1He that being often reproved hardeneth hisneckעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203shallsuddenlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621bebrokenיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665, and thatwithoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
2When therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662areincreasedבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235, thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חyis.MachH8055: but when awickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563manH7563bearethruleוּבִמְשֹׁ֥לu.vim.SholH4910, thepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971sighיֵאָ֥נַֽחye.'A.nachH584.
3Whoso lovethwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451rejoiceth hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: but he that keepeth company withharlotsז֝וֹנ֗וֹתzo.NotH2181wasteth hissubstanceהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.
4Thekingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428byjudgmentבְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטBe.mish.potH4941establisheth thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
5Amanגֶּ֭בֶרGe.verH1397that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth anetרֶ֝֗שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for hisstepsפְּעָמָֽיו׃pe.'a.MavH6471.
6In thetransgressionבְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of anevilרָ֣עra'H7451manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376there is asnareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170: but therighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662dothsingיָר֥וּןya.RunH7442andrejoiceוְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃ve.sa.Me.achH8055.
8Scornfulלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944menH376setH7725acityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151in a flame: butwiseוַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםva.cha.kha.MimH2450menH376turnיָשִׁ֥יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725awayH7725wrathאָֽף׃'AfH639.
9IfH376awiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manH376hath acontroversyנִ֭שְׁפָּטNish.potH8199with afoolishאֱוִ֑יל'e.VilH191manH376, whether he be angry orlaughוְ֝שָׂחַ֗קve.sa.ChakH7832, there will benoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369rest.
10The bloodthirstyhateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130him that isperfectתָ֑םTamH8535: and as for theuprightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477, theyseekיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
11Afoolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684utterethallכָּל־kol-H3605hisangerר֭וּחוֹru.choH7307: but awiseוְ֝חָכָ֗םve.cha.KhamH2450manH2450keepeth itbackבְּאָח֥וֹרbe.'a.ChorH268and stilleth it.
15Therodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626andreproofוְ֭תוֹכַחַתVe.to.kha.chatH8433giveH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451: but achildוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288leftH5414to himself causethshameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954to hismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
16When thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563areincreasedH7235,transgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588increaseth: but therighteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662shalllookיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200uponH7200theirfallבְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥םbe.ma.pal.TamH4658.
17Correctיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256thysonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121, and he shallgiveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414theerestוִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָvi.ni.Che.khaH5117; yea, he shallgiveH5414delightמַעֲדַנִּ֣יםma.'a.da.NimH4574unto thysoulלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פle.naf.She.khaH5315.
18Where there isnoבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369visionחָ֭זוֹןCha.zonH2377, thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971cast off restraint: but he that keepeth thelawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451,happyאַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃'ash.Re.huH835is he.
20Seest thou amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376that ishastyאָ֣ץ'atzH213in hiswordsבִּדְבָרָ֑יוbid.va.RavH1697? there ismoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615of afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanH4480of him.
21He that delicately bringethupH1961hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650from a child shall have himbecomeH1961asonמָנֽוֹן׃ma.NonH4497at thelastוְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹve.'a.cha.ri.ToH319.
22Anangryאַ֭ף'afH639manH376stirrethupיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066, and awrathfulחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534manH376aboundeth intransgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
23Aman’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120prideגַּאֲוַ֣תga.'a.VatH1346shallbringתַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּtash.pi.Le.nuH8213himlowH8213: but he that is of alowlyוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307shallobtainיִתְמֹ֥ךְyit.MokhH8551honour.
24Whoso is partner with athiefגַּ֭נָּבga.noH1590hateth hisownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315: he heareth theadjurationאָלָ֥ה'a.LahH423and utterethnothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.
25Thefearחֶרְדַּ֣תcher.DatH2731ofmanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120bringeth asnareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170: but whoso putteth histrustוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068shall besafeיְשֻׂגָּֽב׃ye.su.GavH7682.
26Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227seekמְבַקְשִׁ֣יםme.vak.ShimH1245theruler’sמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910favour: but aman’sאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376judgmentמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941cometh from theLORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
27Anunjustעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662: and he that isuprightיְשַׁר־ye.shar-H3477in thewayדָּֽרֶךְ׃ פDa.rekhH1870is anabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
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