2For theirmindsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820plotיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897violenceשֹׁ֭דshodH7701,And their lipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.HemH8193talkתְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃te.da.Be.re.nahH1696of troubleוְ֝עָמָ֗לve.'a.MalH5999.
3By wisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451a houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004is builtיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129,And by understandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394it is establishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559;
4And by knowledgeוּ֭בְדַעַתU.ve.da.'atH1847the roomsחֲדָרִ֣יםcha.da.RimH2315arefilledיִמָּלְא֑וּyi.mal.'UH4390With allכָּל־kol-H3605preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368and pleasantוְנָעִֽים׃ve.na.'ImH5273richesה֖וֹןHonH1952.
5Awiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450manגֶּֽבֶר־ge.ver-H1397isstrongבַּע֑וֹזba.'ozH5797,And a personוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of knowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847increasesמְאַמֶּץ־me.'a.metz-H553powerכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.
6Forby wiseבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotH8458guidanceH8458you willwageתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, Andin an abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counselorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there is victoryוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
7Wisdomחָכְמ֑וֹתcha.khe.MotH2451is tooexaltedרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311for a foolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.VilH191,He does not openיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310at the gateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.
9Thedevisingזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of foolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200is sinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403,And the scofferH3917is an abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to humanityלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120.
10If youshowH7503yourselfH7503lackingH7503courageH7503on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֗הtza.RahH6869,Your strengthכֹּחֶֽכָה׃ko.Che.khahH3581is meagerצַ֣רtzarH6862.
11Rescueהַ֭צֵּלHa.tzelH5337those who are being takenלְקֻחִ֣יםle.ku.ChimH3947away to deathלַמָּ֑וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,And those who are staggeringוּמָטִ֥יםu.ma.TimH4131to the slaughterלַ֝הֶ֗רֶגla.He.regH2027,Ohאִם־'im-H518holdH2820thembackH2820!
12Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you sayתֹאמַ֗רto.MarH559, “Seeהֵן֮henH2005,we did not knowיָדַ֪עְנ֫וּya.Da'.NuH3045thisזֶ֥הzehH2088,” Does Hewho weighsתֹ֘כֵ֤ןto.KhenH8505the heartsH3820notconsiderיָבִ֗יןya.VinH995it? And does He whowatchesH5341overH5341your soulנַ֭פְשְׁךָNaf.she.khaH5315not knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it? And will He notrepayוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725a personלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120according to his workכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467?
13My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398honeyדְבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706,for it is goodט֑וֹבTovH2896; Yes, thehoneyוְנֹ֥פֶתve.No.fetH5317fromH5317theH5317combH5317is sweetמָ֝ת֗וֹקma.TokH4966to your tasteחִכֶּֽךָ׃chi.Ke.khaH2441;
14Knowדְּעֶ֥הde.'EhH3045thatwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451is the sameכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651for your soulלְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָle.Naf.She.khaH5315;Ifאִם־'im-H518you findמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672it,then thereH3426will beH3426afutureאַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.RitH319,And your hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615will not be cutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ פti.ka.RetH3772offH3772.
15Do not lieתֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.RoH693inH693ambushH693,you wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563personH7563,against the homeלִנְוֵ֣הlin.VehH5116of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;Do not destroyתְּשַׁדֵּ֥דte.sha.DedH7703his restingH7258placeרִבְצוֹ׃riv.TzoH7258;
16For arighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662personH6662fallsיִפּ֣וֹלyi.PolH5307sevenשֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'H7651timesH7651and risesוָקָ֑םva.KamH6965again, But thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782in time ofdisasterH7463.
17Do not rejoiceתִּשְׂמָ֑חtis.MachH8055when your enemyH340fallsבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307,And do not let your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523when he stumblesוּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹu.vi.ka.she.LoH3782,
19Do not getH2734upsetH2734because of evildoersבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'ImH7489Or beH7065enviousH7065of the wickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ba.re.sha.'ImH7563;
20Forthere will be noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808futureאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319for the evilלָרָ֑עla.Ra'H7451personH7451; Thelampנֵ֖רnerH5216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will be putH1846outH1846.
21My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,fearיְרָֽא־ye.ra'-H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428;Do not getתִּתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148involvedH6148with thoseof highH8132rankH8132,
22For theirdisasterאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343will riseיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965suddenlyפִ֭תְאֹםFit.'omH6597,And whoמִ֣יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵֽעַ׃ סyo.De.a'H3045the ruinוּפִ֥ידu.FidH6365that can comefrom bothשְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗םShe.nei.HemH8147of them?
23Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428alsoגַּם־gam-H1571are sayingsof the wiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450: ToshowH5234partialityפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH5234H6440in judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941is not goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24Onewho saysאֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀'o.MerH559to the wickedלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, “You are righteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662,”Peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971will curseיִקְּבֻ֥הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895him, nationsלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816will scoldיִזְעָמ֥וּהוּyiz.'a.Mu.huH2194him;
25Butfor those who rebukeוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198the wickedthere will beH5276delightH5276,And a goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293will comeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon them.
26One who givesמֵ֝שִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725a rightנְכֹחִֽים׃ne.kho.ChimH5228answerדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697Kissesיִשָּׁ֑קyi.ShakH5401the lipsשְׂפָתַ֥יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193.
27Prepareהָ֘כֵ֤ןha.KhenH3559your workמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399outsideבַּח֨וּץ׀ba.ChutzH2351, AndmakeH6257it readyH6257for yourself in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704;Afterwardאַ֝חַ֗ר'a.CharH310,then, buildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129your houseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.
28Do not be awitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707against your neighborבְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khaH7453forH2600noH2600reasonH2600, Anddo not deceiveוַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָva.ha.fi.Ti.taH6601with your lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
29DoH6213not sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559, “I shall doH6213the sameכֵּ֤ןkenH3651to him as he has doneH6213to me; I willrepayאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725the personלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376according to his workכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467.”
30I passedעָבַ֑רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674by the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofa lazyH6102oneH6102,And by the vineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754of a personאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638senseלֵֽב׃LevH3820,
31And beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,it was completelyכֻלּ֨וֹ׀khu.LoH3605overgrownעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927with weedsH7057;Its surfaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440was coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680withweedsחֲרֻלִּ֑יםcha.ru.LimH2738,And its stoneאֲבָנָ֣יו'a.va.NavH68wallH1447was brokenH2040downנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.
32When I sawוָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣הva.'e.che.ZehH2372, Ireflectedאָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י'a.Shit li.BiH7896H3820upon it;I lookedרָ֝אִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, andreceivedלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.
33“A littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,A littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027to restלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901,”
34Then your povertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khaH7389will comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935likea drifterמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980,And your needוּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָu.mach.so.Rei.khaH4270likean armedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
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