1Theproverbsמִשְׁלֵ֗יmish.LeiH4912of Solomonשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פshe.Lo.MohH8010.A wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121makesH8055a fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1gladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055, Buta foolishכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684sonוּבֵ֥ןu.VenH1121is a griefתּוּגַ֥תtu.GatH8424to his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
2Ill-gottenרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562gainsאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214do not benefitי֭וֹעִילוּYo.'i.luH3276,But righteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.KahH6666rescuesתַּצִּ֥ילta.TzilH5337from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.
3The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will not allow therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662to hungerיַרְעִ֣יבyar.'IvH7456, But He willrejectיֶהְדֹּֽף׃yeh.DofH1920the cravingוְהַוַּ֖תve.ha.VatH1942of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4Poorרָ֗אשׁRashH7326is one who worksעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213witha lazyרְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.YahH7423handכַף־khaf-H3709, But thehandוְיַ֖דve.YadH3027of the diligentחָרוּצִ֣יםcha.ru.TzimH2742makesH6238richתַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ta.'a.ShirH6238.
5He who gathersאֹגֵ֣ר'o.GerH103inH103summerבַּ֭קַּיִץBa.ka.yitzH7019is a sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121who actsמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919wiselyH7919, Buthe who sleepsנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290in harvestבַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירba.ka.TzirH7105is a sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121who actsH954shamefullyמֵבִֽישׁ׃me.VishH954.
6Blessingsבְּ֭רָכוֹתBe.ra.khotH1293are on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662, Butthe mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563concealsיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
7Thementioningזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is a blessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293, Butthe nameוְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will rotיִרְקָֽב׃yir.KavH7537.
8Thewiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450of heartלֵ֭בlevH3820will receiveיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947commandsמִצְוֹ֑תmitz.VotH4687, Buta babblingשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193foolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191will come to ruinיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.
9Onewho walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in integrityבַּ֭תֹּםBa.tomH8537walksיֵ֣לֶךְYe.lekhH1980securelyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983, Butone who pervertsוּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.'a.KeshH6140his waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870will be foundיִוָּדֵֽעַ׃yi.va.De.a'H3045out.
10Hewho winksקֹ֣רֵֽץKo.retzH7169the eyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869causesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414troubleעַצָּ֑בֶת'a.Tza.vetH6094, Anda babblingשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193foolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191will come to ruinיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.
11Themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662is a fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeH2425, Butthe mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563concealsיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
13Onthe lipsבְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbe.sif.TeiH8193of the discerningנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995,wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is foundתִּמָּצֵ֣אti.ma.Tze'H4672, Buta rodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626is for the backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of him whoH2638hasH2638noH2638senseלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
14Wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450peopleH2450storeיִצְפְּנוּ־yitz.pe.nu-H6845up knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, But withthe mouthוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310of the foolishאֱ֝וִיל'E.vilH191,ruinמְחִתָּ֥הme.chi.TahH4288is atH7138handH7138.
15Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223person’sH6223wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952is hisfortressקִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹkir.Yat u.ZoH7151H5797, Theruinמְחִתַּ֖תme.chi.TatH4288of the poorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800is their povertyרֵישָֽׁם׃rei.ShamH7389.
16Thewagesפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662is lifeH2425,The incomeתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563,punishmentלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.
17One who is onthe pathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734of lifeH2425followsשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148,But one who ignoresוְעוֹזֵ֖בve.'o.ZevH5800a rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433goesH8582astrayמַתְעֶֽה׃mat.'EhH8582.
18Onewho concealsמְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.SehH3680hatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135haslyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193,And one who spreadsוּמוֹצִ֥אu.mo.Tzi'H3318slanderדִ֝בָּ֗הdi.BahH1681is a foolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
19When there aremanyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230wordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697,wrongdoingפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588is unavoidableלֹ֣א יֶחְדַּל־lo' yech.dal-H2308H3808, Butone who restrainsוְחֹשֵׂ֖ךְve.cho.SekhH2820his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193is wiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919.
20The tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662is likechoiceנִ֭בְחָרNiv.chorH977silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701,The heartלֵ֖בlevH3820of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563is worthlittleכִּמְעָֽט׃kim.'AtH4592.
21Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662feedיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227,But foolsוֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםve.'e.vi.LimH191dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191for lackבַּחֲסַר־ba.cha.sar-H2638ofunderstandingלֵ֥בlevH3820.
22It is theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068that makesH6238richתַעֲשִׁ֑ירta.'a.ShirH6238,And He addsיוֹסִ֖ףyo.SifH3254noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sorrowעֶ֣צֶב'E.tzevH6089to it.
23Doingעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213wickednessזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154is likesportכִּשְׂח֣וֹקkis.ChokH7814to a foolלִ֭כְסִילLikh.silH3684, And so iswisdomוְ֝חָכְמָ֗הve.cha.khe.MahH2451to a personלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
24WhatH4034the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563fearsH4034will comeתְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּte.vo.'E.nuH935upon him, But thedesireוְתַאֲוַ֖תve.ta.'a.VatH8378of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662will be grantedיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414.
25When thewhirlwindס֭וּפָהSu.fahH5492passesכַּעֲב֣וֹרka.'a.VorH5674,the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563is noH369moreH369, But therighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662hasan everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769foundationיְס֣וֹדye.SodH3247.
26Like vinegarכַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ka.Cho.metzH2558to the teethלַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםla.shi.Na.yimH8127and smokeוְכֶעָשָׁ֥ןve.khe.'a.ShanH6227to the eyesלָעֵינָ֑יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651is thelazyH6102oneH6102to those who sendלְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃le.sho.le.ChavH7971him.
27Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068prolongsתּוֹסִ֣יףto.SifH3254lifeיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, But theyearsוּשְׁנ֖וֹתu.she.NotH8141of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be shortenedתִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃tik.Tzo.re.nahH7114.
28Thehopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662is gladnessשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057, But theexpectationוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563perishesתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.
29Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is a strongholdמָע֣וֹזma.'ozH4581for the uprightלַ֭תֹּםLa.tomH8537, Butruinוּ֝מְחִתָּ֗הu.me.chi.TahH4288to the workersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466of injusticeאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
30Therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662will neverלְעוֹלָ֣ם בַּל־le.'o.Lam bal-H5769H1077be shakenיִמּ֑וֹטyi.MotH4131, Butthe wickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563will not liveH7931inH7931the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
31Themouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662flowsיָנ֣וּבya.NuvH5107with wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, But thepervertedתַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419tongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956will be cutתִּכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772out.
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