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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