1The wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563fleeנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127when no man pursuethרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291:but the righteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662are boldיִבְטָֽח׃yiv.TachH982as a lionכִּכְפִ֥ירkikh.FirH3715.
2For the transgressionבְּפֶ֣שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of a landאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227arethe princesשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269thereof: but by a manוּבְאָדָ֥םu.ve.'a.DamH120of understandingמֵבִ֥יןme.VinH995andknowledgeיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045the stateכֵּ֣ןkenH3651thereofshall be prolongedיַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ya.'a.RikhH748.
3A poorרָ֭שׁrashH7326manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397that oppressethוְעֹשֵׁ֣קve.'o.ShekH6231the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800is likea sweepingסֹ֝חֵ֗ףso.ChefH5502rainמָטָ֥רma.TarH4306which leaveth no foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
4They that forsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800the lawת֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451praiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:but such as keepוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.ReiH8104the lawת֝וֹרָ֗הto.RahH8451contendיִתְגָּ֥רוּyit.Ga.ruH1624with them.
5Evilרָ֭עra'H7451menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582understandיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995not judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941:but they that seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995all things.
6Betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896isthe poorרָ֭שׁrashH7326that walkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in his uprightnessבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537, than he that isperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141in hiswaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yimH1870, though he berichעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.
7Whoso keepethנוֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341the lawתּ֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451isa wiseמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121:but he that is a companionוְרֹעֶהve.ro.'ehH7462of riotousזֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗יםzo.LimH2151menshamethיַכְלִ֥יםyakh.LimH3637his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
8He that by usuryבְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392and unjust gainוְתַרְבִּ֑יתu.ve.tar.bitH8636increasethמַרְבֶּ֣הmar.BehH7235his substanceה֭וֹנוֹho.noH1952,he shall gatherיִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃yik.be.Tze.nuH6908it for him that will pityלְחוֹנֵ֖ןle.cho.NenH2603the poorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800.
9He that turneth awayמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493his earאָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noH241from hearingמִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085the lawתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451,even his prayerתְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹte.fi.la.ToH8605shall beabominationתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.
10Whoso causeth the righteousיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477to go astrayמַשְׁגֶּ֤הmash.GehH7686in an evilרָ֗עRa'H7451wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,he shall fallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307himself into his own pitבִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹbish.chu.ToH7816:but the uprightוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549shall have goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896thingsin possessionיִנְחֲלוּ־yin.cha.lu-H5157.
11The richעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376iswiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own conceitבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869;but the poorוְדַ֖לve.DalH1800that hath understandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995searcheth him outיַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃yach.ke.Re.nuH2713.
12When righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662mendo rejoiceבַּעֲלֹ֣ץba.'a.LotzH5970, there isgreatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227gloryתִפְאָ֑רֶתtif.'A.retH8597:but when the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563riseוּבְק֥וּםu.ve.KumH6965,a manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120is hiddenיְחֻפַּ֥שׂye.chu.PasH2664.
13He that coverethמְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.SehH3680his sinsפְ֭שָׁעָיוFe.sha.'avH6588shall not prosperיַצְלִ֑יחַyatz.Li.achH6743:but whoso confessethוּמוֹדֶ֖הu.mo.DehH3034and forsakethוְעֹזֵ֣בve.'o.ZevH5800themshall have mercyיְרֻחָֽם׃ye.ru.ChamH7355.
14Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that fearethמְפַחֵ֣דme.fa.ChedH6342alwayתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548:but he that hardenethוּמַקְשֶׁ֥הu.mak.ShehH7185his heartלִ֝בּ֗וֹli.BoH3820shall fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307into mischiefבְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'AhH7451.
15Asa roaringנֹ֭הֵםNo.hemH5098lionאֲרִי־'a.ri-H738,and a rangingשׁוֹקֵ֑קsho.KekH8264bearוְדֹ֣בve.DoH1677; so isa wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910over the poorדָּֽל׃DalH1800peopleעַם־'am-H5971.
