2The tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the wiseחֲ֭כָמִיםCha.kha.mimH2450useth knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847arightתֵּיטִ֣יבtei.TivH3190:but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of foolsכְ֝סִילִ֗יםkhe.si.LimH3684poureth outיַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'H5042foolishnessאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
3The eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068arein every placeמָ֭קוֹםMa.komH4725,beholdingצֹ֝פ֗וֹתtzo.FotH6822the evilרָעִ֥יםra.'ImH7451and the goodוטוֹבִֽים׃v.to.VimH2896.
4A wholesomeמַרְפֵּ֣אmar.Pe'H4832tongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956isa treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416:but perversenessוְסֶ֥לֶףve.Se.lefH5558therein isa breachשֶׁ֣בֶרShe.verH7667in the spiritבְּרֽוּחַ׃be.Ru.achH7307.
5A foolאֱוִ֗יל'e.VilH191despisethיִ֭נְאַץYin.'atzH5006his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148:but he that regardethוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104reproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433is prudentיַעְרִֽם׃ya'.RimH6191.
6In the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662ismuchרָ֑בRavH7227treasureחֹ֣סֶןCho.senH2633:but in the revenuesוּבִתְבוּאַ֖תu.vit.vu.'AtH8393of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563is troubleנֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ne'.Ka.retH5916.
7The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of the wiseחֲ֭כָמִיםCha.kha.mimH2450disperseיְזָ֣רוּye.Za.ruH2219knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847:but the heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820of the foolishכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684doeth not so.
8The sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isan abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:but the prayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605of the uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477ishis delightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
9The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563isan abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441unto Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068:but he lovethיֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.HavH157him that followethוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291after righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666.
10Correctionמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH4148isgrievousרָ֭עra'H7451unto him that forsakethלְעֹזֵ֣בle.'o.ZevH5800the wayאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734: andhe that hatethשׂוֹנֵ֖אso.Ne'H8130reproofתוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433shall dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
11Hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585and destructionוַ֭אֲבַדּוֹןVa.'a.va.donH11arebefore Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:how much more then the heartsלִבּ֥וֹתli.BotH3826of the childrenבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120?
12A scornerלֵ֭ץletzH3887lovethיֶאֱהַב־ye.'e.hav-H157not one that reprovethהוֹכֵ֣חַֽho.Khe.achH3198him: neither will he goH3212unto the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450.
13A merryשָׂ֭מֵחַSa.me.achH8056heartלֵ֣בlevH3820maketh a cheerfulיֵיטִ֣בyei.TivH3190countenanceפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440:but by sorrowוּבְעַצְּבַת־u.ve.'a.tze.vat-H6094of the heartלֵ֝בlevH3820the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307is brokenנְכֵאָֽה׃ne.khe.'AhH5218.
14The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of him that hath understandingנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995seekethיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847:but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.fe.neiH6440H6310of foolsכְ֝סִילִ֗יםkhe.si.LimH3684feedethיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462on foolishnessאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
15All the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041areevilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451:but he that is of a merryוְטֽוֹב־ve.tov-H2896heartלֵ֝֗בLevH3820hatha continualתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548feastמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960.
16Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896islittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592with the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068than greatרָ֝֗בRavH7227treasureמֵאוֹצָ֥רme.'o.TzarH214and troubleוּמְה֥וּמָהu.me.Hu.mahH4103therewith.
17Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896isa dinnerאֲרֻחַ֣ת'a.ru.ChatH737of herbsיָ֭רָקYa.rokH3419where loveוְאַהֲבָה־ve.'a.ha.vah-H160is, than a stalledאָ֝ב֗וּס'a.VusH75oxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794and hatredוְשִׂנְאָה־ve.sin.'ah-H8135therewith.
18A wrathfulחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376stirreth upיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066: but he that isslowוְאֶ֥רֶךve.'E.rekhH750to angerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639appeasethיַשְׁקִ֥יטyash.KitH8252strifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
19The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the slothfulעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102man isas an hedgeכִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khatH4881of thornsחָ֑דֶקCha.dekH2312:but the wayוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734of the righteousיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477ismade plainסְלֻלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549.
20A wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121maketh a gladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1:but a foolishוּכְסִ֥ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120despisethבּוֹזֶ֥הbo.ZehH959his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
21Follyאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to him that isdestituteלַחֲסַר־la.cha.sar-H2638of wisdomלֵ֑בLevH3820:but a manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394walkethH3212uprightlyיְיַשֶׁר־ye.ya.sher-H3474.
22Without counselס֑וֹדSodH5475purposesמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284are disappointedהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565:but in the multitudeוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230of counsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289they are establishedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
23A manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376hath joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057by the answerבְּמַעֲנֵה־be.ma.'a.neh-H4617of his mouthפִ֑יוFivH6310:and a wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697spokenin due seasonבְּעִתּ֣וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,how goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896is it!
24The wayאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734of lifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416isaboveלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605to the wiseלְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילle.mas.KilH7919,that he may departס֝֗וּרSurH5493from hellמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585beneathמָֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.
25Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will destroyיִסַּ֥ח׀yi.SachH5255the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the proudגֵּ֭אִיםGe.'imH1343:but he will establishוְ֝יַצֵּ֗בve.ya.TzevH5324the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
26The thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the wickedרָ֑עRa'H7451arean abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: but the wordsof the pureוּ֝טְהֹרִ֗יםu.te.ho.RimH2889arepleasantנֹֽעַם׃No.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.
27He that is greedyבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214of gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215troublethעֹכֵ֣ר'o.KherH5916his own houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004;but he that hatethוְשׂוֹנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130giftsמַתָּנֹ֣תma.ta.NotH4979shall liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.
28The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662studiethיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897to answerלַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.NotH6030:but the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563pourethיַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'H5042out evil thingsרָעֽוֹת׃ra.'otH7451.
29Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isfarרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563:but he hearethיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the prayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
30The lightמְֽאוֹר־me.'or-H3974of the eyesעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869rejoicethיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820: anda goodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896reportשְׁמוּעָ֥הshe.mu.'AhH8052makethH1878the bonesעָֽצֶם׃'A.tzemH6106fatH1878.
32He that refusethפּוֹרֵ֣עַpo.Re.a'H6544instructionמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148despisethמוֹאֵ֣סmo.'EsH3988his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:but he that hearethוְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085reproofתּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתto.Kha.chatH8433gettethק֣וֹנֶהKo.nehH7069understandingלֵּֽב׃LevH3820.
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