New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 30:18-31

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.

24Fourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702thingsH702are smallקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996on the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,But they are exceedinglyמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.MimH2449wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:

25Theantsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.limH5244are not a strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971,But they prepareוַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559their foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899in the summerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;

26Theshephanimשְׁ֭פַנִּיםShe.fa.nimH8227are not mightyעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971,Yet they makeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their housesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in the rocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;

27The locustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697haveH369noH369kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Yet allכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605of them goוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out inranksחֹצֵ֣ץcho.TzetzH2686;

28The lizardשְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mitH8079you may graspתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.PesH8610with the handsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027,Yet it is in kings’מֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964.

29Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are threeH7969thingsשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969which are statelyמֵיטִ֣יבֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in theirmarchצָ֑עַדTza.'adH6806,Even fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702which are statelyמֵיטִ֥בֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190when they walkלָֽכֶת׃La.khetH1980:

30The lionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918which ismightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368among beastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929And does notretreatיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H4480 H6440anyכֹֽל׃KholH3605,

31Thestruttingזַרְזִ֣ירzar.ZirH2223 H4975roosterH4975,the maleתָ֑יִשׁTa.yishH8495goatH8495alsoאוֹ־'ov-H176,And a kingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428when hisarmyאַלְק֥וּם'al.KumH510is with him.

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