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Proverbs 20:12-15

12The hearingשֹׁ֭מַעַתSho.ma.'atH8085earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241and the seeingרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869,The Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213bothגַם־ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃gam- she.nei.HemH1571 H8147of 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.

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