1The wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563fleeנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127when noH369oneH369is pursuingרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291,But the righteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662areH982boldH982as a lionכִּכְפִ֥ירkikh.FirH3715.
2Due to awrongdoingבְּפֶ֣שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588ofa landאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776its leadersשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269aremanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227, Butby a personוּבְאָדָ֥םu.ve.'a.DamH120of understandingמֵבִ֥יןme.VinH995andknowledgeיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651it enduresיַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ya.'a.RikhH748.
4Those who abandonעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800the Lawת֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451praiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,But those who keepוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.ReiH8104the Lawת֝וֹרָ֗הto.RahH8451striveיִתְגָּ֥רוּyit.Ga.ruH1624against them.
5Evilרָ֭עra'H7451peopleH376do not understandיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,But those who seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995everythingכֹֽל׃KholH3605.
6Betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896is a poorרָ֭שׁrashH7326personH7326who walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in his integrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537,ThanH4480a person who iscrookedמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםme.'i.Kesh de.ra.Kha.yimH6141H1870,though he is richעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.
7He who keepsנוֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341the Lawתּ֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451is a discerningמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121,But he who is a companionוְרֹעֶהve.ro.'ehH7462ofgluttonsזֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗יםzo.LimH2151humiliatesיַכְלִ֥יםyakh.LimH3637his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
8One who increasesמַרְבֶּ֣הmar.BehH7235his wealthה֭וֹנוֹho.noH1952byinterestבְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֑יתbe.Ne.shekh u.ve.tar.bitH5392H8636of any kind,Collectsיִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃yik.be.Tze.nuH6908itfor one who is graciousלְחוֹנֵ֖ןle.cho.NenH2603to the poorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800.
9One who turnsמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493his earאָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noH241awayH5493from listeningמִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085to the Lawתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451,Evenגַּֽם־gam-H1571hisprayerתְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹte.fi.la.ToH8605is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.
10One who leadsH7686the uprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477astrayמַשְׁגֶּ֤הmash.GehH7686in an evilרָ֗עRa'H7451wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870Willhimselfהֽוּא־hu'-H1931fallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307into his own pitבִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹbish.chu.ToH7816, But theblamelessוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549will inheritיִנְחֲלוּ־yin.cha.lu-H5157goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
11The richעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376iswiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869,But the poorוְדַ֖לve.DalH1800who hasH995understandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995seesH2713throughH2713him.
12When therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662triumphבַּעֲלֹ֣ץba.'a.LotzH5970,there is greatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227gloryתִפְאָ֑רֶתtif.'A.retH8597, Butwhen the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563riseוּבְק֥וּםu.ve.KumH6965,peopleאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120hideיְחֻפַּ֥שׂye.chu.PasH2664themselves.
13One whoconcealsמְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.SehH3680his wrongdoingsפְ֭שָׁעָיוFe.sha.'avH6588will not prosperיַצְלִ֑יחַyatz.Li.achH6743, But one whoconfessesוּמוֹדֶ֖הu.mo.DehH3034and abandonsוְעֹזֵ֣בve.'o.ZevH5800themwill findH7355compassionH7355.
14How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is the personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120whofearsמְפַחֵ֣דme.fa.ChedH6342alwaysתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548, But one whohardensוּמַקְשֶׁ֥הu.mak.ShehH7185his heartלִ֝בּ֗וֹli.BoH3820will fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307into disasterH7463.
15Like aroaringנֹ֭הֵםNo.hemH5098lionאֲרִי־'a.ri-H738and a rushingשׁוֹקֵ֑קsho.KekH8264bearוְדֹ֣בve.DoH1677Is awickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910overעַ֣ל'alH5921a poorדָּֽל׃DalH1800peopleעַם־'am-H5971.
16Aleaderנָגִ֗ידna.GidH5057who is a greatוְרַ֥בve.RavH7227oppressorמַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹתma.'a.sha.KotH4642lacksחֲסַ֣רcha.SarH2638understandingתְּ֭בוּנוֹתTe.vu.notH8394, Buta person who hatesשֹׂ֥נֵאso.ne.'ei'H8130unjustבֶ֝֗צַעVe.tza'H1215gainH1215will prolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.
17A personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120who isburdenedעָשֻׁ֣ק'a.ShukH6231with the guilt of humanנָפֶשׁNa.feshH5315bloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818Willbe a fugitiveיָ֝נ֗וּסya.NusH5127untilעַד־'ad-H5704deathבּ֥וֹרBorH953;noאַל־'al-H408one is to supportיִתְמְכוּ־yit.me.khu-H8551him!
18One who walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980blamelesslyתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549will receiveH3467helpH3467, But one who iscrookedוְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםve.ne'.Kash de.ra.Kha.yimH6140H1870will fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307allH259at onceH259.
19One who worksעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647his landאַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toH127willhaveH7646plentyH7646of foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,But one who followsוּמְרַדֵּ֥ףu.me.ra.DefH7291emptyרֵ֝קִ֗יםre.KimH7386pursuitswill haveH7646plentyH7646of povertyרִֽישׁ׃RishH7389.
20Afaithfulאֱ֭מוּנוֹת'E.mu.notH530personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376will aboundרַב־rav-H7227with blessingsבְּרָכ֑וֹתbe.ra.KhotH1293, But one whohurriesוְאָ֥ץve.'AtzH213to beH6238richלְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238will not goיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352unpunishedH5352.
22A personאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376with anevilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869hurriesנִֽבֳהָ֥לni.vo.HalH926after wealthלַה֗וֹןla.HonH1952And does not knowיֵ֝דַעYe.da'H3045that povertyחֶ֥סֶרChe.serH2639will comeיְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
23One whorebukesמ֘וֹכִ֤יחַmo.Khi.achH3198a personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120will afterwardH318findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672morefavorחֵ֣ןchenH2580ThanH4480one whoflattersמִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יקmi.ma.cha.LikH2505with the tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956.
24He whorobsגּוֹזֵ֤ל׀go.ZelH1497his fatherאָ֘בִ֤יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517And saysוְאֹמֵ֥רve.'o.MerH559, “ThereH369isH369noH369wrongH6588doneH6588,” Is thecompanionחָבֵ֥רcha.VerH2270of a personלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376who destroysמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843.
25Anarrogantרְחַב־re.chav-H7342personנֶ֭פֶשׁNe.feshH5315stirsיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624upH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066, But one whotrustsוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068willprosperיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878.
26One whotrustsבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in his own heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820is a foolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684,But one who walksוְהוֹלֵ֥ךְve.ho.LekhH1980wiselyבְּ֝חָכְמָ֗הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451will fleeH4422toH4422safetyH4422.
27One whogivesנוֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to the poorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326will neverאֵ֣ין'einH369lackמַחְס֑וֹרmach.SorH4270anything, But one whoshutsוּמַעְלִ֥יםu.ma'.LimH5956his eyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869will have manyרַב־rav-H7227cursesמְאֵרֽוֹת׃me.'e.RotH3994.
28When the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563riseבְּק֣וּםbe.KumH6965,peopleאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120hideיִסָּתֵ֣רyi.sa.TerH5641themselves;But when they perishוּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗םu.ve.'a.ve.DamH6,the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662increaseיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235.
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