Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 6:1-19

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.

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