3The heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064for heightלָ֭רוּםLa.rumH7312,and the earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776for depthלָעֹ֑מֶקla.'O.mekH6011,and the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of kingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428isunsearchableחֵֽקֶר׃Che.kerH2714.
4Take awayהָג֣וֹha.GoH1898the drossסִיגִ֣יםsi.GimH5509from the silverמִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.sefH3701,and there shall come forthוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318a vesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627for the finerלַצֹּרֵ֣ףla.tzo.RefH6884.
5Take awayהָג֣וֹha.GoH1898the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563frombeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,and his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678shall be establishedוְיִכּ֖וֹןve.yi.KonH3559in righteousnessבַּצֶּ֣דֶקba.Tze.dekH6664.
6Put not forthתִּתְהַדַּ֥רtit.ha.DarH1921thyself in the presenceלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440of the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,and standתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975not in the placeוּבִמְק֥וֹםu.vim.KomH4725of greatגְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםge.do.LimH1419men:
7For betterט֥וֹבTovH2896it isthat it be saidאֲמָר־'a.mor-H559unto thee, Come upעֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehH5927hither; than that thou shouldest be put lowerמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khaH8213in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the princeנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081whom thine eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200.
8Go not forthתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318hastilyמַ֫הֵ֥רma.HerH4118to striveלָרִ֗בla.RivH7378, lest thou know notwhat to doתַּ֭עֲשֶׂהTa.'a.sehH6213in the endבְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּbe.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof, when thy neighbourרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453hath put thee to shameבְּהַכְלִ֖יםbe.hakh.LimH3637.
9Debateרִ֣יבrivH7378thy causeרִֽ֭יבְךָRi.ve.khaH7379with thy neighbourרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453himself;and discoverתְּגָֽל׃te.GalH1540not a secretוְס֖וֹדve.SodH5475to anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312:
10Lest he that hearethשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085itput thee to shameיְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ye.cha.sed.KhaH2616,and thine infamyוְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ve.di.ba.te.khaH1681turn not awayתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.
12Asan earringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,and an ornamentוַחֲלִי־va.cha.li-H2481of fine goldכָ֑תֶםKha.temH3800, so isa wiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450reproverמוֹכִ֥יחַmo.Khi.achH3198upon an obedientשֹׁמָֽעַת׃sho.Ma.'atH8085earאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241.
13As the coldכְּצִנַּת־ke.tzi.nat-H6793of snowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀She.legH7950in the timeבְּי֬וֹםbe.YomH3117of harvestקָצִ֗ירka.TzirH7105, so isa faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָןNe.'e.monH539messengerצִ֣ירtzirH6735to them that sendלְשֹׁלְחָ֑יוle.sho.le.ChavH7971him: for he refreshethיָשִֽׁיב׃ פya.ShivH7725the soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of his mastersאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113.
14Whosoאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376boastethמִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗לmit.ha.LelH1984himself of a falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267giftבְּמַתַּת־be.ma.tat-H4991is likecloudsנְשִׂיאִ֣יםne.si.'ImH5387and windוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307without rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653.
15By longבְּאֹ֣רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753forbearingאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639is a princeקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101persuadedיְפֻתֶּ֣הye.fu.TehH6601,and a softרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breakethתִּשְׁבָּר־tish.bor-H7665the boneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
16Hast thou foundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398so much as is sufficientדַּיֶּ֑ךָּdai.Ye.kaH1767for thee, lest thou be filledתִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּtis.ba.'E.nuH7646therewith, and vomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958it.
17Withdrawהֹקַ֣רho.KarH3365thy footרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272from thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004;lest he be wearyיִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗yis.ba.'a.khaH7646of thee, and sohateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130thee.
18A manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376that bearethעֹנֶ֥ה'o.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against his neighbourבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453isa maulמֵפִ֣יץme.FitzH4650,and a swordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719,and a sharpשָׁנ֑וּןsha.NunH8150arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671.
19Confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009in an unfaithful manבּ֝וֹגֵ֗דbo.GedH898in timeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869is likea brokenרֹ֭עָהRo.'ahH7465toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127,and a footוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272out of jointH4154.
20Ashe that taketh awayמַ֥עֲדֶהMa.'a.dehH5710a garmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899in coldקָ֭רָהKa.rahH7135weatherבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, and asvinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558upon nitreנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427, so ishe that singethוְשָׁ֥רve.SharH7891songsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892to an heavyרָֽע׃ פRa'H7451heartלֶב־lev-H3820.
21If thine enemyשֹׂ֭נַאֲךָSo.na.'a.khaH8130be hungryרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457,give him breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899to eatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398;and if he be thirstyצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771,give him waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to drinkהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248:
22For thou shalt heapחֹתֶ֣הcho.TehH2846coals of fireגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,And Yhwhוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shall rewardיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999thee.
23The northצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307driveth awayתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלte.Cho.lelH2342rainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653: so dothan angryנִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםniz.'a.MimH2194countenanceוּפָנִ֥יםu.fa.NimH6440a backbitingסָֽתֶר׃Sa.terH5643tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.
24It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to dwellשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427in the cornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438of the housetopגָּ֑גGagH1406,than with a brawlingמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nimH4066H4079womanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802and in a wideH2267houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
25Ascoldקָ֭רִיםKa.rimH7119watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to a thirstyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, so isgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsוּשְׁמוּעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052from a farמֶרְחָֽק׃mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
26A righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662man falling downמָ֣טmatH4131beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563is asa troubledנִ֭רְפָּשׂNir.posH7515fountainמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599,and a corruptמָשְׁחָ֑תma.she.ChatH7843springוּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.KorH4726.
27It isnot goodט֑וֹבTovH2896to eatאָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.KholH398muchהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706: so for mento searchוְחֵ֖קֶרve.Che.kerH2714their own gloryכְּבֹדָ֣םke.vo.DamH3519is notgloryכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519.
28Heאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376that hathno ruleמַעְצָ֣רma'.TzarH4623over his own spiritלְרוּחֽוֹ׃le.ru.ChoH7307is likea cityעִ֣יר'irH5892that isbroken downפְּ֭רוּצָהPe.ru.tzahH6555, andwithout wallsחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346.
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