1Theproverbsמִשְׁלֵ֗יmish.LeiH4912ofSolomonשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פshe.Lo.MohH8010. Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121maketh agladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1: but afoolishכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684sonוּבֵ֥ןu.VenH1121is the heaviness of hismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
3TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sufferיַרְעִ֣יבyar.'IvH7456thesoulH5315of therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662to famish: but he thrustethawayיֶהְדֹּֽף׃yeh.DofH1920thedesireH5315of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4He becomethpoorרָ֗אשׁRashH7326that dealeth with a slackhandוְיַ֖דve.YadH3027: but thehandH3027of the diligent makethrichתַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ta.'a.ShirH6238.
5He that gathereth insummerבַּ֭קַּיִץBa.ka.yitzH7019is awiseמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121: but he that sleepeth inharvestבַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירba.ka.TzirH7105is asonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121that causethshameמֵבִֽישׁ׃me.VishH954.
6Blessingsבְּ֭רָכוֹתBe.ra.khotH1293are upon theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662: butviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555covereth themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
7Thememoryזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of thejustצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662isblessedלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293: but thenameוְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallrotיִרְקָֽב׃yir.KavH7537.
8Thewiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820willreceiveיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947commandmentsמִצְוֹ֑תmitz.VotH4687: but a pratingfoolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191shall fall.
9He that walketh uprightly walkethsurelyH1980: but he that perverteth hiswaysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870shall beknownיִוָּדֵֽעַ׃yi.va.De.a'H3045.
10He that winketh with theeyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869causeth sorrow: but a pratingfoolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191shall fall.
13In thelipsבְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbe.sif.TeiH8193of him that hathdiscernmentלֵֽב׃LevH3820wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451isfoundתִּמָּצֵ֣אti.ma.Tze'H4672: but arodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626is for the back of him that is void ofunderstandingנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995.
14Wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450layupיִצְפְּנוּ־yitz.pe.nu-H6845knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: but themouthוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310of thefoolishאֱ֝וִיל'E.vilH191is a present destruction.
15Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223man’sH6223wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952is hisstrongעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151: the destruction of thepoorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800is theirpovertyרֵישָֽׁם׃rei.ShamH7389.
16The labour of therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662tendeth tolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416; theincreaseתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563tosinלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.
17He is in thewayאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734oflifeלְ֭חַיִּיםLe.chai.yimH2416that heedethcorrectionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148: but he that forsakethreproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433erreth.
18He that hidethhatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135is oflyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193; and he that uttereth aslanderדִ֝בָּ֗הdi.BahH1681is afoolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
19In themultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofwordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697there wantethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808transgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588: but he that refraineth hislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193doeth wisely.
21Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662feedיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227: but thefoolishוֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםve.'e.vi.LimH191dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191forlackבַּחֲסַר־ba.cha.sar-H2638ofunderstandingלֵ֥בlevH3820.
22Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, it makethrichתַעֲשִׁ֑ירta.'a.ShirH6238, and he addethnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sorrow therewith.
23It is assportכִּשְׂח֣וֹקkis.ChokH7814to afoolלִ֭כְסִילLikh.silH3684todoH6213wickednessזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154: andsoH6213iswisdomוְ֝חָכְמָ֗הve.cha.khe.MahH2451to amanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
24The fear of thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563, it shallcomeתְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּte.vo.'E.nuH935uponH935him: and thedesireוְתַאֲוַ֖תve.ta.'a.VatH8378of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shall begrantedיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414.
25When the whirlwind passeth, thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563isnoH369moreH369: but therighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662is aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769foundationיְס֣וֹדye.SodH3247.
26Asvinegarכַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ka.Cho.metzH2558to theteethלַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםla.shi.Na.yimH8127, and assmokeוְכֶעָשָׁ֥ןve.khe.'a.ShanH6227to theeyesלָעֵינָ֑יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651is thesluggardהֶ֝עָצֵ֗לhe.'a.TzelH6102to them thatsendלְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃le.sho.le.ChavH7971him.
27Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068prolongethdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: but theyearsוּשְׁנ֖וֹתu.she.NotH8141of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall beshortenedתִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃tik.Tzo.re.nahH7114.
28Thehopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shall begladnessשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057: but theexpectationתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallperishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.
29Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is astrongמָע֣וֹזma.'ozH4581hold to theuprightלַ֭תֹּםLa.tomH8537; but it is a destruction to theworkersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466ofiniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
30Therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662shallneverH3808be removed: but thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shallnotH3808dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
31Themouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662bringeth forthwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451: but the frowardtongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956shall becutתִּכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772offH3772.
32Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662knowיֵדְע֣וּןye.de.'UnH3045whatH7522isacceptableH7522: but themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563speaketh frowardness.
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