New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 30:5-14

5Everyכָּל־kol-H3605wordאִמְרַ֣ת'im.RatH565of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is testedצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884; He is ashieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to those who takeלַֽחֹסִ֥יםla.cho.SimH2620refugeH2620in Him.

6Do not addתּ֥וֹסְףְּTospH3254to His wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697Orפֶּן־pen-H6435He will reproveיוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198you, and you will be provedH3576a liarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.taH3576.

7Twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingsH8147I askedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of You,Do not refuseתִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'H4513me beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

8KeepH7368deceptionשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723andliesכָּזָ֡בka.ZavH3577farהַרְחֵ֬קhar.ChekH7368from me,Giveתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me neitherH408povertyרֵ֣אשׁreshH7389norH408richesוָ֭עֹשֶׁרVa.'o.sherH6239;Feedהַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhat.ri.Fe.niH2963me with thefoodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899that is my portionחֻקִּֽי׃chu.KiH2706,

9That I not befullאֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀'es.Ba'H7646and denyוְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.TiH3584Youand sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is the Lordיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068?” Or that I not bein wantאִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.ReshH3423and stealוְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiH1589, Andprofaneוְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּיve.ta.Fas.tiH8610the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.

10Do not slanderתַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtal.ShenH3960a slaveעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650to his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.novH113,Orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435he willcurseיְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.ChaH7043you and you will be foundH816guiltyוְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taH816.

11There is akindדּ֭וֹרDorH1755of man whocursesיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1And does not blessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288his motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.

12There is akindדּ֭וֹרDorH1755who ispureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,Yet is not washedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364from his filthinessוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.

13There is akindדּ֭וֹרDorH1755--oh howמָה־mah-H4100loftyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are his eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869!And his eyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079are raisedיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375in arrogance.

14There is akindדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755of man whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are likeswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719And hisjawH4973teethH4973likeknivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979, Todevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from the earthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776And the needyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from among menמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.

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