1Agoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896nameשֵׁ֭םShemH8034is rather to bechosenנִבְחָ֣רniv.CharH977thanH2896greatרָ֑בRavH7227richesמֵעֹ֣שֶׁרme.'O.sherH6239, and loving favour ratherthanH2896silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701andgoldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בu.mi.za.HavH2091.
2Therichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223and thepoorוָרָ֣שׁva.RashH7326meetנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298together: theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is the maker of themallכֻלָּ֣םkhu.LamH3605.
3AprudentH6175manH6175seeth theevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, and hideth himself: but the simplepassעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674on, and suffer for it.
4Therewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118ofhumilityעֲ֭נָוָה'A.na.vahH6038and thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isrichesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, and honour, andlifeוְחַיִּֽים׃ve.chai.YimH2416.
5Thornsצִנִּ֣יםtzi.NimH6791andsnaresפַּ֭חִיםPa.chimH6341are in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the froward: he that keepeth hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall befarיִרְחַ֥קyir.ChakH7368from them.
6Trainחֲנֹ֣ךְcha.NokhH2596upעַל־'al-H5921achildלַ֭נַּעַרLa.na.'arH5288in thewayדַרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870he shouldgoH5493, andevenגַּ֥םgamH1571when he isoldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.KinH2204he willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departH5493from it.
7Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223ruleth over thepoorבְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.ShimH7326, and the borrower isservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to the lender.
8He that sowethiniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205shallreapיִקְצָרyik.tzor-H7114calamity: and therodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626of hiswrathעֶבְרָת֣וֹev.ra.ToH5678shallfailיִכְלֶֽה׃yikh.LehH3615.
9He that hath a bountifuleyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869shall beblessedיְבֹרָ֑ךְye.vo.RakhH1288; for he giveth of hisbreadמִלַּחְמ֣וֹmi.lach.MoH3899to thepoorלַדָּֽל׃la.DalH1800.
11He that loveth pureness ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820, for thegraceחֵ֥ןchenH2580of hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193thekingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428shall be hisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453.
12Theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068preserveנָ֣צְרוּNa.tze.ruH5341him that hathknowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, but he overthroweth thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thetreacherousבֹגֵֽד׃vo.GedH898manH5341.
13Thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saith, There is alionאֲרִ֣י'a.RiH738without: I shall bemurderedאֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃'E.ra.Tze.achH7523in thestreetsבַח֑וּץva.ChutzH2351.
14Themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofstrangeזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114women is adeepעֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kahH6013pitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745: he that is abhorred of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shallfallיִפָּלyi.pol-H5307therein.
15Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isboundקְשׁוּרָ֣הke.shu.RahH7194upמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480in theheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of achildנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288; but therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofcorrectionמ֝וּסָ֗רmu.SarH4148shall drive itfarיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar.chi.Ke.nahH7368from him.
16He that oppresseth thepoorדָּ֭לdalH1800toincreaseלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתle.har.BotH7235his gain, and he that giveth to therichלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223, comethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389towantלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
18For it is apleasantנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273thingH3588ifH3588thoukeepתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104themwithinH5921thee,ifH3588they beestablishedיִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuH3559togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162uponH5921thylipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
19That thytrustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009may be in theLORDבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068, I havemadeH3045themknownH3045to thee thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,evenאַף־'af-H637to thee.
20Havenotהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808Iwrittenכָתַ֣בְתִּיkha.Tav.tiH3789unto thee excellent things ofcounselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andknowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847;
21Tomakeלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045theeknowH3045thecertaintyH3045of thewordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561oftruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571, that thou mayest carrybackלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725wordsאֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.RimH561oftruthאֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.MetH571to them thatsendלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.khaH7971thee?
23For theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willpleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378theircauseרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379, and despoil oflifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315thoseאֶת־'et-H853that despoil them.
24MakenoH3808friendship with amanH376that is given toangerאָ֑ף'AfH639; and with awrathfulחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534manH376thou shaltnotH3808goתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935:
29Seest thou amanH376diligent in hisbusinessבִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399? he shallstandיִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.TzavH3320beforeלִֽפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428; he shallnotבַּל־bal-H1077standיִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440meanmenH376.
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