1Do not boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984about tomorrowבְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑רbe.Yom ma.CharH3117H4279, For youdo not knowתֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100a dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117may bringיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205.
2Letanotherזָ֣רzarH2114praiseיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984you, and not your own mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310;A strangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237,and not your own lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
3A stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68is heavyכֹּֽבֶד־koed-H3514and the sandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344weightyוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192,But the provocationוְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708of a foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191is heavierכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515thanH4480bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147of them.
4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534is fierceאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.YutH395and angerאָ֑ף'AfH639is a floodוְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefH7858, Butwhoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can standיַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?
5Betterט֭וֹבָהToahH2896isopenמְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.LahH1540rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433ThanH4480loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.VahH160that is concealedמְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃me.su.Ta.retH5641.
6Faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539are thewoundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of a friendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157, Butdeceitfulוְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.RotH6280are thekissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of an enemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130.
7A satisfiedשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649personנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315despisesתָּב֣וּסta.VusH947honeyנֹ֑פֶתNo.fetH5317,But to a hungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457personוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315anyכָּל־kol-H3605bitterמַ֥רmarH4751thingH4751is sweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.
8Like abirdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833that wandersנוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.detH5074from its nestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064,Soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651is a personאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376whowandersנוֹדֵ֥דno.DedH5074from hishomeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
9Oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081and perfumeוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004makeH8055the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820gladיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055, And aperson’sנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315adviceמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098is sweetוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986to his friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453.
10Do not abandonתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800yourfriendרֵֽעֲךָ֨re.'a.KhaH7453oryour father’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendוְרֵ֪עַve.re.'ehH7453,And do not goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to your brother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of your disasterאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343;Betterט֥וֹבTovH2896is a neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934who is nearקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138thanH4480a brotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251farרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350away.
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