1As snowכַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ka.She.legH7950in summerבַּקַּ֗יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019,and as rainוְכַמָּטָ֥רve.kha.ma.TarH4306in harvestבַּקָּצִ֑ירba.ka.TzirH7105,so honourכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519is not seemlyנָאוֶ֖הna.VehH5000for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
2As the birdכַּצִּפּ֣וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833by wanderingלָ֭נוּדLa.nudH5110,as the swallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.RorH1866by flyingלָע֑וּףla.'UfH5774,so the curseקִֽלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045causelessחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600shall not comeתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935.
3A whipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752for the horseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483,a bridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964for the donkeyלַחֲמ֑וֹרla.cha.MorH2543,and a rodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626for the fool’sכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460.
4Answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030not a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,lest thou also be likeתִּשְׁוֶה־tish.veh-H7737unto him.
5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030a foolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,lest he be wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own conceitבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
6He that sendethשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971a messageדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684cutteth offמְקַצֶּ֣הme.ka.TzehH7096the feetרַ֭גְלַיִםRag.la.yimH7272, anddrinkethשֹׁתֶ֑הsho.TehH8354damageחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555.
7The legsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785of the lameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achH6455are not equalדַּלְי֣וּdal.YuH1809: so isa parableוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of foolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
8As he that bindethכִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.RorH6887H6872a stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68in a slingבְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.MahH4773, so ishe that givethנוֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414honourכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519to a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
9Asa thornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336goeth upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a drunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910, so isa parableוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of foolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
11As a dogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611returnethשָׁ֣בshavH7725to his vomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892, soa foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684returnethשׁוֹנֶ֥הsho.NehH8138to his follyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ve.'i.val.ToH200.
12Seestרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200thou a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own conceitבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869? there ismore hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615of a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684than of him.
13The slothfulעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102mansaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, There isa lionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826in the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870;a lionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738isin the streetsהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339.
14Asthe doorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnethתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437upon his hingesצִירָ֑הּtzi.RahH6735, so doththe slothfulוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102upon his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.
15The slothfulעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102hidethטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in hisbosomבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747;it grievethנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'AhH3811him to bring it againלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725to his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
16The sluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own conceitבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869than seven menמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651that can renderמְשִׁ֣יבֵיme.Shi.veiH7725a reasonטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
17He that passeth byעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674, andmeddlethמִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗רmit.'a.BerH5674with strifeרִ֥יבrivH7379belonging not to him, is likeone that takethמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388a dogכָ֑לֶבKha.levH3611by the earsבְּאָזְנֵי־be.'a.ze.nei-H241.
18As a madכְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּKe.mit.lah.le.ahH3856manwho castethהַיֹּרֶ֥הhai.yo.RehH3384firebrandsזִקִּ֗יםzi.KimH2131,arrowsחִצִּ֥יםchi.TzimH2671,and deathוָמָֽוֶת׃va.Ma.vetH4194,
19So isthe manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376thatdeceivethרִמָּ֣הri.MahH7411his neighbourרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,and saithוְ֝אָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Am not I in sportמְשַׂחֵ֥קme.sa.ChekH7832?
20Where noבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657woodעֵ֭צִים'E.tzimH6086is, therethe fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784goeth outתִּכְבֶּה־tikh.beh-H3518: so where there isno talebearerH5372,the strifeמָדֽוֹן׃ma.DonH4066ceasethיִשְׁתֹּ֥קyish.TokH8367.
21Ascoalsפֶּחָ֣םpe.ChamH6352areto burning coalsלְ֭גֶחָלִיםLe.ge.cha.limH1513,and woodוְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.TzimH6086to fireלְאֵ֑שׁle.'EshH784; so isa contentiousמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nimH4066H4079manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376to kindleלְחַרְחַר־le.char.char-H2787strifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.
22The 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.
23Burningדֹּלְקִ֣יםdo.le.KimH1814lipsשְׂפָתַ֖יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193and a wickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451heartוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820are likea potsherdחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789coveredמְצֻפֶּ֣הme.tzu.PehH6823with silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701drossסִ֭יגִיםSi.gimH5509.
24He that hatethשׂוֹנֵ֑אso.Ne'H8130dissemblethיִנָּכֵ֣רyi.na.KherH5234with his lipsבִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbis.fa.tovH8193,and layeth upיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820withinוּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130him;
25When he speakethק֭וֹלוֹko.loH6963fairיְחַנֵּ֣ןye.cha.NenH2603,believeתַּֽאֲמֶן־ta.'a.men-H539him not: for there aresevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651abominationsתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.
26Whosehatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135is coveredתִּכַּסֶּ֣הti.ka.SehH3680by deceitבְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹןbe.ma.sha.'onH4860,his wickednessרָעָת֣וֹra.'a.ToH7451shall be shewedתִּגָּלֶ֖הti.ga.LehH1540before the wholecongregationבְקָהָֽל׃ve.ka.HalH6951.
27Whoso diggethכֹּֽרֶה־ko.re.ho.Sha-H3738a pitשַּׁ֭חַתSha.chatH7845shall fallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307therein: and he that rollethוְגֹ֥לֵ֥לve.Go.LelH1556a stoneאֶ֝בֶן'E.venH68,it will returnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725upon him.
28A lyingשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267tongueלְֽשׁוֹן־le.sho.no.She-H3956hatethיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130those that areafflictedדַכָּ֑יוda.KavH1790by it; and a flatteringחָ֝לָ֗קcha.LakH2509mouthוּפֶ֥הu.PehH6310workethיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213ruinמִדְחֶֽה׃mid.ChehH4072.
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