Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 16:10-15

10A divineH7081verdictH7081is on the lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;His mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310should noterrיִמְעַל־yim.'al-H4603in judgmentבְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טbe.mish.PatH4941.
11Ajustמִ֭שְׁפָּטMish.potH4941balanceפֶּ֤לֶס׀Pe.lesH6425and scalesוּמֹאזְנֵ֣יu.moz.NeiH3976belong to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;Allכָּל־kol-H3605theweightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of the bagכִֽיס׃KhisH3599are Hisconcernמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639.
12It is an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441for kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428to commitעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213wickedH7562actsH7562,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588athroneכִּסֵּֽא׃ki.Se'H3678is establishedיִכּ֥וֹןyi.KonH3559on righteousnessבִ֝צְדָקָ֗הvitz.da.KahH6666.
13Righteousצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193are the delightרְצ֣וֹןre.TzonH7522of kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428,And one who speaksוְדֹבֵ֖רve.do.VerH1696rightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477is lovedיֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.HavH157.
14The furyחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of a kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is likemessengersמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194;But a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450personוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will appeaseיְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.khap.pe.Re.nahH3722it.
15In the lightבְּאוֹר־be.'or-H216of a king’sמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440is lifeH2425,And his favorוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522is like a cloudכְּעָ֣בke.'AvH5645with thespringמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4456.
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