1Wineהַ֭יַּיןHai.yainH3196is a mocker,strongשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941abrawlerהֹמֶ֣הho.MehH1993; and whosoever erreth thereby isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808wiseיֶחְכָּֽם׃yech.KamH2449.
2Theterrorאֵ֣ימַת'Ei.matH367of akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is as theroaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of alionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715: he that provoketh him toangerH5099sinnethagainstחוֹטֵ֥אcho.Te'H2398hisownH5315lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
3It is an honour for amanלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376to keep aloof fromstrifeמֵרִ֑יבme.RivH7379: buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191will be quarrelling.
4The slothful willnotH3808plowיַחֲרֹ֑שׁya.cha.RoshH2790by reason of thewinterמֵ֭חֹרֶףMe.cho.refH2779; therefore he shallbegוְשָׁאַ֖לve.yish.'alH7592inharvestבַּקָּצִ֣ירba.ka.TzirH7105, and havenothingH3808.
5Counselעֵצָ֣ה'e.TzahH6098in theheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820ofmanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is likedeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325; but amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָ֣הte.vu.NahH8394will draw itoutH4325.
7AjustH6662manH6662that walketh in hisintegrityבְּתֻמּ֣וֹbe.tu.MoH8537,blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are hischildrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
8Akingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428that sitteth on thethroneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofjudgmentדִ֑יןDinH1779scatterethawayH3605allH3605evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451with hiseyesבְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869.
9Whocanמִֽי־mi-H4310sayיֹ֭אמַרYo.marH559, I have made myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820cleanטָ֝הַ֗רְתִּיta.Har.tiH2891, I ampureזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135from mysinמֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃me.cha.ta.TiH2403?
10DiversweightsH68, and diversmeasuresH374,bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of themalikeגַּם־gam-H1571are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
11Evenגַּ֣םgamH1571achildנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288makethhimselfיִתְנַכֶּר־yit.na.ker-H5234known by hisdoingsH6467,whetherאִם־'im-H518hisworkH6467bepureזַ֖ךְzakhH2134, andwhetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it berightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477.
12ThehearingH241earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241, and theseeingרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869, theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213evenגַם־gam-H1571bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.
13Loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.HavH157notאַל־'al-H408sleepשֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahH8142,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoucomeH3423topovertyH3423;openפְּקַ֖חpe.KachH6491thineeyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and thou shalt besatisfiedשְֽׂבַֽע־se.va'-H7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
14It is naught, it is naught, saith thebuyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069: but when he isgoneH235hiswayH235, then he boasteth.
15There isgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091, andabundanceוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230of rubies: but thelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847are apreciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366jewelוּכְלִ֥יu.khe.LiH3627.
16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947hisgarmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899that issuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for astrangerנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.rimH5237; and hold him in pledge that issuretyH6148forstrangersזָ֑רZarH2114.
18EverypurposeH6098isestablishedתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559bycounselבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098: and bywiseוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458guidanceH8458makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213thouwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421,
19He that goethaboutהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980as atalebearerרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400revealethsecretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475: therefore meddlenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808with him that openeth wide hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
20Whoso curseth hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1or hismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517, hislampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216shall beputH1846outH1846in the blackestdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
21Aninheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159may be gotten hastily at thebeginningבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223; but theendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beblessedתְבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288.
22Sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559notאַל־'al-H408thou, I will recompenseevilרָ֑עRa'H7451:waitקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960on theLORDלַֽ֝יהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, and he shallsaveוְיֹ֣שַֽׁעve.Yo.sha'H3467thee.
23DiversweightsH68are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068; and afalseמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820balanceוּמֹאזְנֵ֖יu.moz.NeiH3976isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24Aman’sH120goings are of theLORDמֵיהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068;howH4100thencanH4100manH120understandיָּבִ֥יןya.VinH995hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870?
25It is asnareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170to amanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120rashly to say, It isholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, andafterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310vowsנְדָרִ֣יםne.da.RimH5088tomakeH1239inquiryH1239.
26Awiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428winnoweth thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563, and bringeth the threshingwheelאוֹפָֽן׃'o.FanH212over them.
28Mercy andtruthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571preserveיִצְּרוּ־yi.tze.ru-H5341thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428: and histhroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678is upholden by mercy.
29Thegloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597ofyoungבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970menH970is theirstrengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581: and thebeautyH8597ofoldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH970is the hoaryheadשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.
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