New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 4:14-19

14Do not enterתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563And do not proceedתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.SherH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of evilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451menH7451.

15Avoidפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpe.ra.'E.huH6544it, do not passתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674by it;Turnשְׂטֵ֖הse.TehH7847awayH7847from it and passוַעֲבֽוֹר׃va.'a.VorH5674on.

16For theycannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּYish.nuH3462unlessאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518 H3808they doH7489evilH7489; Andthey are robbedוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הve.nig.ze.LahH1497of sleepשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םShe.na.TamH8142unlessאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808they make someonestumbleיַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃yikh.sho.luH3782.

17For theyeatלָ֭חֲמוּLa.cha.muH3898the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562And drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354the wineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555.

18But thepathוְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachH734of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is like thelightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216of dawnנֹ֑גַהּNo.gahH5051, Thatshinesוָ֝א֗וֹרva.'orH215brighterH1980and brighterH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704thefullנְכ֥וֹןne.KhonH3559dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is like darknessכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.LahH653;They do not knowיָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045over whatבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100theystumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.luH3782.

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