1AWISEחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121heareth hisfather’sאָ֑ב'AvH1instructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148: but a scorner hearethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808rebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.
2Amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376shalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398goodט֑וֹבTovH2896by thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of hismouthפִי־fi-H6310: but thesoulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thetreacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898shalleatH398violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
3He that guardeth hismouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310keepeth hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: but he that openethwideפֹּשֵׂ֥קpo.SekH6589hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193shall have destruction.
4Thesoulנַפְשׁ֣וֹnaf.ShoH5315of thesluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102desireth, and hathnothingוָ֭אַיִןVa.'a.yinH369: but thesoulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of the diligent shall bemadeH1878fatתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.ShanH1878.
5Arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manH7563hatethlyingשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267: but awickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563is loathsome, and cometh toshameוְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ve.yach.PirH2659.
6Righteousnessצְ֭דָקָהTze.da.kahH6666guardeth him that isuprightתָּם־tom-H8537in thewayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870: butwickednessוְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗הve.rish.'AhH7564overthroweth the sinner.
7There is that maketh himselfrichמִ֭תְעַשֵּׁרMit.'a.sherH6238, yet hathnothingוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369: there is that maketh himselfpoorמִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁmit.ro.SheshH7326, yet hathgreatרָֽב׃RavH7227wealthוְה֣וֹןve.HonH1952.
8Theransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724of aman’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315is hisrichesעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239: but thepoorוְ֝רָ֗שׁve.RashH7326hearethnoלֹא־lo'-H3808threatening.
9Thelightאוֹר־'or-H216of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662rejoiceth: but thelampוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5216of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall beputH1846outH1846.
10Byprideבְּ֭זָדוֹןBe.za.donH2087comethonlyרַק־rak-H7535contentionמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683: but with the well advised iswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
11Wealthה֭וֹןHonH1952gotten byvanityמֵהֶ֣בֶלme.He.velH1892shall bediminishedיִמְעָ֑טyim.'AtH4591: but he that gathereth by labour shall haveincreaseיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235.
12Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431deferredמְ֭מֻשָּׁכָהMe.mu.sha.khahH4900maketh theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820sickמַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-H2470: but when thedesireתַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.VahH8378cometh, it is atreeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416.
13Whoso despiseth thewordלְ֭דָבָרLe.da.vorH1697bringeth destruction onhimselfה֣וּאhu'H1931: but he that feareth thecommandmentמִ֝צְוָ֗הmitz.VahH4687shall be rewarded.
15Goodט֭וֹבTovH2896understandingשֵֽׂכֶל־se.khel-H7922giveth favour: but thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of thetreacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898is rugged.
16Everyכָּל־kol-H3605prudentH6175manH6175worketh withknowledgeבְדָ֑עַתve.Da.'atH1847: but afoolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684spreadethoutיִפְרֹ֥שׂyif.RosH6566follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
17Awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397fallethintoיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307evilבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451: but afaithfulאֱמוּנִ֣ים'e.mu.NimH529ambassador ishealthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
18Povertyרֵ֣ישׁreishH7389andshameוְ֭קָלוֹןVe.ka.lonH7036shall be to him that refusethcorrectionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148: but he that regardethreproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433shall be honoured.
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