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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