1Benotאַל־'al-H408thouenviousתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065againstאִתָּֽם׃'i.TamH854evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451menH376,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408desireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183to be with them.
2For theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820studieth oppression, and theirlipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.HemH8193talkתְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃te.da.Be.re.nahH1696ofmischiefוְ֝עָמָ֗לve.'a.MalH5999.
3Throughwisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451is anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004builded; and byunderstandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394it isestablishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559:
6For bywiseבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotH8458guidanceH8458thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thywarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: and in themultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counsellors there is safety.
7WisdomH2454istooH3808highרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311for afoolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.VilH191: he openethnotH3808hismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310in thegateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.
8He that deviseth to doevilמְזִמּ֥וֹתme.zi.MotH4209,menH1167shallcallיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121him a mischievouspersonH1167.
9The thought of thefoolishאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200issinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403: and the scorner is anabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441tomenלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120.
10If thou faint in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofadversityצָרָ֗הtza.RahH6869, thystrengthכֹּחֶֽכָה׃ko.Che.khahH3581is small.
11Deliverהַ֭צֵּלHa.tzelH5337them that arecarriedH3947awayH3947untodeathלַמָּ֑וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, and those that are ready to be slainseeאִם־'im-H518that thouholdH2820backH2820.
12IfH3588thou sayest,Beholdהֵן֮henH2005,weH3588knewיָדַ֪עְנ֫וּya.Da'.NuH3045notH3808this: dothnotH3808he that weigheth theheartsלִבּ֨וֹת׀li.BotH3826considerיָבִ֗יןya.VinH995it? and he that keepeth thysoulנַ֭פְשְׁךָNaf.she.khaH5315, dothnotH3808heknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it? and shallnotH3808herenderוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725to everymanלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120according to hisworkכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467?
13Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398thouhoneyדְבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706, for it isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896; and the honeycomb, which issweetמָ֝ת֗וֹקma.TokH4966to thytasteחִכֶּֽךָ׃chi.Ke.khaH2441:
14Soכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651shalt thouknowדְּעֶ֥הde.'EhH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451to be unto thysoulלְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָle.Naf.She.khaH5315:ifאִם־'im-H518thou hastfoundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672it, then shall there be a reward, and thyhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808becutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ פti.ka.RetH3772offH3772.
15Layתֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.RoH693notאַל־'al-H408waitH693, Owickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563, against the habitation of therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662; spoilnotאַֽל־'al-H408hisrestingH7258placeרִבְצוֹ׃riv.TzoH7258:
16For arighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662manH7563fallethsevenשֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'H7651timesH7651, and risethupH6965againH6965: but thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563areoverthrownיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782bycalamityבְרָעָֽה׃ve.ra.'AhH7451.
17Rejoiceתִּשְׂמָ֑חtis.MachH8055notH408when thineenemyאֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ'oy.vei.khaH341falleth, andletH408notH408thineheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820begladH8055when he isoverthrownוּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹu.vi.ka.she.LoH3782:
18Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200it, and it displease him, and heturnוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725awayH7725hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639from him.
19Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734notאַל־'al-H408thyself because of evil-doers;neitherאַל־'al-H408be thouenviousתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'H7065at thewickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ba.re.sha.'ImH7563:
20For there will benoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808reward to theevilלָרָ֑עla.Ra'H7451manH7563; thelampנֵ֖רnerH5216of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall beputH1846outH1846.
21Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,fearיְרָֽא־ye.ra'-H3372thou theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428: and meddlenotאַל־'al-H408with them that are given to change:
22For theircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343shallriseיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965suddenlyפִ֭תְאֹםFit.'omH6597; and who knoweth thedestructionH343of thembothשְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗םShe.nei.HemH8147?
23Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428also are sayings of thewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450. To haverespectפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440of persons injudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941isnotגַּם־gam-H1571goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24He that saith unto thewickedלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou artrighteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662;peoplesH5971shall curse him,nationsH5971shallabhorיִזְעָמ֥וּהוּyiz.'a.Mu.huH2194him:
25But to them thatrebukeוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198him shall bedelightיִנְעָ֑םyin.'AmH5276, and agoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293shallcomeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponוַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗םva.'a.lei.HemH5921them.
27PrepareH3559thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399without, andmakeH3559itreadyH3559for thee in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704; andafterwardsאַ֝חַ֗ר'a.CharH310buildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129thinehouseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.
28BenotH408awitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707againstבְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khaH7453thy neighbourwithoutH2600causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600; and deceivenotH408with thylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
29Sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559notאַל־'al-H408, I willdoעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651to him as he hathdoneאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213tomeH7725; I willrenderH7725to themanH376accordingH376to hisworkכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467.
30IwentH376by thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of the slothful, and by thevineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754of themanH376void ofunderstandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820;
31And,loוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, it wasallכֻלּ֨וֹ׀khu.LoH3605grown over with thorns, thefaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440thereof wascoveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680withnettlesחֲרֻלִּ֑יםcha.ru.LimH2738, and thestoneאֲבָנָ֣יו'a.va.NavH68wallוְגֶ֖דֶרve.Ge.derH1444thereof wasbrokenH2040downנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.
32Then I beheld, andconsideredH7200wellלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820: IsawH7200, andreceivedלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.
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