16Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896is a littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592withthe fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068ThanH4480greatרָ֝֗בRavH7227treasureמֵאוֹצָ֥רme.'o.TzarH214,and turmoilוּמְה֥וּמָהu.me.Hu.mahH4103with the treasure.
17Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896is a portionאֲרֻחַ֣ת'a.ru.ChatH737ofvegetablesיָ֭רָקYa.rokH3419whereשָׁ֑םShamH8033there is loveוְאַהֲבָה־ve.'a.ha.vah-H160,ThanH4480afattenedאָ֝ב֗וּס'a.VusH75oxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794servedwith hatredוְשִׂנְאָה־ve.sin.'ah-H8135.
18Ahot-temperedחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376stirsיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624upH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066, But theslowוְאֶ֥רֶךve.'E.rekhH750to angerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639calmsיַשְׁקִ֥יטyash.KitH8252a disputeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
19The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thelazyH6102oneH6102is like a hedgeכִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khatH4881of thornsחָ֑דֶקCha.dekH2312,But the pathוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734of the uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477is a highwayסְלֻלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549.
20Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121makesH8055a fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1gladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055,But a foolishוּכְסִ֥ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120despisesבּוֹזֶ֥הbo.ZehH959his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
21Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200is joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to one whoH2638lacksלַחֲסַר־la.cha.sar-H2638senseלֵ֑בLevH3820,But a personוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394walksלָֽכֶת׃La.khetH1980straightיְיַשֶׁר־ye.ya.sher-H3474.
22Withoutבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369consultationס֑וֹדSodH5475,plansמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284are frustratedהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565,But with manyוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289theysucceedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
23Apersonלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376has joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057in anaptפִ֑יוFivH6310answerבְּמַעֲנֵה־be.ma.'a.neh-H4617,And howמַה־mah-H4100delightfulטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896is a timelyבְּעִתּ֣וֹbe.'i.ToH6256wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697!
24Thepathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734of lifeH2425leadsupwardלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605for the wiseלְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילle.mas.KilH7919,Soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616he may keepH5493awayH5493fromSheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585belowמָֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.
25The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068willtearH5255downH5255the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the proudגֵּ֭אִיםGe.'imH1343, But He willsetוְ֝יַצֵּ֗בve.ya.TzevH5324the boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of thewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
26Evilרָ֑עRa'H7451plansמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,But pleasantנֹֽעַם׃No.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561are pureוּ֝טְהֹרִ֗יםu.te.ho.RimH2889.
27He whoprofitsבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214illicitlyבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215troublesעֹכֵ֣ר'o.KherH5916his own houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004, But he whohatesוְשׂוֹנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130bribesמַתָּנֹ֣תma.ta.NotH4979will liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.
28The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662pondersיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897how to answerלַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.NotH6030, But themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563poursיַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'H5042outH5042evilרָעֽוֹת׃ra.'otH7451thingsH7451.
29The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isfarרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563, But Hehearsיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the prayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
31One whoseearאֹ֗זֶן'O.zenH241listensשֹׁ֭מַעַתSho.ma.'atH8085to a life-givingH2425rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433Will stayתָּלִֽין׃ta.LinH3885amongבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450.
32One whoneglectsפּוֹרֵ֣עַpo.Re.a'H6544disciplineמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148rejectsמוֹאֵ֣סmo.'EsH3988himselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315, But one wholistensוְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085to a rebukeתּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתto.Kha.chatH8433acquiresק֣וֹנֶהKo.nehH7069understandingלֵּֽב׃LevH3820.
33The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is the instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148for wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,And beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440honorכָב֣וֹדkha.VodH3519comeshumilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038.
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