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Proverbs 19:1-4

1Betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896is a poorרָ֭שׁrashH7326personH7326whowalksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in his integrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537ThanH4480a person who is perverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141inspeechשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193and is a foolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.

2Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571it is not goodט֑וֹבTovH2896for a personנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315to be withoutH3808knowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847,And one who hurriesוְאָ֖ץve.'AtzH213his footstepsבְּרַגְלַ֣יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272errsחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398.

3Thefoolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200of a personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120ruinsתְּסַלֵּ֣ףte.sa.LefH5557his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,And his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820ragesיִזְעַ֥ףyiz.'AfH2196againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.

4Wealthה֗וֹןHonH1952addsיֹ֭סִיףYo.sifH3254manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227friendsרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453,But a poorוְ֝דָ֗לve.DalH1800personH1800is separatedיִפָּרֵֽד׃yi.pa.RedH6504from his friendמֵרֵ֥עהוּme.Re.'.huH7453.

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