1EveryH802wisewomanH802buildethherH802houseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004: but thefoolishוְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶתve.'i.Ve.letH200plucketh itdownתֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃te.her.Se.nuH2040withherH802ownhandsבְּיָדֶ֥יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027.
2He that walketh in hisuprightnessבְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹbe.ya.she.roH3476feareth theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but he that is perverse in hiswaysדְּרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870despiseth him.
3In themouthבְּֽפִי־be.fi-H6310of thefoolishאֱ֭וִיל'E.vilH191is arodחֹ֣טֶרCho.terH2415ofprideגַּאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346: but thelipsוְשִׂפְתֵ֥יve.sif.TeiH8193of thewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450shallpreserveתִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃tish.mu.RemH8104them.
4Wherenoבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369oxenH7794are, the crib iscleanבָּ֑רBarH1249: butmuchוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230increaseתְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתte.vu.'otH8393is by thestrengthבְּכֹ֣חַbe.Kho.achH3581of theoxשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.
6A scorner seekethwisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, and findeth itnotוָאָ֑יִןva.'A.yinH369: butknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847iseasyנָקָֽל׃na.KalH7043unto him that hathunderstandingלְנָב֣וֹןle.na.VonH995.
7GointoH376thepresenceמִ֭נֶּגֶדMi.ne.gedH5048of afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684manH376, and thou shaltnotH3045perceiveH3045in him thelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
8Thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of theprudentעָ֭רוּם'A.rumH6175is tounderstandהָבִ֣יןha.VinH995hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870: but thefollyוְאִוֶּ֖לֶתve.'i.Ve.letH200offoolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684isdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
9Thefoolishאֱ֭וִלִים'E.vi.limH191make amockיָלִ֣יץya.LitzH3887atguiltאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817: but among theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477there isgoodרָצֽוֹן׃ra.TzonH7522will.
10Theheartלֵ֗בLevH3820knowethitsH3045ownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315bitterness; and a stranger dothnotלֹא־lo'-H3808intermeddle withitsH3045joyוּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹu.ve.sim.cha.ToH8057.
11Thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shall be overthrown: but thetentוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168of theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shall flourish.
12There is awayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870whichH3477seemethrightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477unto amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, but theendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof are thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
13Evenגַּם־gam-H1571inlaughterבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7814theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820is sorrowful; and theendוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319ofmirthשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057is heaviness.
14Thebacksliderס֣וּגsugH5472inheartלֵ֑בLevH3820shall befilledH7646with hisownH376waysמִדְּרָכָ֣יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870: and agoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896manH376shall besatisfiedH7646fromhimselfH3820.
15The simple believetheveryלְכָל־le.kholH3605wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: but theprudentH6175manH6175looketh well to his going.
16Awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450manH2450feareth, and departeth fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: but thefoolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684beareth himself insolently, and isconfidentוּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃u.vo.Te.achH982.
17He that is soonangryאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639willdealיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213foolishlyאִוֶּ֑לֶת'i.Ve.letH200: and amanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofwickedH4209devicesH4209ishatedיִשָּׂנֵֽא׃yi.sa.Ne'H8130.
18The simpleinheritנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157follyאִוֶּ֑לֶת'i.Ve.letH200: but theprudentוַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗יםva.'a.ru.MimH6175arecrownedיַכְתִּ֥רוּyakh.Ti.ruH3803withknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
19Theevilרָ֭עִיםRa.'imH7451bowשַׁח֣וּsha.ChuH7817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thegoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896; and thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563at thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of therighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662.
20Thepoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326ishatedיִשָּׂ֣נֵאyi.Sa.ne'H8130evenגַּם־gam-H1571of his own neighbour: but therichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223hathmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227friendsלְ֭רֵעֵהוּLe.re.'e.huH7453.
21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hathpityוּמְחוֹנֵ֖ןu.me.cho.NenH2603on thepoorH6041,happyאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he.
22Do theynotהֲֽלוֹא־halo'-H3808errיִ֭תְעוּYit.'uH8582that deviseevilרָ֑עRa'H7451? but mercy andtruthוֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571shall be to them that devisegoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
23Inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605labour there isprofitמוֹתָ֑רmo.TarH4195: but thetalkוּדְבַר־u.de.va.rS-H1697of thelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193tendethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to penury.
24Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450is theirrichesעָשְׁרָ֑ם'a.she.RamH6239: but thefollyאִוֶּ֖לֶת'i.Ve.letH200offoolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684is onlyfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
25Atrueאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707deliverethsoulsנְ֭פָשׁוֹתNe.fa.shotH5315: but he that utterethliesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577causethdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
26In thefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isstrongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797confidenceמִבְטַח־miv.tach-H4009: and hischildrenוּ֝לְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121shall have aplaceיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961ofrefugeמַחְסֶֽה׃mach.SehH4268.
28In themultitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230ofpeopleעָ֥ם'amH5971is theking’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gloryהַדְרַת־had.rat-H1927: but in the want ofpeopleH5971is the destruction of the prince.
29He that isslowאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639is ofgreatרַב־rav-H7227understandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394: but he that is hasty ofspiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307exaltethfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
31He that oppresseth thepoorH34reproacheth his Maker: but he that hathmercyחֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603on theneedyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34honoureth him.
32Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563isthrustH1760downיִדָּחֶ֣הyi.da.ChehH1760in his evil-doing: but therighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662hath hope in hisdeathבְמוֹת֣וֹve.mo.ToH4194.
33Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451resteth in theheartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of him that hathunderstandingנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995: but that which is in theinwardוּבְקֶ֥רֶבu.ve.Ke.revH7130partH7130offoolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684ismadeH3045knownH3045.
34Righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666exalteth anationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471: butsinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403is a reproach to anypeopleH1471.
35Theking’sמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428favour is toward aservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650that dealeth wisely: but hiswrathוְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678shall be against him that causethshameמֵבִֽישׁ׃me.VishH954.
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