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.
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