15Throughpatienceבְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִםbe.'O.rekh 'A.pa.yimH753H639a rulerקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101may be persuadedיְפֻתֶּ֣הye.fu.TehH6601,And a gentleרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breaksתִּשְׁבָּר־tish.bor-H7665boneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
17Let your footרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272rarelyH3365beH3365in your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,Orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will becomeH7646wearyH7646of you and hateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130you.
18Likea clubH4661, aswordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719,and a sharpשָׁנ֑וּןsha.NunH8150arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671Is a personאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who givesעֹנֶ֥ה'o.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267testimonyעֵ֣ד'edH5707against his neighborבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453.
19Likea badH7489toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127andan unsteadyמוּעָ֑דֶתmu.'A.detH4571footוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272Is confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009in atreacherousבּ֝וֹגֵ֗דbo.GedH898person in timeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.
20Likeone who takesH5710offH5710a garmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899on a coldקָ֭רָהKa.rahH7135dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, or likevinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558onsodaנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427,Is one who singsוְשָׁ֥רve.SharH7891songsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892toa troubledרָֽע׃ פRa'H7451heartלֶב־lev-H3820.
21Ifאִם־'im-H518your enemyשֹׂ֭נַאֲךָSo.na.'a.khaH8130is hungryרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457,giveH398him foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899toH398eatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398;And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is thirstyצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771,giveהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248him waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325toH8248drinkH8248;
22For you willheapחֹתֶ֣הcho.TehH2846burning coalsגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, Andthe Lordוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068will rewardיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999you.
23The northצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307bringsתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלte.Cho.lelH2342rainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653, And agossipingסָֽתֶר׃Sa.terH5643tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956bringsan angryנִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםniz.'a.MimH2194faceוּפָנִ֥יםu.fa.NimH6440.
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