1ASOFTרַּ֭ךְrakhH7390answerH7725turnethawayיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725wrathחֵמָ֑הche.MahH2534: but a grievouswordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697stirrethupיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927angerאָֽף׃'AfH639.
2Thetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of thewiseחֲ֭כָמִיםCha.kha.mimH2450utterethknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847aright: but themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310offoolsכְ֝סִילִ֗יםkhe.si.LimH3684pourethoutיַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'H5042follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
4A wholesometongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956is atreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086oflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416: but perverseness therein is a breaking of thespiritבְּרֽוּחַ׃be.Ru.achH7307.
5Afoolאֱוִ֗יל'e.VilH191despiseth hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1correctionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148: but he that regardethreproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433getteth prudence.
6In thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662ismuchרָ֑בRavH7227treasureחֹ֣סֶןCho.senH2633: but in the revenues of thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563istroubleנֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ne'.Ka.retH5916.
7Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of thewiseחֲ֭כָמִיםCha.kha.mimH2450disperseיְזָ֣רוּye.Za.ruH2219knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: but theheartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820of thefoolishכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684doethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.
8Thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but theprayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605of theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477is hisdelightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
9Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: but he loveth him that followethafterוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666.
10There is grievouscorrectionמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH4148for him that forsaketh thewayאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734: and he that hatethreproofתוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433shalldieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
12A scorner lovethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808to bereprovedהוֹכֵ֣חַֽho.Khe.achH3198: he willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808go unto thewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450.
13AmerryH3190heartלֵ֣בlevH3820maketh acheerfulH3190countenanceפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440: but by sorrow ofheartלֵ֝בlevH3820thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307is broken.
14Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of him that hathunderstandingנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995seekethknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: but themouthH6440offoolsכְ֝סִילִ֗יםkhe.si.LimH3684feedeth onfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
15Allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of theafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041areevilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451: but he that is of a cheerfulheartלֵ֝֗בLevH3820hath acontinualתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548feastמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960.
17BetterH2896is a dinner of herbswhereשָׁ֑םShamH8033loveוְאַהֲבָה־ve.'a.ha.vah-H160is,thanH2896a stalledoxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794andhatredוְשִׂנְאָה־ve.sin.'ah-H8135therewith.
18Awrathfulחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376stirrethupיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624contentionמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066: but he that isslowוְאֶ֥רֶךve.'E.rekhH750toangerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639appeasethstrifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102is as anhedgeכִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khatH4881ofthornsחָ֑דֶקCha.dekH2312: but thepathוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734of theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477is made anhighwayH1870.
20Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121maketh agladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1: but afoolishוּכְסִ֥ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120despiseth hismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
21Follyאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to him that is void ofwisdomלֵ֑בLevH3820: but amanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofunderstandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394makethstraightיְיַשֶׁר־ye.ya.sher-H3474his going.
22Where there isnoבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369counselיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289,purposesמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284are disappointed: but in themultitudeוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230of counsellors they areestablishedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
23Amanלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376hathjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057in theanswerבְּמַעֲנֵה־be.ma.'a.neh-H4617of hismouthפִ֑יוFivH6310: and awordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697in dueseasonבְּעִתּ֣וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,howמַה־mah-H4100goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896is it!
24To thewiseלְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילle.mas.KilH7919thewayאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416goethupwardלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605, that he maydepartס֝֗וּרSurH5493fromSheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585beneathמָֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.
25TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will rootupH5324thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theproudגֵּ֭אִיםGe.'imH1343: but he willestablishוְ֝יַצֵּ֗בve.ya.TzevH5324theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of thewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
26Evilרָ֑עRa'H7451devices are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: butpleasantנֹֽעַם׃No.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561arepureוּ֝טְהֹרִ֗יםu.te.ho.RimH2889.
27He that isgreedyבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214ofgainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215troubleth his ownhouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004: but he that hatethgiftsמַתָּנֹ֣תma.ta.NotH4979shallliveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.
28Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662studieth toanswerלַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.NotH6030: but themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563pourethoutיַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'H5042evilרָעֽוֹת׃ra.'otH7451things.
29TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isfarרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350from thewickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563: but he heareth theprayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
31Theearאֹ֗זֶן'O.zenH241that hearkeneth to thereproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433oflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416shall abide among thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450.
32He that refusethcorrectionמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148despiseth hisownH5315soulH5315: but he that hearkeneth toreproofתּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתto.Kha.chatH8433gettethunderstandingלֵּֽב׃LevH3820.
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