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.
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