.ve.'ahH7646with waterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,And fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784that neverלֹא־lo'-H3808saysאָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahH559, “Enoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.”

17The eyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmocksתִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'AgH3932a fatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1Andscornsוְתָב֪וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ve.ta.Vuz li.ka.Hat-H936 H3349a motherאֵ֥ם'emH517, Theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of the valleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158will pickיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365it out,And the youngבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404will eatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.

18Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are threeH7969thingsשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969which are tooמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for me,Fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which I do not understandיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045:

19The wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of aneagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the skyבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064,The wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of a serpentנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175on a rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697,The wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of a shipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591in the middleבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,And the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with a maidבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.

20Thisכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651is the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of anadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802:She eatsאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398and wipesוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229her mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310,And saysוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559, “I have doneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808wrongאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.”

21Underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478threeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969thingsH7969the earthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776quakesרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264,And underוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702,it cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֥לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808bearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375up:

22Underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478aslaveעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he becomesיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427kingH4427,And a foolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he is satisfiedיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646with foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899,

23Underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478an unlovedשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130woman whenכִּ֣יkiH3588she getsH1166a husbandH1166,And a maidservantוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588she supplantsתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423her mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

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