1The preparations of theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820belong tomanלְאָדָ֥םle.'a.DamH120: but theanswerמַעֲנֵ֥הma.'a.NehH4617of thetongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956is from theLORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
2Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of amanH376arecleanזַ֣ךְzakhH2134in hisownH376eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068weigheth thespiritsרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307.
3Commitגֹּ֣לgolH1556thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, and thythoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284shall beestablishedוְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּve.yi.Ko.nuH3559.
5Everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that is proud inheartלֵ֑בLevH3820is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: thoughhandיָ֥דyadH3027join inhandלְ֝יָ֗דle.YadH3027, he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beunpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
6BymercyH3068andtruthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771is purged: and by thefearוּבְיִרְאַ֥תu.ve.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDH3068mendepartס֣וּרsurH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
7When aman’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870pleaseבִּרְצ֣וֹתbir.TzotH7521theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, he makethevenגַּם־gam-H1571hisenemiesא֝וֹיְבָ֗יו'oy.VavH341to be at peace with him.
8Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896is alittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592withrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָ֑הbitz.da.KahH6666thanבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808greatמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230revenues with injustice.
9Aman’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120heartלֵ֣בlevH3820deviseth hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870: but theLORDוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068directeth hisstepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.
10Adivineקֶ֤סֶם׀Ke.semH7081sentenceH4941is in thelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428: hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808transgress injudgmentבְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טbe.mish.PatH4941.
12It is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441tokingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428to commitwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562: for thethroneכִּסֵּֽא׃ki.Se'H3678isestablishedיִכּ֥וֹןyi.KonH3559byrighteousnessבִ֝צְדָקָ֗הvitz.da.KahH6666.
13Righteousצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193are thedelightרְצ֣וֹןre.TzonH7522orkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428; and theyloveיֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.HavH157him that speakethrightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477.
14Thewrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of akingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is asmessengersמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194: but awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will pacify it.
15In thelightבְּאוֹר־be.'or-H216of theking’sמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428countenanceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440islifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; and his favour is as acloudכְּעָ֣בke.'AvH5645of thelatterH4456rainמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃mal.Ko.oshH4456.
16Howמַה־mah-H4100muchH4100betterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896is it togetקְֽנֹה־ke.noh-H7069wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451thanH2896goldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742! yea, togetוּקְנ֥וֹתu.ke.NotH7069understandingבִּ֝ינָ֗הbi.NahH998is rather to bechosenנִבְחָ֥רniv.CharH977thanH2896silverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701.
17Thehighwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477is todepartס֣וּרsurH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: he that keepeth hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870preserveth hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347goethbeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440destructionשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667, and anhaughtyגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440a fall.
19BetterH2896it is to be of alowlyH8217spiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307with thepoorH6041,thanH2896todivideמֵֽחַלֵּ֥קme.cha.LekH2505thespoilשָׁ֝לָ֗לSha.LalH7998with theproudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.
20He that giveth heed unto thewordדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697shallfindיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: and whoso trusteth in theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068,happyאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he.
21Thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820shall becalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121prudentנָב֑וֹןna.VonH995: and thesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of thelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193increasethlearningלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.
22Understandingשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922is a wellspring oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416unto him that hath it: but thecorrectionוּמוּסַ֖רu.mu.SarH4148offoolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191is theirfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
23Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thewiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450instructeth hismouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310, and addethlearningלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948to hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
24Pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561are as anhoneycombצוּף־tzuf-H6688,sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to thesoulלַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshH5315, andhealthוּמַרְפֵּ֥אu.mar.Pe'H4832to thebonesלָעָֽצֶם׃la.'A.tzemH6106.
25There is awayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870whichH3477seemethrightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477unto amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, but theendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof are thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
26Theappetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the labouringmanH5315laboureth for him; for hismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310craveth it of him.
27Aworthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376deviseth mischief: and in hislipsשְׂ֝פָת֗וֹse.fa.tavH8193there is as a scorchingfireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784.
28A frowardmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376scattereth abroadstrifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066: and a whisperer separatethchiefאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441friendsמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504.
29Amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofviolenceחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in awayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870that isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
30He that shutteth hiseyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869, it is todeviseלַחְשֹׁ֣בlach.ShoH2803froward things: he that compresseth hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193bringethevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451topassכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615.
31The hoaryheadשֵׂיבָ֑הsei.VahH7872is acrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofgloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597, it shall befoundתִּמָּצֵֽא׃ti.ma.Tze'H4672in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofrighteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666.
32He that isslowאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896thanH2896themightyמִגִּבּ֑וֹרmi.gi.BorH1368; and he that ruleth hisspiritבְּ֝רוּח֗וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307thanH2896he that taketh acityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.
33Thelotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486iscastיוּטַ֣לyu.TalH2904intoמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃mish.pa.ToH4941thelapבַּ֭חֵיקBa.cheikH2436; but thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605disposing thereof is of theLORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
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