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.
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