1Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563fleeנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127whennoוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369manH7563pursueth: but therighteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662areboldיִבְטָֽח׃yiv.TachH982as alionכִּכְפִ֥ירkikh.FirH3715.
2For thetransgressionבְּפֶ֣שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of alandאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227are theprincesשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269thereof: but bymenוּבְאָדָ֥םu.ve.'a.DamH120ofunderstandingמֵבִ֥יןme.VinH995andknowledgeיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045the state thereof shall beprolongedיַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ya.'a.RikhH748.
3A needymanגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397that oppresseth thepoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326is like a sweepingrainמָטָ֥רma.TarH4306whichH3899leavethnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
4They thatforsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800thelawת֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451praiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563: but such askeepוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.ReiH8104thelawת֝וֹרָ֗הto.RahH8451contendיִתְגָּ֥רוּyit.Ga.ruH1624with them.
5Evilרָ֭עra'H7451menH376understandיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995notלֹא־lo'-H3808judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941: but they thatseekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995allכֹֽל׃KholH3605things.
6BetterH2896is thepoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326that walketh in hisintegrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537,thanH2896he that isperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141in hiswaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yimH1870,thoughוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931he berichעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.
7Whoso keepeth thelawתּ֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451is a wisesonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121: but he that is a companion of gluttonousmenH1121shameth hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
8He that augmenteth hissubstanceה֭וֹנוֹho.noH1952byusuryוְתַרְבִּ֑יתu.ve.tar.bitH8636andincreaseמַרְבֶּ֣הmar.BehH7235, gathereth it for him that hathpityלְחוֹנֵ֖ןle.cho.NenH2603on thepoorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800.
9He that turnethawayמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493hisearאָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noH241fromhearingH241thelawתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451,evenגַּֽם־gam-H1571hisprayerתְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹte.fi.la.ToH8605is anabominationתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.
10Whoso causeth theuprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477togoH5307astrayמַשְׁגֶּ֤הmash.GehH7686in anevilרָ֗עRa'H7451wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, he shallfallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307himselfהֽוּא־hu'-H1931intoH5307hisownH5157pitבִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹbish.chu.ToH7816: but theperfectוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549shallinheritיִנְחֲלוּ־yin.cha.lu-H5157goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
11Therichעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223manH376iswiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in hisownH376conceit; but thepoorוְדַ֖לve.DalH1800that hathunderstandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995searcheth himoutיַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃yach.ke.Re.nuH2713.
12When therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662triumphבַּעֲלֹ֣ץba.'a.LotzH5970, there isgreatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227gloryתִפְאָ֑רֶתtif.'A.retH8597: but when thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563riseוּבְק֥וּםu.ve.KumH6965,menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120hideיְחֻפַּ֥שׂye.chu.PasH2664themselves.
13He that covereth histransgressionsפְ֭שָׁעָיוFe.sha.'avH6588shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808prosperיַצְלִ֑יחַyatz.Li.achH6743: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtainmercyיְרֻחָֽם׃ye.ru.ChamH7355.
14Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is themanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth hisheartלִ֝בּ֗וֹli.BoH3820shallfallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307intoH5307mischief.
15As aroaringנֹ֭הֵםNo.hemH5098lionאֲרִי־'a.ri-H738, and a rangingbearוְדֹ֣בve.DoH1677;soעַ֣ל'alH5921is awickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910over apoorדָּֽל׃DalH1800peopleעַם־'am-H5971.
16Theprinceנָגִ֗ידna.GidH5057that lackethunderstandingתְּ֭בוּנוֹתTe.vu.notH8394is also agreatוְרַ֥בve.RavH7227oppressorמַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹתma.'a.sha.KotH4642: but he that hateth covetousness shallprolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.
18Whoso walkethuprightlyתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549shall bedeliveredיִוָּשֵׁ֑עַyi.va.She.a'H3467: but he that is perverse in hiswaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yimH1870shallfallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307atonceבְּאֶחָֽת׃be.'e.ChatH259.
19He that tilleth hislandאַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toH127shall haveplentyיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646ofbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: but he that followethafterוּמְרַדֵּ֥ףu.me.ra.DefH7291vain persons shall havepovertyרִֽישׁ׃RishH7389enoughיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646.
20Afaithfulאֱ֭מוּנוֹת'E.mu.notH530manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shall abound withblessingsבְּרָכ֑וֹתbe.ra.KhotH1293: but he that makethhasteוְאָ֥ץve.'AtzH213to berichלְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beunpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
22He that hath anevilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869hastethafterכִּי־ki-H3588richesלַה֗וֹןla.HonH1952, and knowethnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thatwantחֶ֥סֶרChe.serH2639shallcomeיְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935uponH935him.
23He that rebuketh amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120shallafterwardאַ֭חֲרַי'A.cha.raiH310findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672more favour than he that flattereth with thetongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956.
24Whoso robbeth hisfatherאָ֘בִ֤יו'a.VivH1or hismotherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517, and saith, It isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369transgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588; thesameה֝֗וּאHu'H1931is thecompanionחָבֵ֥רcha.VerH2270of adestroyerמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH7843.
25He that is of a greedyspiritנֶ֭פֶשׁNe.feshH5315stirrethupעַל־'al-H5921strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066: but he that putteth histrustוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068shall bemadeH1878fatיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878.
26He that trusteth in his ownheartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820is afoolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684: but whoso walkethwiselyבְּ֝חָכְמָ֗הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, he shall bedeliveredיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
27He that giveth unto thepoorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326shallnotאֵ֣ין'einH369lackמַחְס֑וֹרmach.SorH4270: but he that hideth hiseyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869shall havemanyרַב־rav-H7227acurseמְאֵרֽוֹת׃me.'e.RotH3994.
28When thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563riseבְּק֣וּםbe.KumH6965,menאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120hideיִסָּתֵ֣רyi.sa.TerH5641themselves: but when theyperishוּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗םu.ve.'a.ve.DamH6, therighteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662increaseיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235.
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