1Boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984notH3808thyself oftomorrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279; for thou knowestnotH3808whatמַה־mah-H4100adayH3117maybringיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205forthH3205.
3Astoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68isheavyכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515, and thesandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344weightyוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192; but afool’sאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191vexation isheavierH3515than thembothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147.
4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534is cruel, andangerאָ֑ף'AfH639is outrageous; but who is able tostandיַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?
6Faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539are thewoundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of afriendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157: but thekissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of anenemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130are profuse.
7Thefullשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315loatheth an honeycomb: but to thehungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315everyH3605bitterמַ֥רmarH4751thingH3605issweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.
8As abirdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833that wandereth fromherH3651nestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064,soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651is amanאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376that wandereth from hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
9Ointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081andperfumeוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004rejoiceיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820: so doth thesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of aman’sנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453that cometh of heartycounselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098.
10Thine ownfriendרֵֽעֲךָ֨re.'a.KhaH7453, and thyfather’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendוְרֵ֪עַve.re.'ehH7453,forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800notאַֽל־'al-H408; andgoתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935notאַל־'al-H408to thybrother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of thycalamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343:betterט֥וֹבTovH2896is a neighbour that isnearקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138thanH2896abrotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251farרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350offH7350.
11Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, bewiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449, andmakeוְשַׂמַּ֣חve.sa.MachH8055myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820gladH8055, that I mayanswerH7725him that reproachethmeH7725.
12AprudentH6175manH6175seeth theevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, and hideth himself: but the simplepassעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674on, and suffer for it.
13Takeקַח־kach-H3947hisgarmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899that issuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for astrangerH5237; and hold him in pledge that issuretyH6148for astrangeזָ֑רZarH2114womanנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.ri.YahH5237.
14He that blesseth hisfriendרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀re.'E.huH7453with aloudגָּ֭דוֹלGa.dolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963,risingH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.KeimH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, it shall becountedתֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevH2803acurseקְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045to him.
15A continual dropping in a very rainydayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117and acontentiousH4066womanוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802are alike:
16He that wouldrestrainH6845herH7121restraineth thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, and hisrightיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225encounterethoilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081.
18Whoso keepeth thefigתְּ֭אֵנָהTe.'e.nahH8384treeH8384shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398thefruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529thereof; and he that waiteth on hismasterאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113shall be honoured.
20Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585and Abaddon areneverלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646; and theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofmanהָ֝אָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120areneverלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfiedתִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃tis.Ba'.nahH7646.
21The finingpotמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715is forsilverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701, and thefurnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564forgoldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091, and amanוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376is tried by hispraiseמַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ma.ha.la.LoH4110.
23Be thou diligent toknowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045the state of thyflocksצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629, and lookwellתֵּ֭דַעTe.da'H3045to thyherdsלַעֲדָרִֽים׃la.'a.da.RimH5739:
24Forrichesחֹ֑סֶןCho.senH2633arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769; and doth thecrownנֵ֝֗זֶרNe.zerH5145endureH5769untoallלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃ve.dorH1755?
25The hay iscarriedגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540, and thetenderדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877grassחָ֭צִירCha.tzirH2682sheweth itself, and theherbsעִשְּׂב֥וֹתi.se.VotH6212of themountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022aregatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּve.ne.'es.FuH622in.
26Thelambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532are for thyclothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830, and thegoatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260are thepriceוּמְחִ֥ירu.me.ChirH4242of thefieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הSa.DehH7704:
27And there will begoats’עִזִּ֗ים'i.ZimH5795milkחֲלֵ֬בcha.LevH2461enoughוְדֵ֤י׀ve.DeiH1767for thyfoodלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָLe.lach.me.khaH3899, for thefoodלְלֶ֣חֶםle.Le.chemH3899of thyhouseholdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004; and maintenance for thymaidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291.
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