1Betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896isthe poorרָ֭שׁrashH7326that walkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in his integrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537, than he that isperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141in his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193,and is a foolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
2Also, thatthe soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315bewithout knowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847, it isnot goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;and he that hastethוְאָ֖ץve.'AtzH213with hisfeetבְּרַגְלַ֣יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272sinnethחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398.
3The foolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200of manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120pervertethתְּסַלֵּ֣ףte.sa.LefH5557his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870:and his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820frettethיִזְעַ֥ףyiz.'AfH2196against Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
4Wealthה֗וֹןHonH1952makethיֹ֭סִיףYo.sifH3254manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227friendsרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453;but the poorוְ֝דָ֗לve.DalH1800is separatedיִפָּרֵֽד׃yi.pa.RedH6504from his neighbourמֵרֵ֥עהוּme.Re.'.huH7453.
5A falseשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shall not be unpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352, and he thatspeakethוְיָפִ֥יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּ֝זָבִ֗יםke.za.VimH3577shall not escapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
6Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227will intreatיְחַלּ֣וּye.cha.LuH2470the favourפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440of the princeנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081: and every man isa friendהָ֝רֵ֗עַha.Re.a'H7453to himלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376that giveth giftsמַתָּֽן׃ma.TanH4976.
7All the brethrenאֲחֵי־'a.chei-H251of the poorרָ֨שׁ׀rashH7326do hateשְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huH8130him: how much more do his friendsמְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.huH4828go farרָחֲק֣וּra.cha.KuH7368from him? he pursuethמְרַדֵּ֖ףme.ra.DefH7291them withwordsאֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimH561, yet they are wanting to him.
8He that gettethקֹֽנֶה־ko.neh-H7069wisdomלֵּ֭בlevH3820lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:he that keepethשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394shall findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
9A falseשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shall not be unpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352, and he thatspeakethוְיָפִ֖יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577shall perishיֹאבֵֽד׃ פyo.VedH6.
10Delightתַּעֲנ֑וּגta.'a.NugH8588is not seemlyנָאוֶ֣הna.VehH5000for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684;much less for a servantלְעֶ֤בֶד׀le.'E.vedH5650to have ruleמְשֹׁ֬לme.SholH4910over princesבְּשָׂרִֽים׃be.sa.RimH8269.
11The discretionשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922of a manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120deferrethהֶאֱרִ֣יךְhe.'e.RikhH748his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639; and it ishis gloryוְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹve.ti.Peh.'ar.ToH8597to pass overעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674a transgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
12The king’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wrathזַ֣עַףZa.'afH2197isas the roaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of a lionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715;but his favourרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522isas dewוּכְטַ֖לu.khe.TalH2919upon the grassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212.
13A foolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121isthe calamityהַוֹּ֣תha.VotH1942of his fatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1:and the contentionsמִדְיְנֵ֥יmid.ye.NeiH4079of a wifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802area continualטֹ֝רֵ֗דto.RedH2956droppingוְדֶ֥לֶףve.De.lefH1812.
14Houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004and richesוָ֭הוֹןVa.honH1952arethe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1:and a prudentמַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃mas.Ka.letH7919wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802isfrom Yhwhוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
15Slothfulnessעַ֭צְלָה'Atz.lahH6103castethתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307into a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.MahH8639;and an idleרְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahH7423soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315shall suffer hungerתִרְעָֽב׃tir.'AvH7456.
16He that keepethשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687keepethשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315; buthe that despisethבּוֹזֵ֖הbo.ZehH959his waysדְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870shall dieיָמֽוּת׃yu.matH4191.
17He that hath pityח֣וֹנֵֽןCho.nenH2603upon the poorדָּ֑לDalH1800lendethמַלְוֵ֣הmal.VehH3867unto Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;and that which he hath givenוּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹu.ge.mu.LoH1576will he pay him againיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999.
18Chastenיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256thy sonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121while there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,and let not thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315spareתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375for his cryingהֲ֝מִית֗וֹha.mi.ToH4191.
19A manגְּֽדָלgo.ral-H1419of greatH1632wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534shall sufferנֹ֣שֵׂאNo.se'H5375punishmentעֹ֑נֶשׁ'O.neshH6066:for if thou deliverתַּ֝צִּ֗ילta.TzilH5337him,yet thou must do it againתּוֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254.
20Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098,and receiveוְקַבֵּ֣לve.ka.BelH6901instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148,that thou mayest be wiseתֶּחְכַּ֥םtech.KamH2449in thy latter endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319.
21There aremanyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227devicesמַחֲשָׁב֣וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284in a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820;nevertheless the counselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that shall standתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
22The desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120ishis kindnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617:and a poor manרָ֝שׁrashH7326isbetterוְטֽוֹב־ve.tov-H2896thanמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376a liarכָּזָֽב׃ka.ZavH3577.
23The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068tendethto lifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416: and he that hath itshall abideיָ֝לִ֗יןya.LinH3885satisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֥עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649;he shall not be visitedיִפָּ֥קֶדyi.Pa.kedH6485with evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.
24A slothfulעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102manhidethטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in hisbosomבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747,and will not so much as bringH7725it to his mouthפִּ֝֗יהוּPi.huH6310againH7725.
25Smiteתַּ֭כֶּהTa.kehH5221a scornerלֵ֣ץletzH3887,and the simpleוּפֶ֣תִיu.Fe.tiH6612will bewareיַעְרִ֑םya'.RimH6191:and reproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198one that hath understandingלְ֝נָב֗וֹןle.na.VonH995, andhe will understandיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
26He that wastethמְֽשַׁדֶּד־me.sha.ded-H7703hisfatherאָ֭ב'avH1, andchaseth awayיַבְרִ֣יחַyav.Ri.achH1272hismotherאֵ֑ם'EmH517, isa sonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121that causeth shameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954,and bringeth reproachוּמַחְפִּֽיר׃u.mach.PirH2659.
27Ceaseחַֽדַל־cha.dal-H2308,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148that causethto errלִ֝שְׁג֗וֹתlish.GotH7686from the wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
28An ungodlyבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707scornethיָלִ֣יץya.LitzH3887judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941:and the mouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563devourethיְבַלַּע־ye.va.la'-H1104iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
29Judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֑יםshe.fa.TimH8201are preparedנָכ֣וֹנוּna.Kho.nuH3559for scornersלַלֵּצִ֣יםla.le.TzimH3887,and stripesוּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹתu.ma.ha.lu.MotH4112for the backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
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