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.
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