1Be not thou enviousתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065against evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451menבְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbe.'an.SheiH582,neither desireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183to be with them.
2For their heartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820studiethיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897destructionשֹׁ֭דshodH7701,and their lipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.HemH8193talkתְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃te.da.Be.re.nahH1696of mischiefוְ֝עָמָ֗לve.'a.MalH5999.
3Through wisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451is an houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004buildedיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129;and by understandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394it is establishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559:
4And by knowledgeוּ֭בְדַעַתU.ve.da.'atH1847shall the chambersחֲדָרִ֣יםcha.da.RimH2315be filledיִמָּלְא֑וּyi.mal.'UH4390with all preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368and pleasantוְנָעִֽים׃ve.na.'ImH5273richesה֖וֹןHonH1952.
5A wiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450manגֶּֽבֶר־ge.ver-H1397isstrongבַּע֑וֹזba.'ozH5797;yea, a manוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of knowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847increasethמְאַמֶּץ־me.'a.metz-H553strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.
6For by wise counselבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotH8458thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thy warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:and in multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counsellorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there issafetyוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
7WisdomH2454istoo highרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311for a foolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.VilH191:he openethיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605not his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310in the gateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.
8He that devisethמְחַשֵּׁ֥בme.cha.ShevH2803to do evilלְהָרֵ֑עַle.ha.Re.a'H7489shall be calledיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121a mischievousמְזִמּ֥וֹתme.zi.MotH4209personבַּֽעַל־ba.'al-H1167.
9The thoughtזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of foolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200issinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403:and the scornerלֵֽץ׃LetzH3887isan abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to menלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120.
10Ifthou faintהִ֭תְרַפִּיתָHit.ra.pi.taH7503in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of adversityצָרָ֗הtza.RahH6869,thy strengthכֹּחֶֽכָה׃ko.Che.khahH3581issmallצַ֣רtzarH6862.
11If thou forbearתַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃tach.SokhH2820to deliverהַ֭צֵּלHa.tzelH5337them that aredrawnלְקֻחִ֣יםle.ku.ChimH3947unto deathלַמָּ֑וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, and those that arereadyוּמָטִ֥יםu.ma.TimH4131to be slainלַ֝הֶ֗רֶגla.He.regH2027;
12If thou sayestתֹאמַ֗רto.MarH559,Behold, we knewיָדַ֪עְנ֫וּya.Da'.NuH3045it not; doth not he that ponderethתֹ֘כֵ֤ןto.KhenH8505the heartלִבּ֨וֹת׀li.BotH3826considerיָבִ֗יןya.VinH995it?and he that keepethוְנֹצֵ֣רve.no.TzerH5341thy soulנַ֭פְשְׁךָNaf.she.khaH5315, doth nothe knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it? and shall nothe renderוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725to everymanלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120according to his worksכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467?
13My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398thou honeyדְבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706, because it isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;and the honeycombוְנֹ֥פֶתve.No.fetH5317, which issweetמָ֝ת֗וֹקma.TokH4966to thy tasteחִכֶּֽךָ׃chi.Ke.khaH2441:
14So shallthe knowledgeדְּעֶ֥הde.'EhH3045of wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451beunto thy soulלְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָle.Naf.She.khaH5315:when thou hast foundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672it,then there shall beוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426a rewardאַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.RitH319,and thy expectationוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shall not be cut offתִכָּרֵֽת׃ פti.ka.RetH3772.
15Lay not waitתֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.RoH693,O wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man,against the dwellingלִנְוֵ֣הlin.VehH5116of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;spoilתְּשַׁדֵּ֥דte.sha.DedH7703not his resting placeרִבְצוֹ׃riv.TzoH7258:
16For a justצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662manfallethיִפּ֣וֹלyi.PolH5307seven timesשֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'H7651,and riseth up againוָקָ֑םva.KamH6965:but the wickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shall fallיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782into mischiefבְרָעָֽה׃ve.ra.'AhH7451.
17Rejoiceתִּשְׂמָ֑חtis.MachH8055not when thine enemyאֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ'oy.vei.khaH341fallethבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307,and let not thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820be gladיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523when he stumblethוּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹu.vi.ka.she.LoH3782:
18Lest Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200it,and it displeaseוְרַ֣ע בְּעֵינָ֑יוve.Ra' be.'ei.NavH5869H7489him, and he turn awayוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725his wrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639from him.
19Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734not thyself because of evilבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'ImH7489men,neither be thou enviousתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'H7065at the wickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ba.re.sha.'ImH7563;
20For there shall be no rewardאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319to the evilלָרָ֑עla.Ra'H7451man;the candleנֵ֖רnerH5216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be put outיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846.
21My sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,fearיְרָֽא־ye.ra'-H3372thou Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068and the kingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428: andmeddleתִּתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148not with them that are given to changeשׁ֝וֹנִ֗יםSho.NimH8138:
22For their calamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343shall riseיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965suddenlyפִ֭תְאֹםFit.'omH6597;and who knowethיוֹדֵֽעַ׃ סyo.De.a'H3045the ruinוּפִ֥ידu.FidH6365of them bothשְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗םShe.nei.HemH8147?
23These things also belongto the wiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450. It isnot goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896to have respectהַֽכֵּר־ha.ker-H5234of personsפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440in judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941.
24He that saithאֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀'o.MerH559unto the wickedלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou artrighteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662;him shall the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971curseH5344,nationsלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816shall abhorיִזְעָמ֥וּהוּyiz.'a.Mu.huH2194him:
25But to them that rebukeוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198himshall be delightיִנְעָ֑םyin.'AmH5276,and a goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293shall comeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon them.
27Prepareהָ֘כֵ֤ןha.KhenH3559thy workמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399withoutבַּח֨וּץ׀ba.ChutzH2351,and make it fitוְעַתְּדָ֣הּve.'a.te.DahH6257for thyself in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704;and afterwardsאַ֝חַ֗ר'a.CharH310buildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129thine houseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.
28Be not a witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707against thy neighbourבְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khaH7453without causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600;and deceiveוַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָva.ha.fi.Ti.taH6601notwith thy lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
29Sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559not, I will doעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213so to him as he hath doneאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to me: I will renderאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725to the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376according to his workכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467.
30I wentעָבַ֑רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674by the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of the slothfulאִישׁ־ עָצֵ֣ל'ish- 'a.TzelH6102H376,and by the vineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754of the manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120voidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638of understandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820;
31And, lo, it was all grown overעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927with thornsקִמְּשֹׂנִ֗יםki.me.so.NimH7063, andnettlesחֲרֻלִּ֑יםcha.ru.LimH2738had coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680the faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440thereof, and the stoneאֲבָנָ֣יו'a.va.NavH68wallוְגֶ֖דֶרve.Ge.derH1444thereof was broken downנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.
32Then I sawוָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣הva.'e.che.ZehH2372, and considered itwellאָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י'a.Shit li.BiH3820H7896:I lookedרָ֝אִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200upon it, andreceivedלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.
33Yeta littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,a littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027to sleepלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901:
34So shall thy povertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935asone that travellethמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980;and thy wantוּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָu.mach.so.Rei.khaH4270as an armedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
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