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Proverbs 28:12-20

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.yimH6140 H1870will 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.

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