1Assnowכַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ka.She.legH7950insummerבַּקַּ֗יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019, and asrainוְכַמָּטָ֥רve.kha.ma.TarH4306inharvestבַּקָּצִ֑ירba.ka.TzirH7105,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651honour isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808seemly for afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
2As thesparrowכַּצִּפּ֣וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833inherH935wandering, as theswallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.RorH1866inherH935flying,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651thecurseקִֽלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045that is causeless lightethnotH3808.
3Awhipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752for thehorseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483, abridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964for the ass, and arodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626for the back offoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
4Answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030notאַל־'al-H408afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684according to hisfollyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thou also be like unto him.
5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030afoolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684according to hisfollyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he bewiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in hisownיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961conceit.
6He that sendeth amessageדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of afoolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684cuttethoffמְקַצֶּ֣הme.ka.TzehH7096his ownfeetרַ֭גְלַיִםRag.la.yimH7272, and drinketh in damage.
8As a bag ofgemsH68in aheapנוֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414ofstonesאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68,soכֵּן־ken-H3651is he that giveth honour to afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
9As athornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336that goethupH5927intoH3027thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of adrunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910,soH5927is aparableוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the month offoolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
10As an archer that woundethallכֹּ֑לKolH3605,soH5674is he that hireth thefoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684and he that hireth them thatpassעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674by.
11As adogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611that returneth to hisvomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892,soשָׁ֣בshavH7725is afoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684that repeateth hisfollyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ve.'i.val.ToH200.
12Seest thou amanH376wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in hisownH376conceit? there ismoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615of afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanH4480of him.
13Thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saith, There is alionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738in thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870; alionH738is in thestreetsהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339.
15Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102burieth hishandיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in thedishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747; it wearieth him tobringלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725itagainH7725to hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
17He that passeth by, and vexethhimselfמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388withstrifeרִ֥יבrivH7379belongingnotלֹּֽא־lo'-H3808to him, is like one that taketh adogכָ֑לֶבKha.levH3611by theearsבְּאָזְנֵי־be.'a.ze.nei-H241.
18As a madman who castethfirebrandsזִקִּ֗יםzi.KimH2131,arrowsחִצִּ֥יםchi.TzimH2671, anddeathוָמָֽוֶת׃va.Ma.vetH4194;
19Soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651is themanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Amnotהֲֽלֹא־halo'-H3808I insportמְשַׂחֵ֥קme.sa.ChekH7832?
20ForlackH369ofwoodעֵ֭צִים'E.tzimH6086thefireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784goethoutH784: and where there isnoH369whisperer,contentionמָדֽוֹן׃ma.DonH4066ceaseth.
21Ascoalsלְ֭גֶחָלִיםLe.ge.cha.limH1513are tohotH1513embersH1513, andwoodוְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.TzimH6086tofireלְאֵ֑שׁle.'EshH784; so is acontentiousH4066manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376to inflamestrifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.
23Ferventדֹּלְקִ֣יםdo.le.KimH1814lipsשְׂפָתַ֖יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193and awickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451heartוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820are like anearthenH2789vesselH2789overlaidמְצֻפֶּ֣הme.tzu.PehH6823withsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701drossסִ֭יגִיםSi.gimH5509.
24He that hateth dissembleth with hislipsבִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbis.fa.tovH8193, but he layethupיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820withinוּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130him:
25When he speaketh fair,believeתַּֽאֲמֶן־ta.'a.men-H539himnotאַל־'al-H408; for there aresevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651abominationsתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820:
26Though hishatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135coverתִּכַּסֶּ֣הti.ka.SehH3680itself withguileבְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹןbe.ma.sha.'onH4860, hiswickednessרָעָת֣וֹra.'a.ToH7451shall be openly shewed before thecongregationבְקָהָֽל׃ve.ka.HalH6951.
27Whoso diggeth apitשַּׁ֭חַתSha.chatH7845shallfallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307therein: and he that rolleth astoneאֶ֝בֶן'E.venH68, it shallreturnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725uponאֵלָ֥יו'e.LavH413him.
28Alyingשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267tongueלְֽשׁוֹן־le.sho.no.She-H3956hateththoseיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130whom it hath wounded; and aflatteringחָ֝לָ֗קcha.LakH2509mouthוּפֶ֥הu.PehH6310workethruinמִדְחֶֽה׃mid.ChehH4072.
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