1The proverbsמִשְׁלֵ֗יmish.LeiH4912of Solomonשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פshe.Lo.MohH8010.A wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121maketh a gladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1:but a foolishכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684sonוּבֵ֥ןu.VenH1121isthe heavinessתּוּגַ֥תtu.GatH8424of his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
2Treasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562profitי֭וֹעִילוּYo.'i.luH3276nothing: but righteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.KahH6666deliverethתַּצִּ֥ילta.TzilH5337from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.
3Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will not sufferH7456the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662to famishH7456:but he casteth awayיֶהְדֹּֽף׃yeh.DofH1920the substanceוְהַוַּ֖תve.ha.VatH1942of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4He becometh poorרָ֗אשׁRashH7326that dealethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213witha slackרְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.YahH7423handכַף־khaf-H3709:but the handוְיַ֖דve.YadH3027of the diligentחָרוּצִ֣יםcha.ru.TzimH2742maketh richתַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ta.'a.ShirH6238.
5He that gatherethאֹגֵ֣ר'o.GerH103in summerבַּ֭קַּיִץBa.ka.yitzH7019isa wiseמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121: buthe that sleepethנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290in harvestבַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירba.ka.TzirH7105isa sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121that causeth shameמֵבִֽישׁ׃me.VishH954.
6Blessingsבְּ֭רָכוֹתBe.ra.khotH1293areupon the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the justצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662:but violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555coverethיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
7The memoryזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of the justצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662isblessedלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293:but the nameוְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall rotיִרְקָֽב׃yir.KavH7537.
8The wiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450in heartלֵ֭בlevH3820will receiveיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947commandmentsמִצְוֹ֑תmitz.VotH4687:but a pratingשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193foolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191shall fallיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.
9He that walkethH3212uprightlyבַּ֭תֹּםBa.tomH8537walkethH1980surelyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983:but he that pervertethוּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁu.me.'a.KeshH6140his waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870shall be knownיִוָּדֵֽעַ׃yi.va.De.a'H3045.
10He that winkethקֹ֣רֵֽץKo.retzH7169with the eyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869causethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414sorrowעַצָּ֑בֶת'a.Tza.vetH6094:but a pratingשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193foolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191shall fallיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.
11The mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of a righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662man isa wellמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416:but violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555coverethיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
13In the lipsבְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbe.sif.TeiH8193of him that hath understandingנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is foundתִּמָּצֵ֣אti.ma.Tze'H4672:but a rodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626isfor the backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of him that is voidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638of understandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
14Wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450menlay upיִצְפְּנוּ־yitz.pe.nu-H6845knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847:but the mouthוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310of the foolishאֱ֝וִיל'E.vilH191isnearקְרֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138destructionמְחִתָּ֥הme.chi.TahH4288.
15The rich man’sעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952ishis strongעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151:the destructionמְחִתַּ֖תme.chi.TatH4288of the poorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800istheir povertyרֵישָֽׁם׃rei.ShamH7389.
16The labourפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662tendethto lifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416:the fruitתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563to sinלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.
17He is inthe wayאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734of lifeלְ֭חַיִּיםLe.chai.yimH2416that keepethשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148:but he that refusethוְעוֹזֵ֖בve.'o.ZevH5800reproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433errethמַתְעֶֽה׃mat.'EhH8582.
18He that hidethמְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.SehH3680hatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135withlyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193,and he that utterethוּמוֹצִ֥אu.mo.Tzi'H3318a slanderדִ֝בָּ֗הdi.BahH1681, isa foolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
19In the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of wordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697there wantethיֶחְדַּל־yech.dal-H2308not sinפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588:but he that refrainethוְחֹשֵׂ֖ךְve.cho.SekhH2820his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193iswiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919.
20The tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the justצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662is aschoiceנִ֭בְחָרNiv.chorH977silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701:the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563islittle worthכִּמְעָֽט׃kim.'AtH4592.
21The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662feedיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227:but foolsוֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםve.'e.vi.LimH191dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191for wantבַּחֲסַר־ba.cha.sar-H2638of wisdomלֵ֥בlevH3820.
22The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,it maketh richתַעֲשִׁ֑ירta.'a.ShirH6238,and he addethיוֹסִ֖ףyo.SifH3254no sorrowעֶ֣צֶב'E.tzevH6089with it.
23It isas sportכִּשְׂח֣וֹקkis.ChokH7814to a foolלִ֭כְסִילLikh.silH3684to doעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213mischiefזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154:but a manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394hath wisdomוְ֝חָכְמָ֗הve.cha.khe.MahH2451.
24The fearמְגוֹרַ֣תme.go.RatH4034of the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563,it shall comeתְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּte.vo.'E.nuH935upon him: but the desireוְתַאֲוַ֖תve.ta.'a.VatH8378of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shall be grantedיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414.
25As the whirlwindס֭וּפָהSu.fahH5492passethכַּעֲב֣וֹרka.'a.VorH5674, so isthe wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563no more:but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662isan everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769foundationיְס֣וֹדye.SodH3247.
26As vinegarכַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ka.Cho.metzH2558to the teethלַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםla.shi.Na.yimH8127,and as smokeוְכֶעָשָׁ֥ןve.khe.'a.ShanH6227to the eyesלָעֵינָ֑יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869, so isthe sluggardהֶ֝עָצֵ֗לhe.'a.TzelH6102to them that sendלְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃le.sho.le.ChavH7971him.
27The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068prolongethתּוֹסִ֣יףto.SifH3254daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:but the yearsוּשְׁנ֖וֹתu.she.NotH8141of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be shortenedתִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃tik.Tzo.re.nahH7114.
28The hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shall begladnessשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057:but the expectationוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.
29The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isstrengthמָע֣וֹזma.'ozH4581to the uprightלַ֭תֹּםLa.tomH8537:but destructionוּ֝מְחִתָּ֗הu.me.chi.TahH4288shall beto the workersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
30The righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662shall neverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769be removedיִמּ֑וֹטyi.MotH4131:but the wickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shall not inhabitיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
31The mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the justצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662bringeth forthיָנ֣וּבya.NuvH5107wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:but the perverseתַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419tongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956shall be cut outתִּכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772.
32The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662knowיֵדְע֣וּןye.de.'UnH3045what is acceptableרָצ֑וֹןra.TzonH7522:but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563speakethperversenessתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419.
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