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.
12It isan abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428to commitעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562:for the throneכִּסֵּֽא׃ki.Se'H3678is establishedיִכּ֥וֹןyi.KonH3559by righteousnessבִ֝צְדָקָ֗הvitz.da.KahH6666.
13Righteousצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193arethe delightרְצ֣וֹןre.TzonH7522of kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428;and they loveיֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.HavH157him that speakethוְדֹבֵ֖רve.do.VerH1696rightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477.
14The wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of a kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is asmessengersמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194:but a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will pacifyיְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.khap.pe.Re.nahH3722it.
15In the lightבְּאוֹר־be.'or-H216of the king’sמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428countenanceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440islifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;and his favourוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522isas a cloudכְּעָ֣בke.'AvH5645of the latter rainמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃mal.Ko.oshH4456.
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