Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:1-10

1Boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984not thyself of to morrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279;for thou knowestתֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'H3045not what a dayH3117may bring forthיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205.

2Let another manזָ֣רzarH2114praiseיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984thee, and not thine own mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310;a strangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237,and not thine own lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.

3A stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68isheavyכֹּֽבֶד־koed-H3514,and the sandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344weightyוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192;but a fool’sאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191wrathוְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708isheavierכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515than them bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147.

4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534iscruelאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.YutH395,and angerאָ֑ף'AfH639isoutrageousוְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefH7858; but who isable to standיַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440envyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?

5Openמְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.LahH1540rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433isbetterט֭וֹבָהToahH2896than secretמְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃me.su.Ta.retH5641loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.VahH160.

6Faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539arethe woundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of a friendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157;but the kissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of an enemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130aredeceitfulוְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.RotH6280.

7The fullשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315loathethתָּב֣וּסta.VusH947an honeycombנֹ֑פֶתNo.fetH5317;but to the hungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315every bitter thingמַ֥רmarH4751is sweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.

8As a birdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833that wanderethנוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.detH5074from her nestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064, so isa manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376that wanderethנוֹדֵ֥דno.DedH5074from his placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

9Ointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081and perfumeוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004rejoiceיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820: so doththe sweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of a man’s friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by heartyנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315counselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098.

10Thine own friendרֵֽעֲךָ֨re.'a.KhaH7453,and thy father’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendוְרֵ֪עַve.re.'ehH7453,forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800not; neither goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935into thy brother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of thy calamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343: forbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896isa neighbourשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934that isnearקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138than a brotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251far offרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350.

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