Proverbs 6
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Proverbs 6

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifH518thou artbecomeH6148suretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148for thy neighbour,ifH518thou hast stricken thyhandsכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ka.Pei.khaH3709for a stranger,
2Thou artsnaredנוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּno.Kash.taH3369with thewordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561of thymouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310, thou arttakenנִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil.Kad.taH3920with thewordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of thymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.
3Doעֲשֵׂ֨ה'a.SehH6213thisnowH3588, mysonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121, anddeliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337thyself,seeingH3588thou artcomeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935intoH935thehandבְכַף־ve.khaf-H3709of thy neighbour;goH935,humbleהִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhit.ra.PesH7511thyself, andimportuneוּרְהַ֥בu.re.HavH7292thy neighbour.
4Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notH408sleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142to thineeyesלְעֵינֶ֑יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,norH408slumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הu.te.nu.MahH8572to thineeyelidsלְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃le.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079.
5Deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337thyself as a roe from thehandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027of the hunter, and as abirdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thefowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.
6Go to theantנְמָלָ֥הne.ma.LahH5244, thousluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102;considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200herאֶל־'el-H413waysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870, and bewiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449:
7Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834havingH369noH369chiefקָצִ֗יןka.TzinH7101,overseerשֹׁטֵ֥רsho.TerH7860, orrulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,
8ProvidethherH3559meat in thesummerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019, and gatherethherH3559foodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899in theharvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.
9HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704wilt thousleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142, Osluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102? when wilt thouariseH6965outH6965of thysleepH8142?
10Yet alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142, alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572, alittleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of thehandsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027tosleepH8142:
11SoH1980shall thypovertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935as arobberH1980, and thywantוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗u.mach.so.re.khaH4270as anarmedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
12Aworthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, amanH376ofiniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205; he walketh with a frowardmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310;
13He winketh with hiseyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869, he speaketh with hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272, he maketh signs with hisfingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676;
14Frowardness is in hisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, he devisethevilרָ֣עra'H7451continuallyH3820; he sowethdiscordH4090.
15Therefore shall hiscalamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597; on asuddenH6597shall he bebrokenיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665and thatwithoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃ פmar.Pe'H4832.
16There besixשֶׁשׁ־shesh-H8337things which theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hateth; yea,sevenוְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעve.She.va'H7651which are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VotH8441unto him:
17Haughtyרָ֭מוֹתRa.motH7311eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, alyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956, andhandsוְ֝יָדַ֗יִםve.ya.Da.yimH3027thatshedשֹׁפְכ֥וֹתsho.fe.KhotH8210innocentנָקִֽי׃na.KiH5355bloodדָּם־dom-H1818;
18Anheartלֵ֗בLevH3820that devisethwickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205imaginations,feetרַגְלַ֥יִםrag.La.yimH7272that beswiftמְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹתme.ma.ha.RotH4116inrunningלָר֥וּץla.RutzH7323to mischief;
19AfalseH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707that utterethliesH8267, and he that sowethdiscordמְ֝דָנִ֗יםme.da.NimH4090amongbrethrenאַחִֽים׃ פ'a.ChimH251.
20Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thecommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, andforsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517:
21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194themcontinuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548uponעַל־'al-H5921thineheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820,tieH7194themaboutעַל־'al-H5921thyneckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.
22When thou walkest, it shallleadתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148thee; when thou sleepest, it shallwatchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104over thee; and when thou awakest, it shalltalkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878with thee.
23For thecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is alampנֵ֣רnerH5216; and thelawוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216; and reproofs ofinstructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:
24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104thee from theevilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802, from the flattery of the stranger’stongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956.
25LustH3824notH408afterherH3947beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in thineheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;neitherH408letH408herH3947takeH3947thee withherH3947eyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26For onaccountבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157of a whorishwomanH802amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is brought to a piece ofbreadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899: and the adulteress hunteth for thepreciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27CanH3808amanאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in hisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436, and hisclothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899notH3808beburnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
28Orcanאִם־'im-H518onewalkיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980uponעַל־'al-H5921hotH1513coalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513, and hisfeetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272notלֹ֣אlo'H3808bescorchedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?
29Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651he that goeth in to his nieghbour’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802; whosoever touchethherכָּֽל־kal-H3605shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beunpunishedיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.
30Men donotלֹא־lo'-H3808despiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936athiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590,ifH3588hestealיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589tosatisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315when he ishungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456:
31But if he befoundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672, he shall restoresevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659; he shallgiveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thesubstanceה֖וֹןHonH1952of hishouseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32He that committethadulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802is void ofunderstandingלֵ֑בLevH3820: he doeth it that woulddestroyמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843hisownנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.
33Woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and dishonour shall he get; and hisreproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be wiped away.
34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068is therageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of amanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397; and he willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808spareיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
35He willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808regardפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440anyכָל־khol-H3605ransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will he rest content,thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588thou givestmanyתַרְבֶּה־tar.beh-H7235giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.

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