New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 30:11-31

11There is akindדּ֭וֹרDorH1755of person whocursesיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1And does not blessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288his motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.

12There is akindדּ֭וֹרDorH1755who ispureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,Yet is not washedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364from his filthinessוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.

13There is akindדּ֭וֹרDorH1755--oh howמָה־mah-H4100loftyH7311areH7311his eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869!And his eyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079are raisedיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375in arrogance.

14There is akindדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755of person whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are likeswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719And hisjawH4973teethH4973likeknivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979, Todevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the poorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from the earthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776And the needyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from among mankindמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.

15The leechלַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀la.'a.lu.KahH5936has twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323: “Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051” and “Giveהַ֥בhavH3051.”ThereH1992are threeH7969thingsשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969that will not beH7646satisfiedH7646,Fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702that will not sayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, “Enoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952”:

16Sheolשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585, theinfertileוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombH7358,Earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776that isH7646neverלֹא־lo'-H3808satisfiedH7646with waterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,And fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784that neverלֹא־lo'-H3808saysאָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahH559, “Enoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.”

17The eyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmocksתִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'AgH3932a fatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1Andscornsוְתָב֪וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ve.ta.Vuz li.ka.Hat-H936 H3349a motherאֵ֥ם'emH517, Theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of the valleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158will pickH5365it outH5365,And the youngבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404will eatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.

18Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are threeH7969thingsשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969which areH6381tooמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for me,Fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which I do not understandיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045:

19The wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theeagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the skyבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064,The wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of a snakeנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175on a rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697,The wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of a shipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591in the middleבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,And the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with avirginבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.

20Thisכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651is the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of anadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802:She eatsאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398and wipesוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229her mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310,And saysוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559, “I have doneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808wrongאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.”

21Underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478threeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969thingsH7969the earthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776quakesרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264,And underוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702,it cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֥לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808endureשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:

22Underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478aslaveעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he becomesיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427kingH4427,And a foolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he isH7646satisfiedH7646with foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899,

23Underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478an unlovedשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130woman whenכִּ֣יkiH3588she getsH1166aH1166husbandH1166,And a femaleוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198servantH8198whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588she dispossessesתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423her mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

24Fourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702thingsH702are smallקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996on the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,But they are exceedinglyמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.MimH2449wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:

25Theantsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.limH5244are not a strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971,But they prepareוַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559their foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899in the summerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;

26Therockשְׁ֭פַנִּיםShe.fa.nimH8227hyraxesH8227are not a mightyעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971,Yet they makeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their housesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in the rocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;

27The locustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697haveH369noH369kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Yet allכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605of them goH3318outH3318inH2686ranksH2686;

28The lizardשְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mitH8079you may graspתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.PesH8610with the handsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027,Yet it is in kings’מֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964.

29Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are threeH7969thingsשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969which are statelyמֵיטִ֣יבֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in theirmarchצָ֑עַדTza.'adH6806,Even fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702which are statelyמֵיטִ֥בֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190when they walkלָֽכֶת׃La.khetH1980:

30The lionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918, which ismightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368among animalsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929And does notretreatיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725from anythingכֹֽל׃KholH3605,

31Thestruttingמָתְנַ֣יִםma.te.Na.yimH2223 H4975roosterH2223orאוֹ־'ov-H176the maleתָ֑יִשׁTa.yishH8495goatH8495,And a kingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428when hisarmyאַלְק֥וּם'al.KumH510is with him.

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