1Through desireלְֽ֭תַאֲוָהLe.ta.'a.vahH8378a man, having separatedנִפְרָ֑דnif.RadH6504himself, seekethיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245andintermeddlethיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566with all wisdomתּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454.
2A foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684hath no delightיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654in understandingבִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.NahH8394,but that his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820may discoverבְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.LotH1540itself.
3When the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563comethבְּֽבוֹא־be.Vo'-H935, thencomethבָּ֣אba'H935also contemptבּ֑וּזBuzH937,and with ignominyקָל֥וֹןka.LonH7036reproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.
4The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310are asdeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andthe wellspringמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451asa flowingנֹ֝בֵ֗עַno.Ve.a'H5042brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158.
5It isnot goodט֑וֹבTovH2896to acceptשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375the personפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563,to overthrowלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186the righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
6A fool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193enterיָבֹ֣אֽוּya.Vo.'uH935into contentionבְרִ֑יבve.RivH7379,and his mouthוּ֝פִ֗יוu.FivH6310callethיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7121for strokesלְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתle.ma.ha.lu.MotH4112.
7A fool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310ishis destructionמְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-H4288,and his lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.TavH8193arethe snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170of his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
8The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a talebearerH5372areas woundsכְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםke.mit.la.ha.MimH3859,and they go downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into the innermost partsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of the bellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
9He also that is slothfulמִתְרַפֶּ֣הmit.ra.PehH7503in his workבִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.ToH4399is brotherאָ֥ח'achH251to him that is a greatלְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'alH1167wasterH7843.
10The nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isa strongעֹ֭ז'ozH5797towerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026:the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662runnethיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323into it, and is safeוְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ve.nis.GavH7682.
11The rich man’sעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952ishis strongעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151,and as an highנִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnis.ga.VahH7682wallוּכְחוֹמָ֥הu.khe.cho.MahH2346in his own conceitבְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃be.mas.ki.ToH4906.
13He that answerethמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725a matterדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697before he hearethיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085it, it isfollyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200and shameוּכְלִמָּֽה׃u.khe.li.MahH3639unto him.
14The spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376will sustainיְכַלְכֵּ֣לye.khal.KelH3557his infirmityמַחֲלֵ֑הוּma.cha.Le.huH4245;but a woundedנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307who can bearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375?
15The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the prudentנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995gettethיִקְנֶה־yik.neh-H7069knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;and the earוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seekethתְּבַקֶּשׁ־te.va.kesh-H1245knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
16A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120giftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976maketh roomיַרְחִ֣יבyar.ChivH7337for him, and bringethיַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃yan.Che.nuH5148him beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440great menגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419.
17He that isfirstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223in his own causeבְּרִיב֑וֹbe.ri.VoH7379seemethjustצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662;but his neighbourרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּRe.'e.huH7453comethוּבָֽאya.vo'-H935and searchethוַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃va.cha.ka.RoH2713him.
18The lotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486causeth contentionsמִ֭דְיָנִיםMid.ya.nimH4079to ceaseיַשְׁבִּ֣יתyash.BitH7673,and partethיַפְרִֽיד׃yaf.RidH6504between the mightyעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099.
19A brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251offendedנִפְשָׁ֥עnif.Sha'H6586is harder to be wonthan a strongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797cityמִקִּרְיַת־mi.kir.yat-H7151: and theircontentionsוּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗יםu.me.do.nimH4066H4079arelike the barsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280of a castleאַרְמֽוֹן׃'ar.MonH759.
20A man’sאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376bellyבִּטְנ֑וֹbit.NoH990shall be satisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646with the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of his mouthפִי־fi-H6310; andwith the increaseתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193shall he be filledיִשְׂבָּֽע׃yis.Ba'H7646.
21Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194and lifeוְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yimH2416arein the powerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956:and they that loveוְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haH157it shall eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398the fruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529thereof.
23The poorרָ֑שׁRashH7326usethיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696intreatiesתַּחֲנוּנִ֥יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469;but the richוְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.ShirH6223answerethיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030roughlyעַזּֽוֹת׃a.ZotH5794.
24A manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that hathfriendsרֵ֭עִיםRe.'imH7453must shew himself friendlyלְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַle.hit.ro.'E.a'H7489:and there isוְיֵ֥שׁve.YeshH3426a friendאֹ֝הֵ֗ב'o.HevH157thatsticketh closerדָּבֵ֥קda.VekH1695than a brotherמֵאָֽח׃me.'AchH251.
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