1AFALSEמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820balanceמֹאזְנֵ֣יmoz.NeiH3976is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but ajustשְׁלֵמָ֣הshe.le.MahH8003weightוְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venH68is hisdelightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
2Whenprideזָ֭דוֹןZa.donH2087cometh, then comethshameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036: but with the lowly iswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
3Theintegrityתֻּמַּ֣תtu.MatH8538of theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shallguideתַּנְחֵ֑םtan.ChemH5148them: but the perverseness of thetreacherousבּוֹגְדִ֣יםbog.DimH898shalldestroyיְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ye.sha.demH7703them.
5Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of theperfectתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549shall direct hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870: but thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563shallfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307by his ownwickednessוּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹu.ve.rish.'a.ToH7564.
6Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477shalldeliverתַּצִּילֵ֑םta.tzi.LemH5337them: but they thatdealH898treacherouslyH898shall betakenיִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃yi.la.Khe.duH3920in their own mischief.
7When awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120dieth hisexpectationוְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתve.to.Che.letH8431shallperishH6: and thehopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615ofiniquityH205perisheth.
8Therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is deliveredoutוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935oftroubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869, and thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563cometh in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
9With hismouthבְּפֶ֗הbe.PehH6310thegodlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611manH6662destroyeth his neighbour: but throughknowledgeוּ֝בְדַ֗עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847shall therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662bedeliveredH6310.
10When it goethwellבְּט֣וּבbe.TuvH2898with therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662, thecityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151rejoiceth: and when thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563perishוּבַאֲבֹ֖דu.va.'a.VodH6, there isshoutingרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.
11By theblessingבְּבִרְכַּ֣תbe.vir.KatH1293of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176isexaltedתָּר֣וּםta.RumH7311: but it isoverthrownתֵּהָרֵֽס׃te.ha.ResH2040by themouthוּבְפִ֥יu.ve.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
12He that despiseth his neighbour is void ofwisdomלֵ֑בLevH3820: but amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנ֣וֹתte.vu.NotH8394holdeth his peace.
13He that goethaboutH1697as atalebearerרָ֭כִילRa.khilH7400revealethsecretsסּ֑וֹדSodH5475: but he that is of afaithfulוְנֶאֱמַן־ve.ne.'e.man-H539spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307concealeth thematterדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
14Wherenoבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369wiseתַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹתTach.bu.lotH8458guidanceH8458is, thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971falleth: but in themultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counsellors there is safety.
15He that issuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a stranger shall smart for it: but he that hateth suretiship is sure.
17The mercifulmanH376doeth good to hisownH376soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315: but he that iscruelאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394troubleth hisownH376fleshשְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹShe.e.RoH7607.
18Thewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563earnethdeceitfulשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267wagesפְעֻלַּת־fe.'u.lat-H6468: but he that sowethrighteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666hath a surerewardH6468.
19He that is stedfast inrighteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666shall attain untolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416: and he that pursuethevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451doeth it to his owndeathלְמוֹתֽוֹ׃le.mo.ToH4194.
20They that areperverseעִקְּשֵׁי־'i.ke.shei-H6141inheartלֵ֑בLevH3820are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: but such as areperfectתְּמִ֣ימֵיte.Mi.meiH8549in theirwayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870are hisdelightוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522.
21Thoughhandיָ֣דyadH3027join inhandלְ֭יָדLe.yodH3027, theevilרָּ֑עRa'H7451manH6662shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808beunpunishedיִנָּ֣קֶהyi.Na.kehH5352: but theseedוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shall bedeliveredנִמְלָֽט׃nim.LatH4422.
22As a jewel ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091in aswine’sחֲזִ֑ירcha.ZirH2386snoutבְּאַ֣ףbe.'AfH639,soוְסָ֣רַתve.Sa.ratH5493is afairיָ֝פָ֗הya.FahH3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802whichH802is withoutdiscretionטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
23Thedesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662isonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: but the expectation of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563iswrathעֶבְרָֽה׃'ev.RahH5678.
24There is that scattereth, and increaseth yetmoreH5750; and there is that withholdethmoreH5750thanוְנוֹסָ֥ףve.no.SafH3254is meet, but it tendethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389towantלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
25The liberalsoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315shall bemadeגַּם־gam-H1571fatתְדֻשָּׁ֑ןte.du.ShanH1878: and he that watereth shall be watered alsohimselfה֥וּאhu'H1931.
26He that withholdeth corn, thepeopleלְא֑וֹםle.'omH3816shall curse him: butblessingוּ֝בְרָכָ֗הu.ve.ra.KhahH1293shall be upon theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of him that selleth it.
27He thatdiligentlyשֹׁ֣חֵֽרSho.cherH7836seekethgoodט֭וֹבTovH2896seeketh favour: but he that searchethafterוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875mischief, it shallcomeתְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935unto him.
28He that trusteth in hisrichesבְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹbe.'a.she.roH6239shallfallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307: but therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662shall flourish as the greenleafוְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הve.khe.'a.LehH5929.
29He that troubleth hisownH5157houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004shallinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307: and thefoolishאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191shall beservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450ofheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
30Thefruitפְּֽרִי־pe.ri-H6529of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is atreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086oflifeH5315; and he that iswiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450winnethsoulsH5315.
31Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662shall be recompensed in theearthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776:howH637muchH637moreH637thewickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563and thesinnerוְחוֹטֵֽא׃ve.cho.Te'H2398!
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