7Excellentיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499speechשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193is not fittingנָאוָ֣הna.VahH5000for a foolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036,Muchכִּֽי־ki-H637H3588lessH637arelyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193to a princeלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081.
8Abribeהַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadH7810is acharmאֶֽבֶן־ חֵ֣ן'e.ven- chenH68H2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of its ownerבְעָלָ֑יוve.'a.LavH1167;Whereverאֶֽל־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֖ר'el- kol- 'a.SherH413H3605H834he turnsיִפְנֶ֣הyif.NehH6437,he prospersיַשְׂכִּֽיל׃yas.KilH7919.
9One whoconcealsמְֽכַסֶּה־me.kha.seh-H3680an offenseפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160,But one who repeatsוְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.NehH8138a matterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatesמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504closeאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441friendsH441.
10A rebukeגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606goesH5181deeperH5181into one who hasH995understandingבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995ThanH4480a hundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967blowsמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221into a foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.
11A rebelliousH4805personH4805seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,So a cruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397will be sentיְשֻׁלַּח־ye.shu.lach-H7971against him.
12Let apersonבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376meetפָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.oshH6298abearדֹּ֣בdoH1677robbedH7909ofH7909her cubsשַׁכּ֣וּלsha.KulH7909,Ratherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408than a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684in his foolishnessבְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.val.ToH200.
13One whoreturnsמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725evilH7463for goodH2899,EvilH7463will not departתָמ֥וּשׁta.mishH4185from his houseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.
15One whojustifiesמַצְדִּ֣יקmatz.DikH6663the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563and one who condemnsוּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַu.mar.Shi.a'H7561the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,Bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH1571H8147of them alikeH1571are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
16Whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֣הla.mah- zehH4100H2088is there moneyמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684tobuyלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, Whenhe hasH369noH369senseוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820?
17Afriendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵ֭ת'etH6256,And a brotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251is bornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205for adversityH7463.
18A personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638insenseלֵ֭בlevH3820shakesתּוֹקֵ֣עַto.Ke.a'H8628handsכָּ֑ףKafH3709And becomesעֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH6148guarantorעֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה'a.ru.BahH6161in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of his neighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.
19One wholovesאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157wrongdoingפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157strifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683; One whomakesH1361his doorwayפִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.ChoH6607highמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361seeksמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245destructionשָֽׁבֶר׃Sha.verH7667.
20One who has a crookedעִקֶּשׁ־'i.kesh-H6141mindלֵ֭בlevH3820findsיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, And one who iscorruptedוְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.PakhH2015in his languageבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallsיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307into evilH7463.
21He whofathersיֹלֵ֣דyo.LedH3205a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684does soto his sorrowלְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahH8424,And the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of a foolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036hasH8055noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808joyH8055.
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