1Wineהַ֭יַּיןHai.yainH3196is a mockerH3917,intoxicatingH7941drinkשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941a brawlerהֹמֶ֣הho.MehH1993,And whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605isH7686intoxicatedH7686by it isH2449not wiseיֶחְכָּֽם׃yech.KamH2449.
2The terrorאֵ֣ימַת'Ei.matH367of a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is like the roaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of a lionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715;One who provokesH5674him toH5674angerH5674forfeitsחוֹטֵ֥אcho.Te'H2398his own lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
3Avoidingשֶׁ֣בֶתShe.vetH7674strifeמֵרִ֑יבme.RivH7379is an honorכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519for a personלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376,But anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191willquarrelיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566.
4ThelazyH6102oneH6102does not plowיַחֲרֹ֑שׁya.cha.RoshH2790afterH4480the autumnמֵ֭חֹרֶףMe.cho.refH2779, So hebegsוְשָׁאַ֖לve.yish.'alH7592during the harvestבַּקָּצִ֣ירba.ka.TzirH7105and hasH369nothingוָאָֽיִן׃va.'A.yinH369.
5A planעֵצָ֣ה'e.TzahH6098in the heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of a personאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is likedeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,But a personוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנָ֣הte.vu.NahH8394drawsיִדְלֶֽנָּה׃yid.Le.nahH1802it out.
7A righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662personH6662whowalksמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in his integrityבְּתֻמּ֣וֹbe.tu.MoH8537--How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are his sonsבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
8A kingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428who sitsיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of justiceדִ֑יןDinH1779Dispersesמְזָרֶ֖הme.za.RehH2219allכָּל־kol-H3605evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451with his eyesבְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869.
9Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can sayיֹ֭אמַרYo.marH559, “I have cleansedזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820,I amH2891pureטָ֝הַ֗רְתִּיta.Har.tiH2891from my sinמֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃me.cha.ta.TiH2403”?
10Differingאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68weightsוָ֭אֶבֶןVa.'e.venH68and differingאֵיפָ֣ה'ei.FahH374measuresוְאֵיפָ֑הve.'ei.FahH374,Bothגַּם־ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃gam- she.nei.HemH1571H8147of them are abominableתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
11It is by his deedsבְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיוBe.ma.'a.la.lavH4611that a boyנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288distinguishesיִתְנַכֶּר־yit.na.ker-H5234himself,IfH518his conductפָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.LoH6467is pureזַ֖ךְzakhH2134and rightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477.
12The hearingשֹׁ֭מַעַתSho.ma.'atH8085earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241and the seeingרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869,The Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213bothגַם־ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃gam- she.nei.HemH1571H8147of them.
13Do not loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.HavH157sleepשֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahH8142,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will becomeתִּוָּרֵ֑שׁti.va.ReshH3423poorH3423;Openפְּקַ֖חpe.KachH6491your eyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and you willbeH7646satisfiedH7646withfoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
14“Badרַ֣עra'H7451,badרַ֭עra'H7451,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the buyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069,But when he goesH235his wayH235,thenאָ֣ז'azH227he boastsיִתְהַלָּֽל׃yit.ha.LalH1984.
15ThereH3426isH3426goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,and an abundanceוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230ofjewelsפְּנִינִ֑יםpe.ni.NimH6443;But lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847are a morepreciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366thingוּכְלִ֥יu.khe.LiH3627.
16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947his garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899whenכִּי־ki-H3588he becomesH6148guarantorH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114;And for foreignersנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.rimH5237,seizeH2254aH2254pledgeחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254from him.
17Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899obtained bya lieשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267is sweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156to a personלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376,But afterwardוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310his mouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310will be filledיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390with gravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687.
19One whogoesH1980aboutH1980as a slandererרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400revealsגּֽוֹלֶה־go.leh-H1540secretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475;Therefore do not associateתִתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148witha gossipוּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוu.le.fo.Teh Se.fa.TavH6601H8193.
20He whocursesמְ֭קַלֵּלMe.ka.lelH7043his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517, Hislampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216will goH1846outH1846in timeבֶּאֱשׁ֥וּןbe.'i.shonH380of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
21An inheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159gainedH973inH926aH926hurryH926at the beginningבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223Will not be blessedתְבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288in the endוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319.
22Do not sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559, “I will repayאֲשַׁלְּמָה־'a.sha.le.mah-H7999evilרָ֑עRa'H7451”;Waitקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960for the Lordלַֽ֝יהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,and He will saveוְיֹ֣שַֽׁעve.Yo.sha'H3467you.
23Differingאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68weightsוָאָ֑בֶןva.'A.venH68are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, And afalseמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820scaleוּמֹאזְנֵ֖יu.moz.NeiH3976is not goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24A man’sגָ֑בֶרGa.verH1397stepsמִצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703are ordainedby the Lordמֵיהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068;Howמַה־mah-H4100then can a personוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120understandיָּבִ֥יןya.VinH995his wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870?
25It is a trapמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170for a personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120to sayH3886carelesslyH3886, “It is holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944!” Andafterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310the vowsנְדָרִ֣יםne.da.RimH5088to makeH1239inquiryH1239.
27Thespiritנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397of a personאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120is the lampנֵ֣רnerH5216of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,Searchingחֹ֝פֵ֗שׂcho.FesH2664allכָּל־kol-H3605theinnermostH2315partsH2315of his beingבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
28Loyaltyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617andtruthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571watchH5341overH5341the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,And he upholdsוְסָעַ֖דve.sa.'AdH5582his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678byloyaltyבַּחֶ֣סֶדba.Che.sedH2617.
29The gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of youngבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970menH970is their strengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581, And thehonorוַהֲדַ֖רva.ha.DarH1926of oldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH2205is their grayH7872hairשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.
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