1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,if thou be suretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148for thy friendלְרֵעֶ֑ךָle.re.'E.khaH7453, ifthou hast strickenתָּקַ֖עְתָּta.Ka'.taH8628thy handכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ka.Pei.khaH3709with a strangerלַזָּ֣רla.ZarH2114,
2Thou art snaredנוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּno.Kash.taH3369with the wordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561of thy mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,thou art takenנִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil.Kad.taH3920with the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.
3Doעֲשֵׂ֨ה'a.SehH6213this nowאֵפ֪וֹא׀'e.Fo'H645,my sonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,and deliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337thyself, when thou art comeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935into the handבְכַף־ve.khaf-H3709of thy friendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453;goH3212,humbleהִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhit.ra.PesH7511thyself, and make sureוּרְהַ֥בu.re.HavH7292thy friendרֵעֶֽיךָ׃re.'Ei.khaH7453.
5Deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337thyself as a roeכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643from the handמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027of the hunter,and as a birdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the fowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.
6GoH3212to the antנְמָלָ֥הne.ma.LahH5244,thou sluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102;considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200her waysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870,and be wiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449:
7Which having no guideקָצִ֗יןka.TzinH7101,overseerשֹׁטֵ֥רsho.TerH7860,or rulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,
8Providethתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559her meatלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899in the summerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019, andgatherethאָגְרָ֥ה'a.ge.RahH103her foodמַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ma.'a.kha.LahH3978in the harvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.
9How long wilt thou sleepתִּשְׁכָּ֑בtish.KavH7901,O sluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102?when wilt thou ariseתָּק֥וּםta.KumH6965out of thy sleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142?
10Yeta littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,a littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027to sleepלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901:
11So shall thy povertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935as one that travellethכִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְkhim.ha.LekhH1980,and thy wantוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗u.mach.so.re.khaH4270as an armedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
12A naughtyבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120,a wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,walkethה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980with a perverseעִקְּשׁ֥וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
13He winkethקֹרֵ֣ץko.RetzH7169with his eyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869,he speakethמֹלֵ֣לmo.LelH4448with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272,he teachethמֹ֝רֶ֗הmo.RehH3384with his fingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676;
14Perversenessתַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀tah.pu.KhotH8419isin his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,he devisethחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790mischiefרָ֣עra'H7451continuallyעֵ֑ת'EtH6256;he sowethיְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ye.sha.Le.achH7971discordH4090H4066.
15Therefore shall his calamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597;suddenlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621shall he be brokenיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665without remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃ פmar.Pe'H4832.
18An heartלֵ֗בLevH3820that devisethחֹ֭רֵשׁCho.reshH2790wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205imaginationsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284,feetרַגְלַ֥יִםrag.La.yimH7272that be swiftמְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹתme.ma.ha.RotH4116in runningלָר֥וּץla.RutzH7323to mischiefלָֽרָעָה׃La.ra.'ahH7451,
19A falseשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707thatspeakethיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּ֭זָבִיםKe.za.vimH3577,and he that sowethוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַu.me.sha.Le.achH7971discordמְ֝דָנִ֗יםme.da.NimH4090among brethrenאַחִֽים׃ פ'a.ChimH251.
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