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Proverbs 25:21-28

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.

24It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to liveשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427on a cornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438of the roofגָּ֑גGagH1406,ThanH4480in a houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004sharedH2267with a contentiousH4066womanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802.

25Likecoldקָ֭רִיםKa.rimH7119waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to a wearyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, So isgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsוּשְׁמוּעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052from a distantמֶרְחָֽק׃mer.ChakH4801landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

26Like atrampledH7511springמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599and apollutedמָשְׁחָ֑תma.she.ChatH7843wellוּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.KorH4726, Sois a righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662personH6662who givesH4131wayH4131beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

27It is not goodט֑וֹבTovH2896to eatאָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.KholH398muchהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706,Norלֹא־lo'-H3808is it gloryכְּבֹדָ֣םke.vo.DamH3519tosearchH2714outH2714one’s own gloryכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519.

28Like acityעִ֣יר'irH5892that is brokenפְּ֭רוּצָהPe.ru.tzahH6555intoH6555andwithoutH369wallsחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346Sois a personאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hasH369noH369self-controlמַעְצָ֣רma'.TzarH4623over his spiritלְרוּחֽוֹ׃le.ru.ChoH7307.

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