Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 30:15-23

15The horseleachלַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀la.'a.lu.KahH5936hath twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, crying,Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051.There are threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things thatare never satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646, yea,fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702thingssayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952:

16The graveשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585;and the barrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356;the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776thatis not filledשָׂ֣בְעָהSa.ve.'ahH7646with waterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;and the fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784thatsaithאָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.

17The eyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmockethתִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'AgH3932at hisfatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1,and despisethוְתָב֪וּזve.ta.VuzH936to obeyלִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־li.ka.Hat-H3349hismotherאֵ֥ם'emH517,the ravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of the valleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158shall pick it outיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365,and the youngבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shall eatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.

18There be threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things whichare too wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for me, yea, fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which I knowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045not:

19The wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an eagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the airבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064;the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of a serpentנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175upon a rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697;the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of a shipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591in the midstבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220;and the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with a maidבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.

20Such isthe wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an adulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802;she eatethאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398,and wipethוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229her mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310,and saithוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559,I have doneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466no wickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.

21For threeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969thingsthe earthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776is disquietedרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264,and for fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702whichit cannotתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201bearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:

22For a servantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650when he reignethיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427;and a foolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036when he is filledיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646with meatלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899;

23For an odiousשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130womanwhen she is marriedתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166;and an handmaidוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198that is heirתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423to her mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

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