16The princeנָגִ֗ידna.GidH5057that wantethחֲסַ֣רcha.SarH2638understandingתְּ֭בוּנוֹתTe.vu.notH8394isalso a greatוְרַ֥בve.RavH7227oppressorמַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹתma.'a.sha.KotH4642: buthe that hatethשֹׂ֥נֵאso.ne.'ei'H8130covetousnessבֶ֝֗צַעVe.tza'H1215shall prolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.
17A manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that doeth violenceעָשֻׁ֣ק'a.ShukH6231to the bloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818of anypersonנָפֶשׁNa.feshH5315shall fleeיָ֝נ֗וּסya.NusH5127to the pitבּ֥וֹרBorH953;let no man stayיִתְמְכוּ־yit.me.khu-H8551him.
18Whoso walkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980uprightlyתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549shall be savedיִוָּשֵׁ֑עַyi.va.She.a'H3467: but he that isperverseוְנֶעְקַ֥שׁve.ne'.KashH6140in hiswaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yimH1870shall fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307at onceבְּאֶחָֽת׃be.'e.ChatH259.
19He that tillethעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647his landאַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toH127shall have plentyH7646of breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899:but he that followethוּמְרַדֵּ֥ףu.me.ra.DefH7291after vainרֵ֝קִ֗יםre.KimH7386personsshall have poverty enoughרִֽישׁ׃RishH7389.
20A faithfulאֱ֭מוּנוֹת'E.mu.notH530manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shall aboundרַב־rav-H7227with blessingsבְּרָכ֑וֹתbe.ra.KhotH1293:but he that maketh hasteוְאָ֥ץve.'AtzH213to be richלְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238shall not be innocentיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
21To have respectהַֽכֵּר־ha.ker-H5234of personsפָּנִ֥יםpa.NimH6440isnot goodט֑וֹבTovH2896:for for a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899thatmanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397will transgressיִפְשַׁע־yif.sha'-H6586.
22Heאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376that hastethנִֽבֳהָ֥לni.vo.HalH926to be richלַה֗וֹןla.HonH1952hathan evilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869,and considerethיֵ֝דַעYe.da'H3045not that povertyחֶ֥סֶרChe.serH2639shall comeיְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
23He that rebukethמ֘וֹכִ֤יחַmo.Khi.achH3198a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120afterwardsאַ֭חֲרַי'A.cha.raiH310shall findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672more favourחֵ֣ןchenH2580than he that flatterethמִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יקmi.ma.cha.LikH2505with the tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956.
24Whoso robbethגּוֹזֵ֤ל׀go.ZelH1497his fatherאָ֘בִ֤יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517,and saithוְאֹמֵ֥רve.'o.MerH559, It isno transgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588; the same isthe companionחָבֵ֥רcha.VerH2270of a destroyerלְאִ֣ישׁ מַשְׁחִֽית׃le.'Ish mash.ChitH7843H376.
25He that is of a proudרְחַב־re.chav-H7342heartנֶ֭פֶשׁNe.feshH5315stirreth upיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066:but he that putteth his trustוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068shall be made fatיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878.
26He that trustethבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in his own heartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820is a foolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684:but whoso walkethוְהוֹלֵ֥ךְve.ho.LekhH1980wiselyבְּ֝חָכְמָ֗הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,he shall be deliveredיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
27He that givethנוֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414unto the poorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326shall not lackמַחְס֑וֹרmach.SorH4270:but he that hidethוּמַעְלִ֥יםu.ma'.LimH5956his eyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869shall have manyרַב־rav-H7227a curseמְאֵרֽוֹת׃me.'e.RotH3994.
28When the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563riseבְּק֣וּםbe.KumH6965,menאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120hideיִסָּתֵ֣רyi.sa.TerH5641themselves: but when they perishוּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗םu.ve.'a.ve.DamH6,the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662increaseיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235.
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