1A goodnameשֵׁ֭םShemH8034is to be moreH4480desiredנִבְחָ֣רniv.CharH977thanH4480greatרָ֑בRavH7227wealthמֵעֹ֣שֶׁרme.'O.sherH6239;Favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580is betterטֽוֹב׃TovH2896thanH4480silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701and goldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בu.mi.za.HavH2091.
2The richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223and the poorוָרָ֣שׁva.RashH7326haveH6298aH6298commonH6298bondH6298,The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is theMakerעֹשֵׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213of them allכֻלָּ֣םkhu.LamH3605.
3AprudentH6175personעָר֤וּם׀'a.RumH6175seesרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200evilH7463and hidesוְנִסְתָּ֑רve.yi.sa.terH5641himself,But the naiveוּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםu.fe.ta.YimH6612proceedעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674,and payH6064theH6064penaltyH6064.
4The rewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118of humilityעֲ֭נָוָה'A.na.vahH6038andthe fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068Are richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,honorוְכָב֣וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,and lifeH2425.
5Thornsצִנִּ֣יםtzi.NimH6791andsnaresפַּ֭חִיםPa.chimH6341are in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the perverseעִקֵּ֑שׁ'i.KeshH6141;One who guardsשׁוֹמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315will beH7368farיִרְחַ֥קyir.ChakH7368from them.
6TrainH2596upH2596a childלַ֭נַּעַרLa.na.'arH5288in the wayדַרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870he should go,Evenגַּ֥םgamH1571whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he growsH2204olderיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.KinH2204he will not abandonיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493it.
7Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223rulesיִמְשׁ֑וֹלyim.SholH4910over the poorבְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.ShimH7326,And the borrowerלֹ֝וֶ֗הlo.VehH3867becomesthe lender’sלְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃le.'Ish mal.VehH376H3867slaveוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650.
8One whosowsזוֹרֵ֣עַzo.Re.a'H2232injusticeH5767will reapיִקְצָרyik.tzor-H7114disasterאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, And therodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626of his furyעֶבְרָת֣וֹev.ra.ToH5678will perishיִכְלֶֽה׃yikh.LehH3615.
9One who isgenerousטֽוֹב־ עַ֭יִןtov- 'A.yinH2896H5869will be blessedיְבֹרָ֑ךְye.vo.RakhH1288,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588hegivesנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414someH4480of his foodמִלַּחְמ֣וֹmi.lach.MoH3899to the poorלַדָּֽל׃la.DalH1800.
11One who lovesאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157purityטְהָרte.hor-H2889of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820Andwhose speechשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193isgraciousחֵ֥ןchenH2580,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428is his friendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453.
12The eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068protectנָ֣צְרוּNa.tze.ruH5341knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,But He overthrowsוַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ףvay.sa.LefH5557the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the treacherousH898personH898.
13ThelazyH6102oneH6102saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “There is a lionאֲרִ֣י'a.RiH738outsideבַח֑וּץva.ChutzH2351;I will be killedאֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃'E.ra.Tze.achH7523in the streetsרְ֝חֹב֗וֹתre.cho.VotH7339!”
14The mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofan adulteressזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114is a deepעֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kahH6013pitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745; He who iscursedזְע֥וּםze.'UmH2194of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will fallיִפָּלyi.pol-H5307into it.
15Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200is boundH7194upH7194in the heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of a childנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288; Therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of disciplineמ֝וּסָ֗רmu.SarH4148will removeH7368it farיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar.chi.Ke.nahH7368from him.
16Onewho oppressesעֹ֣שֵֽׁק'O.shekH6231the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800to makeH7235moreH7235for himself, Orgivesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414to the richלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223, willonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389cometo povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
17Extendהַ֥טhatH5186your earאָזְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.KhaH241and hearוּ֭שְׁמַעU.she.ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִ֑יםcha.kha.MimH2450,And applyתָּשִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896your mindוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820to my knowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃le.da'.TiH1847;
18For it will bepleasantנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273ifH3588you keepתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104them withinבְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbe.vit.Ne.khaH990you,So that they may beH3559readyH3559on your lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
19So that yourtrustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009may be in the Lordבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068, I havetaughtהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָho.da'.Ti.khaH3045you todayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,you indeedאַף־'af-H637.
20Have I not writtenכָתַ֣בְתִּיkha.Tav.tiH3789to youexcellentH7991thingsH7991Of counselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,
21To make youknowלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thecertaintyקֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shetH7189of the wordsH561of truthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571, So that you maycorrectlyאֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.MetH571answerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725him who sentלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.khaH7971you?
22Do not robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he is poorדַל־dal-H1800,NorH408crushתְּדַכֵּ֖אte.da.Ke'H1792the needyעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041at the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179;
23For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willpleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378their caseרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379Andtakeוְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'H6906the lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315of those who robקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םkoe.'ei.HemH6906them.
24Do not makeH7462friendsH7462with a personבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167givento angerאָ֑ף'AfH639,Or goתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935with ahot-temperedחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534personאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,
26Do not be among those whoshakeבְתֹֽקְעֵי־ve.to.ke.'ei-H8628handsכָ֑ףKhafH3709,Among those who becomeH6148guarantorsH6148for debtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ma.sha.'otH4859.
27Ifאִם־'im-H518you haveH369nothingH369with which to repayלְשַׁלֵּ֑םle.sha.LemH7999,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should hetakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947your bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mish.ka.ve.khaH4904from underמִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃mi.tach.Tei.khaH8478you?
28Do not moveH5472the ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have setעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.
29Do you seeחָזִ֡יתָcha.Zi.taH2372a personאִ֤ישׁ׀'ishH376skilledמָ֘הִ֤ירma.HirH4106in his workבִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399? He willstandיִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.TzavH3320beforeלִֽפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428;He will not standיִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440obscureH2823peopleH2823.
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