1Theking’sמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428heartלֶב־lev-H3820is in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068as the watercourses: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
2Everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of amanH376isrightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477in hisownH376eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068weigheth theheartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826.
3Todoעֲ֭שֹׂה'A.sohH6213justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941andjudgmentH4941is more acceptable to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thansacrificeמִזָּֽבַח׃mi.Za.vachH2077.
4An highlookעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869, and aproudוּרְחַב־u.re.chav-H7342heartלֵ֑בLevH3820, even the lamp of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563, issinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403.
5Thethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the diligent tendonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to plenteousness: buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605one that ishastyאָ֝֗ץ'AtzH213hastethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389towantלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
6The getting oftreasuresא֭וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rotH214by alyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267tongueבִּלְשׁ֣וֹןbil.ShonH3956is a vapourdrivenנִ֝דָּ֗ףni.DafH5086to and fro; they thatseekH1245themseekH1245deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
8Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of him that is laden with guilt is exceedingcrookedהֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְha.fakh.PakhH2019: but as for thepureוְ֝זַ֗ךְve.ZakhH2134, hisworkפָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.LoH6467isrightיָשָׁ֥רya.SharH3477.
9It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thecornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438of thehousetopגָּ֑גGagH1406,thanH2896with a contentiouswomanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802in a widehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
10Thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563desirethevilרָ֑עRa'H7451: his neighbour findethnoלֹא־lo'-H3808favour in hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֣יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.
11When the scorner ispunishedבַּעְנָשׁ־ba'.nosh-H6064, the simple ismadeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947wiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450: and when thewiseH2450is instructed, he receivethknowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
12Therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662manH7563considereth thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563; how thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are overthrown to their ruin.
13Whoso stoppeth hisearsאָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noH241at thecryH7121of thepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800, he also shallcryH7121, but shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be heard.
14Agiftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976in secret pacifiethangerאָ֑ף'AfH639, and apresentוְשֹׁ֥חַדve.Sho.chadH7810in thebosomבַּ֝חֵ֗קba.ChekH2436strongעַזָּֽה׃'a.ZahH5794wrathחֵמָ֥הche.MahH2534.
15It isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to therighteousלַ֭צַּדִּיקLa.tza.dikH6662todoעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213judgmentH4941; but it is adestructionH4941to theworkersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466ofiniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
16Themanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120that wandereth out of thewayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingהַשְׂכֵּ֑לhas.KelH7919shallrestיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in thecongregationבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of thedeadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496.
17He that lovethpleasureשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057shall be apoorמַ֭חְסוֹרMach.sorH4270manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376: he that lovethwineיַֽיִן־ya.yin-H3196andoilוָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808berichיַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ya.'a.ShirH6238.
18Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563is aransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724for therighteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662; and thetreacherousבּוֹגֵֽד׃bo.GedH898cometh in thesteadוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478of theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477.
20There ispreciousנֶחְמָ֣דnech.MadH2530treasureאוֹצָ֤ר׀'o.TzarH214andoilוָ֭שֶׁמֶןVa.she.menH8081in thedwellingבִּנְוֵ֣הbin.VehH5116of thewiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450; but afoolishוּכְסִ֖ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120swalloweth itupיְבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.val.le.'E.nuH1104.
21He that followethafterרֹ֭דֵףRo.defH7291righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666and mercy findethlifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416,righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666, and honour.
22Awiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manH2450scaleth thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of themightyגִּ֭בֹּרִיםGi.bo.rimH1368, and bringethdownוַ֝יֹּ֗רֶדvai.Yo.redH3381thestrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of theconfidenceמִבְטֶחָֽה׃miv.te.ChahH4009thereof.
24Theproudזֵ֣דzedH2086andhaughtyיָ֭הִירYa.hirH3093man, scorner is hisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034, he worketh in thearroganceH2087ofprideזָדֽוֹן׃za.DonH2087.
25Thedesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of the slothful killeth him; for hishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027refuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to labour.
26There is that covetethgreedilyתַאֲוָ֑הta.'a.VahH8378allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117longH3117: but therighteousוְצַדִּ֥יקve.tza.DikH6662giveth and withholdethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.
27Thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֑הto.'e.VahH8441:howH637muchH637moreH637, when he bringeth it with awickedH7563mind!
28Afalseכְּזָבִ֥יםke.za.VimH3577witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6: but themanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376that heareth shallspeakיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696unchallenged.
29Awickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hardeneth hisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440: but as for theuprightוְ֝יָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477, he ordereth hiswaysדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃de.ra.khavH1870.
31Thehorseס֗וּסSusH5483ispreparedמ֭וּכָןMu.khonH3559againstH4421thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: butvictoryהַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃ha.te.shu.'AhH8668is of theLORDוְ֝לַֽיהוָ֗הve.la.Yah.wehH3068,
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