1He that separatethhimselfיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245seeketh his owndesireלְֽ֭תַאֲוָהLe.ta.'a.vahH8378, and ragethagainstיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605soundתּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454.
3When thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563cometh, there cometh alsocontemptבּ֑וּזBuzH937, and with ignominy comethreproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.
4Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of aman’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310are asdeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325; the wellspring ofwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451is as aflowingH4325brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158.
5To accept the person of thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563isnotH3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,norH3808toturnלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186asideH5186therighteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
6Afool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193enterH935intoH935contentionבְרִ֑יבve.RivH7379, and hismouthוּ֝פִ֗יוu.FivH6310calleth for stripes.
7Afool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310is his destruction, and hislipsוּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.TavH8193are thesnareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170of hissoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
8Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a whisperer are asdaintyH3859,morselsH3859, and theygoיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381downH3381intoH3381theinnermostH2315partsH2315of thebellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
9He also that isslackמִתְרַפֶּ֣הmit.ra.PehH7503in hisworkבִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.ToH4399isbrotherאָ֥ח'achH251to him that is adestroyerH7843.
10Thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is astrongעֹ֭ז'ozH5797towerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026: therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662runneth into it, and issafeוְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ve.nis.GavH7682.
11Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223man’sH6223wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952is hisstrongעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151, and as anhighנִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnis.ga.VahH7682wallוּכְחוֹמָ֥הu.khe.cho.MahH2346in his ownimaginationבְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃be.mas.ki.ToH4906.
13He that givethanswerמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962he heareth, it isfollyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200andshameוּכְלִמָּֽה׃u.khe.li.MahH3639unto him.
14Thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376willsustainיְכַלְכֵּ֣לye.khal.KelH3557his infirmity; but a brokenspiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307whocanמִ֣יmiH4310bearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375?
15Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of theprudentנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995gettethknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847; and theearוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241of thewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seekethknowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
16Aman’sH120giftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976makethroomיַרְחִ֣יבyar.ChivH7337for him, and bringeth himbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440greatגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419menH120.
17He that pleadeth hiscauseבְּרִיב֑וֹbe.ri.VoH7379firstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223seemethjustצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth himoutוַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃va.cha.ka.RoH2713.
18Thelotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486causeth contentions toceaseיַשְׁבִּ֣יתyash.BitH7673, and partethbetweenוּבֵ֖יןu.VeinH996themightyעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099.
19Abrotherאָ֗ח'AchH251offendedנִפְשָׁ֥עnif.Sha'H6586is harder to be won than astrongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797cityמִקִּרְיַת־mi.kir.yat-H7151: and suchcontentionsH4066are like thebarsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280of acastleאַרְמֽוֹן׃'ar.MonH759.
20Aman’sאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376bellyבִּטְנ֑וֹbit.NoH990shall befilledתִּשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646with thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of hismouthפִי־fi-H6310; with theincreaseתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of hislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193shall he besatisfiedיִשְׂבָּֽע׃yis.Ba'H7646.
21Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194andlifeוְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yimH2416are in thepowerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956; and they thatloveוְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haH157it shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thefruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529thereof.
22Whoso findeth awifeאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802findeth agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896thing, and obtaineth favour of theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.
23Thepoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326useth entreaties: but therichוְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.ShirH6223answerethroughlyעַזּֽוֹת׃a.ZotH5794.
24He that maketh manyfriendsH7453doeth it to hisownאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376destruction: but there is afriendH7453that sticketh closer than abrotherמֵאָֽח׃me.'AchH251.
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