1BetterH2896is thepoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326that walketh in hisintegrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537thanH2896he thatperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141in hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193and is afoolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
2Also, that thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315bewithoutבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808knowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896; and he that hasteth with hisfeetבְּרַגְלַ֣יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272sinneth.
3Thefoolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200ofmanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120subverteth hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870; and hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820frettethagainstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
4Wealthה֗וֹןHonH1952addethmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227friendsרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453: but thepoorוְ֝דָ֗לve.DalH1800isseparatedיִפָּרֵֽד׃yi.pa.RedH6504from hisfriendמֵרֵ֥עהוּme.Re.'.huH7453.
5AfalseH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beunpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352; and he that utterethliesשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808escapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
6Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227willentreatיְחַלּ֣וּye.cha.LuH2470the favour of the liberalmanH376: andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605manH376is afriendהָ֝רֵ֗עַha.Re.a'H7453to him that givethgiftsמַתָּֽן׃ma.TanH4976.
7Allכָּ֥לkalH3605thebrethrenאֲחֵי־'a.chei-H251of thepoorרָ֨שׁ׀rashH7326doH637hateשְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huH8130him:howH637muchH637moreH4480doH637hisfriendsמְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.huH4828goH7368farH7368from him! he pursueth them withwordsאֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimH561, but they aregoneH4480.
8He that gettethwisdomלֵּ֭בlevH3820loveth hisownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315: he that keepethunderstandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394shallfindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
9AfalseH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beunpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352; and he that utterethliesשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267shallperishיֹאבֵֽד׃ פyo.VedH6.
10Delicate living isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seemly for afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684;muchH637lessH637for aservantלְעֶ֤בֶד׀le.'E.vedH5650to haveruleמְשֹׁ֬לme.SholH4910overprincesבְּשָׂרִֽים׃be.sa.RimH8269.
11Thediscretionשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922of amanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120maketh himslowהֶאֱרִ֣יךְhe.'e.RikhH748toangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639; and it is hisgloryוְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹve.ti.Peh.'ar.ToH8597topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674over atransgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
12Theking’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wrathH5099is as theroaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of alionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715; but his favour is asdewוּכְטַ֖לu.khe.TalH2919uponעַל־'al-H5921thegrassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212.
13Afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is thecalamityהַוֹּ֣תha.VotH1942of hisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1: and the contentions of awifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802are a continual dropping.
14Houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004andrichesוָ֭הוֹןVa.honH1952are aninheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159fromfathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1: but a prudentwifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802is from theLORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
15Slothfulness castethintoתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307adeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639; and the idlesoulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315shallsufferH7456hungerH7456.
16He that keepeth thecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687keepeth hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: but he that iscarelessבּוֹזֵ֖הbo.ZehH959of hiswaysדְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870shalldieיָמֽוּת׃yu.matH4191.
17He that hathpityח֣וֹנֵֽןCho.nenH2603upon thepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800lendeth unto theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, and hisgoodH1576deedH1576will hepayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him again.
18Chastenיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256thysonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121,seeingכִּי־ki-H3588there ishopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615; andsetתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375notאַל־'al-H408thyheartנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315on his destruction.
19A man of greatwrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534shallbearנֹ֣שֵׂאNo.se'H5375thepenaltyעֹ֑נֶשׁ'O.neshH6066: forifH518thoudeliverתַּ֝צִּ֗ילta.TzilH5337him, thoumustH518doתּוֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254it yetagainוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750.
20Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098, andreceiveוְקַבֵּ֣לve.ka.BelH6901instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148, that thou mayest bewiseתֶּחְכַּ֥םtech.KamH2449in thylatterH319endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319.
21There aremanyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227devices in aman’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820; but thecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that shallstandתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
22Thedesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of amanH376is the measure of hiskindnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617: and apoorרָ֝שׁrashH7326manH376isbetterוְטֽוֹב־ve.tov-H2896thanH2896a liar.
23Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068tendeth tolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416: and he that hath it shall abidesatisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֥עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649; he shallnotבַּל־bal-H1077bevisitedיִפָּ֥קֶדyi.Pa.kedH6485withevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.
24Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102burieth hishandיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in thedishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747, and willnotH3808soH3808muchH3027asbringH7725it to hismouthפִּ֝֗יהוּPi.huH6310againH7725.
25smiteתַּ֭כֶּהTa.kehH5221a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence: andreproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198one that hathunderstandingלְ֝נָב֗וֹןle.na.VonH995, and he willunderstandיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
26He that spoileth hisfatherאָ֭ב'avH1, and chasethawayיַבְרִ֣יחַyav.Ri.achH1272hismotherאֵ֑ם'EmH517, is asonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121that causethshameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954and bringeth reproach.
27Ceaseחַֽדַל־cha.dal-H2308, mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, tohearלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148only to err from thewordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
28Aworthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707mocketh atjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941: and themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563swallowethiniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
29Judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֑יםshe.fa.TimH8201arepreparedנָכ֣וֹנוּna.Kho.nuH3559for scorners, and stripes for the back offoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
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