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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