2Awiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450man’sH2450heartלֵ֤בlevH3820is at hisrightלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225handH3225; but afool’sכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820at hisleftלִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃lis.mo.LoH8040.
3Yea also, when thefoolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walketh by thewayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, hisunderstandingלִבּ֣וֹli.BoH3820faileth him, and he saith toeveryלַכֹּ֖לla.KolH3605one that he is afoolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530.
4Ifאִם־'im-H518thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of therulerהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910riseH5927upH5927againstעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,leaveH3240notאַל־'al-H408thyplaceמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725; for yielding allayethgreatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offences.
5There is anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451which I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, as it were anerrorכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.GahH7684which proceedeth from therulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989:
6follyהַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khelH5529issetH5414ingreatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227dignity, and therichוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427inlowבַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felH8216placeH5414.
8He that diggeth apitגּוּמָּ֖ץgu.MatzH1475shallfallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307intoH5307it; and whoso breakeththroughוּפֹרֵ֥ץu.fo.RetzH6555afenceגָּדֵ֖רga.DerH1447, aserpentנָחָֽשׁ׃na.ChashH5175shall bite him.
9Whoso hewethoutמַסִּ֣יעַma.Si.a'H5265stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleavethwoodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086isendangeredיִסָּ֥כֶןyi.Sa.khenH5533thereby.
10IfH518theironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270be blunt, and onedoH518notH3808whet theedgeפָנִ֣יםfa.NimH6440, thenmustH518he put tomoreH3808strengthוַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.LimH2428: butwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451is profitable to direct.
11Ifאִם־'im-H518theserpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175bitebeforeH3808it becharmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908, then is therenoH3808advantageיִתְר֔וֹןyit.RonH3504in the charmer.
12Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of awiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450man’sH2450mouthפִי־fi-H6310aregraciousחֵ֑ןChenH2580; but thelipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193of afoolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684willswallowתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104upH1104himself.
13Thebeginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462of thewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of hismouthH6310isfoolishnessסִכְל֑וּתsikh.LutH5531: and theendוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319of histalkH1697is mischievousmadnessהוֹלֵל֖וּתho.le.LutH1948.
14Afoolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530also multipliethwordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697: yetmanהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120knowethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808whatמַה־mah-H4100shall be; and thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834shall beafterמֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, whocanמִ֖יmiH4310tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him?
15The labour offoolsהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684wearieth every one of them, for he knowethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834to go to thecityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.
16Woeאִֽי־'i-H337to thee, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, when thykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is achildנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288, and thyprincesוְשָׂרַ֖יִךְve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398in themorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242!
17Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ'ash.ReikhH835art thou, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, when thykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofnoblesחוֹרִ֑יםcho.RimH2715, and thyprincesוְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398in dueseasonבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, forstrengthבִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.RahH1369, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fordrunkennessבַשְּׁתִֽי׃va.she.TiH8358!
18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; andthroughH3027idleness of thehandsיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004leaketh.
20Curseתְּקַלֵּ֔לte.ka.LelH7043notH408thekingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,noH408,notH408in thythoughtH1697; andcurseתְּקַלֵּ֖לte.ka.LelH7043notH408therichעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223in thybedchamberבְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗be.ma.da.'a.KhaH4093: for abirdע֤וֹףofH5775of the air shall carry thevoiceהַקּ֔וֹלha.KolH6963, and thatwhichH1697hathwingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.fa.yimH3671shalltellיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046thematterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
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