Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 16:1-11

1The preparationsמַֽעַרְכֵי־ma.'ar.khei-H4633of the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820in manלְאָדָ֥םle.'a.DamH120,and the answerמַעֲנֵ֥הma.'a.NehH4617of the tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956, isfrom Yhwhוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.

2All the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376arecleanזַ֣ךְzakhH2134in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869;But Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068weighethוְתֹכֵ֖ןve.to.KhenH8505the spiritsרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307.

3Commitגֹּ֣לgolH1556thy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and thy thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284shall be establishedוְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּve.yi.Ko.nuH3559.

4Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068hath madeפָּעַ֣לpa.'AlH6466all thingsfor himselfלַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּla.ma.'a.Ne.huH4617:yea, even the wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563for the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

5Every one that isproudH1362in heartלֵ֑בLevH3820isan abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: thoughhandיָ֥דyadH3027joinin handלְ֝יָ֗דle.YadH3027,he shall not be unpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.

6By mercyבְּחֶ֣סֶדbe.Che.sedH2617and truthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771is purgedיְכֻפַּ֣רye.khu.ParH3722:and by the fearוּבְיִרְאַ֥תu.ve.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068mendepartס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

7When a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870pleaseבִּרְצ֣וֹתbir.TzotH7521Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,he maketh even his enemiesא֝וֹיְבָ֗יו'oy.VavH341to be at peaceיַשְׁלִ֥םyash.LimH7999with him.

8Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896isa littleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592with righteousnessבִּצְדָקָ֑הbitz.da.KahH6666than greatמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230revenuesתְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתte.vu.'otH8393without rightמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

9A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120heartלֵ֣בlevH3820devisethיְחַשֵּׁ֣בye.cha.ShevH2803his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870:But Yhwhוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068directethיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559his stepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.

10A divine sentenceקֶ֤סֶם׀Ke.semH7081isin the lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428:his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310transgressethיִמְעַל־yim.'al-H4603not in judgmentבְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טbe.mish.PatH4941.

11A justמִ֭שְׁפָּטMish.potH4941weightפֶּ֤לֶס׀Pe.lesH6425and balanceוּמֹאזְנֵ֣יu.moz.NeiH3976areYhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:all the weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of the bagכִֽיס׃KhisH3599arehis workמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639.

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