1Afalseמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820balanceמֹאזְנֵ֣יmoz.NeiH3976is an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, But ajustשְׁלֵמָ֣הshe.le.MahH8003weightוְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venH68is His delightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
2Whenprideזָ֭דוֹןZa.donH2087comesבָּֽא־ba'-H935,then comesוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935dishonorקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036;But with the humbleH6794there is wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
3Theintegrityתֻּמַּ֣תtu.MatH8538of the uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477will guideתַּנְחֵ֑םtan.ChemH5148them, But theperversityוְסֶ֖לֶףve.Se.lefH5558of the treacherousבּוֹגְדִ֣יםbog.DimH898will destroyיְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ye.sha.demH7703them.
4Richesה֭וֹןHonH1952do not benefitיוֹעִ֣ילyo.'IlH3276on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of wrathעֶבְרָ֑ה'ev.RahH5678, Butrighteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.KahH6666rescuesתַּצִּ֥ילta.TzilH5337from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.
5Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of the blamelessתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549will smoothתְּיַשֵּׁ֣רte.ya.SherH3474his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, Butthe wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563will fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307by his own wickednessוּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹu.ve.rish.'a.ToH7564.
6The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477will rescueתַּצִּילֵ֑םta.tzi.LemH5337them,But the treacherousבֹּגְדִ֥יםbo.ge.DimH898willbe caughtיִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃yi.la.Khe.duH3920by their owngreedוּ֝בְהַוַּ֗תu.ve.ha.VatH1942.
7When a wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120diesבְּמ֤וֹתbe.MotH4194, hisexpectationתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615will perishתֹּאבַ֣דto.VadH6, And thehopeוְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתve.to.Che.letH8431of strongH202peopleH202perishesאָבָֽדָה׃'a.Va.dahH6.
8The righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is rescuedנֶחֱלָ֑ץne.che.LatzH2502from troubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869,But the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563takesוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
9With hismouthבְּפֶ֗הbe.PehH6310the godlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611personH2611destroysיַשְׁחִ֣תyash.ChitH7843his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,But through knowledgeוּ֝בְדַ֗עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662will be rescuedיֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ye.cha.Le.tzuH2502.
10When thingsH2898go wellH2898for the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662,the cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151rejoicesתַּעֲלֹ֣ץta.'a.LotzH5970,And when the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563perishוּבַאֲבֹ֖דu.va.'a.VodH6,there is joyfulH7440shoutingרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.
11By the blessingבְּבִרְכַּ֣תbe.vir.KatH1293of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477a cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176is exaltedתָּר֣וּםta.RumH7311,But by the mouthוּבְפִ֥יu.ve.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563,it is tornתֵּהָרֵֽס׃te.ha.ResH2040downH2040.
12One who despisesבָּז־boz-H936his neighborלְרֵעֵ֥הוּle.re.'E.huH7453lacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638senseלֵ֑בLevH3820,But a personוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנ֣וֹתte.vu.NotH8394keepsיַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ya.cha.RishH2790silentH2790.
13Onewho goesH1980aboutH1980as a slandererרָ֭כִילRa.khilH7400revealsמְגַלֶּה־me.ga.leh-H1540secretsסּ֑וֹדSodH5475, But one who istrustworthyוְנֶאֱמַן־ ר֝֗וּחַve.ne.'e.man- Ru.achH539H7307concealsמְכַסֶּ֥הme.kha.SehH3680a matterדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
14Where thereH369isH369noH369guidanceתַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹתTach.bu.lotH8458the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971fallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307,But in an abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counselorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there isvictoryוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
15One who isH6148aH6148guarantorH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114will certainlyרַע־ra'-H7451sufferיֵ֭רוֹעַYe.ro.a'H7489for it,But one who hatesוְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130being a guarantorתֹקְעִ֣יםto.ke.'ImH8628is secureבּוֹטֵֽחַ׃bo.Te.achH982.
17Amercifulחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376doesגֹּמֵ֣לgo.MelH1580himselfנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315good,But the cruelאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394personH394doesH5916himselfשְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹShe.e.RoH7607harmH5916.
18A wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563personH7563earnsעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213deceptiveשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267wagesשֶׂ֣כֶרSe.kherH7938, But one whosowsוְזֹרֵ֥עַve.zo.Re.a'H2232righteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666getsa trueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571rewardH7938.
19One who is steadfastH3653inrighteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666attainslifeH2425, Butone who pursuesוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291evilH7463attainshis own deathלְמוֹתֽוֹ׃le.mo.ToH4194.
20The perverseעִקְּשֵׁי־'i.ke.shei-H6141in heartלֵ֑בLevH3820are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, But theblamelessתְּמִ֣ימֵיte.Mi.meiH8549in theirwalkדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870are Hisdelightוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522.
21Be assuredH3027,the evilרָּ֑עRa'H7451personH7451will not goיִנָּ֣קֶהyi.Na.kehH5352unpunishedH5352, But thedescendantsוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662will be rescuedנִמְלָֽט׃nim.LatH4422.
22As aringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091in a pig’sחֲזִ֑ירcha.ZirH2386snoutבְּאַ֣ףbe.'AfH639So isa beautifulיָ֝פָ֗הya.FahH3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802who lacksוְסָ֣רַתve.Sa.ratH5493discretionטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
23The desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662is onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, But theexpectationתִּקְוַ֖תtik.VatH8615of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563is wrathעֶבְרָֽה׃'ev.RahH5678.
24ThereH3426isH3426one who scattersמְ֭פַזֵּרMe.fa.zerH6340, and yetincreasesוְנוֹסָ֥ףve.no.SafH3254allH5750theH5750moreH5750,And there is one who withholdsוְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְve.cho.SekhH2820whatH3476isH3476justlyH3476dueH3476, and yet it resultsonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389in povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
26One who withholdsמֹ֣נֵֽעַMo.ne.a'H4513grainבָּ֭רbarH1250, thepeopleלְא֑וֹםle.'omH3816will curseיִקְּבֻ֣הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895him, Butblessingוּ֝בְרָכָ֗הu.ve.ra.KhahH1293will be on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of him whosellsמַשְׁבִּֽיר׃mash.BirH7666it.
27One who diligentlyH7836seeksשֹׁ֣חֵֽרSho.cherH7836goodט֭וֹבTovH2896seeksיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245favorרָצ֑וֹןra.TzonH7522, Butone who seeksוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875evilH7463,evil will comeתְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935to him.
28One whotrustsבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in his richesבְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹbe.'a.she.roH6239will fallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307, Butthe righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662will flourishיִפְרָֽחוּ׃yif.Ra.chuH6524like the greenleafוְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הve.khe.'a.LehH5929.
29One whotroublesעוֹכֵ֣רo.KherH5916his own houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004willinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, Andthe foolishאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191will be servantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to the wise-heartedלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450.
30The fruitפְּֽרִי־pe.ri-H6529of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662isa treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of lifeH2425, Andone who is wiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450gainsוְלֹקֵ֖חַve.lo.Ke.achH3947soulsנְפָשׂ֣וֹתne.fa.SotH5315.
31Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662will be repaidיְשֻׁלָּ֑םye.shu.LamH7999on the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,HowH637muchכִּֽי־ki-H637H3588moreH637the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563and the sinnerוְחוֹטֵֽא׃ve.cho.Te'H2398!
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