Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:22-28

22Robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497not the poorדָּ֭לdalH1800, because he ispoorדַל־dal-H1800:neither oppressתְּדַכֵּ֖אte.da.Ke'H1792the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041in the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179:

23For Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will pleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378their causeרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379,and spoilוְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'H6906the soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315of those that spoiledקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םkoe.'ei.HemH6906them.

24Make no friendshipתִּ֭תְרַעTit.ra'H7462with an angryאָ֑ף'AfH639manבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167;and with a furiousחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thou shalt not goתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935:

25Lest thou learnתֶּאֱלַ֥ףte.'e.LafH502his waysאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו'a.re.cha.tovH734,and getוְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.TaH3947a snareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170to thy soulלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃le.naf.She.khaH5315.

26Be not thou oneof them that strikeבְתֹֽקְעֵי־ve.to.ke.'ei-H8628handsכָ֑ףKhafH3709, orof them that are suretiesבַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםba.'o.re.VimH6148for debtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ma.sha.'otH4859.

27If thou hast nothing to payלְשַׁלֵּ֑םle.sha.LemH7999,why should he take awayיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947thy bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mish.ka.ve.khaH4904from under thee?

28Removeתַּ֭סֵּגTa.segH5253not the ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769landmarkגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,which thy fathersאֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have setעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.

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