Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 30:15-23

15The horseleach hathtwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, Crying,Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051. There arethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things that areneverלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfiedH7646, yea,fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702thatsayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559notלֹא־lo'-H3808,EnoughH7646:

16The grave; and thebarrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356; theearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776that isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808satisfiedH7646withwaterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; and thefireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784that saithnotלֹא־lo'-H3808,EnoughH7646.

17Theeyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869that mocketh at hisfatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1, and despiseth to obey hismotherאֵ֥ם'emH517, theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of thevalleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158shallpickיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365it out, and theyoungבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shalleatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.

18There bethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things which aretooH4480wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381formeH4480, yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which Iknowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808:

19Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of aneagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the air; thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of aserpentנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175uponעֲלֵ֫י'a.LeiH5921arockצ֥וּרtzurH6697; thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of ashipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591in themidstבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220; and thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of amanגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with amaidבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.

20Soכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651is thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of anadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802;sheH3808eateth, and wipethherH802mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310, and saith, I havedoneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466noH3808wickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.

21Forthreeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969things theearthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776dothtrembleרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264, and forfourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702, which itcannotלֹא־lo'-H3808bearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:

22For aservantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650when he iskingיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427; and afoolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036when he isfilledיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646with meat;

23For an odiouswomanשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130whensheH3588ismarriedתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166; and an handmaid that isheirH3423toherH3423mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

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