1BetterH2896is a drymorselפַּ֣תpatH6595andquietnessוְשַׁלְוָה־ve.shal.vah-H7962therewith,thanH2896anhouseמִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392offeastingזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077withstrifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
3The finingpotמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715is forsilverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701, and thefurnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564forgoldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068trieth theheartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826.
4An evil-doer givethheedמַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.ShivH7181towickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193; and aliarשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267givethearמֵ֝זִיןMe.zinH238to a mischievoustongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956.
5Whoso mocketh thepoorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326reproacheth his Maker: and he that isgladשָׂמֵ֥חַsa.Me.achH8056atcalamityלְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'EidH343shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beunpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
6Children’sH1121childrenH1121are thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofoldH1121menH1121; and thegloryוְתִפְאֶ֖רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597ofchildrenH1121are theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
8A gift is as a preciousstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9He that covereth atransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seekethloveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160: but he that harpeth on amatterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatethchiefאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441friendsמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504.
10Arebukeגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606enterethdeeperתֵּ֣חַתTe.chatH5181into one that hathunderstandingבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995than anhundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967stripes into afoolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.
14Thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225ofstrifeהָרִ֥יבha.RivH7379is as when one lettethoutH6440waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325: thereforeleaveנְטֽוֹשׁ׃ne.To.oshH5203offcontentionמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,beforeH6440there be quarrelling.
15He that justifieth thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563, and he that condemneth therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of themalikeגַּם־gam-H1571are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
16Wherefore is there apriceמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of afoolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684tobuyלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, seeing he hathnoאָֽיִן׃'A.yinH369understandingוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820?
17Afriendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453loveth atallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵ֭ת'etH6256, and abrotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251isbornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205foradversityלְ֝צָרָ֗הle.tza.RahH6869.
18Amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120void ofunderstandingלֵ֭בlevH3820strikethhandsכָּ֑ףKafH3709, and becomethsuretyעֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH6148in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of his neighbour.
19He lovethtransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588that lovethstrifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683: he that raisethhighמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361hisgateפִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.ChoH6607seekethdestructionשָֽׁבֶר׃Sha.verH7667.
20He that hath a frowardheartלֵ֭בlevH3820findethnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: and he that hath aperverseעִקֶּשׁ־'i.kesh-H6141tongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallethintoוְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.PakhH2015mischief.
21He that begetteth afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684doeth it to hissorrowלְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahH8424: and thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of afoolH3684hathnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808joyיִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.MachH8055.
22AmerryH3190heartלֵ֣בlevH3820is agoodיֵיטִ֣בyei.TivH3190medicineגֵּהָ֑הge.HahH1456: but a brokenspiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307driethupתְּיַבֶּשׁ־te.ya.besh-H3001thebonesגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
23Awickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563manH7563taketh a giftoutH5186of thebosomמֵ֭חֵיקMe.cheikH2436, topervertH5186thewaysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
24Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451isbeforeH6440thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of him that hathunderstandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995: but theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of afoolכְ֝סִ֗ילkhe.SilH3684are in the ends of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
25Afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is a grief to hisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1, andbitternessוּ֝מֶ֗מֶרu.Me.merH4470toherלְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃le.yo.lad.ToH3205that bare him.
26Also to punish therighteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662isnotH3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,norH3808tosmiteלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221thenobleנְדִיבִ֣יםne.di.VimH5081for theiruprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476.
27He that spareth hiswordsאֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravH561hathknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: and he that is of acoolH7307spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307is amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
28Evenגַּ֤םgamH1571afoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, when he holdeth his peace, iscountedH2803wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450: when he shutteth hislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193, he isesteemedH2803asprudentנָבֽוֹן׃na.VonH995.
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