1Afalseמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820balanceמֹאזְנֵ֣יmoz.NeiH3976isabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but ajustשְׁלֵמָ֣הshe.le.MahH8003weightוְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venH68is hisdelightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
2Whenprideזָ֭דוֹןZa.donH2087comethבָּֽא־ba'-H935, thencomethוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935shameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036: but with thelowlyצְנוּעִ֥יםtze.nu.'ImH6800iswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
3Theintegrityתֻּמַּ֣תtu.MatH8538of theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shallguideתַּנְחֵ֑םtan.ChemH5148them: but theperversenessוְסֶ֖לֶףve.Se.lefH5558oftransgressorsבּוֹגְדִ֣יםbog.DimH898shalldestroyיְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ye.sha.demH7703them.
4Richesה֭וֹןHonH1952profitיוֹעִ֣ילyo.'IlH3276not in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofwrathעֶבְרָ֑ה'ev.RahH5678: butrighteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.KahH6666deliverethתַּצִּ֥ילta.TzilH5337fromdeathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.
5Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of theperfectתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549shalldirectתְּיַשֵּׁ֣רte.ya.SherH3474hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870: but thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563shallfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307by his ownwickednessוּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹu.ve.rish.'a.ToH7564.
6Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477shalldeliverתַּצִּילֵ֑םta.tzi.LemH5337them: buttransgressorsבֹּגְדִ֥יםbo.ge.DimH898shall betakenיִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃yi.la.Khe.duH3920in their owniniquityוּ֝בְהַוַּ֗תu.ve.ha.VatH1942.
7When awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120diethבְּמ֤וֹתbe.MotH4194, hisexpectationתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615shallperishתֹּאבַ֣דto.VadH6: and thehopeוְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתve.to.Che.letH8431ofunjustH205menperishethאָבָֽדָה׃'a.Va.dahH6.
8Therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is deliveredoutנֶחֱלָ֑ץne.che.LatzH2502oftroubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869, and thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563comethוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in his stead.
9Anhypocriteחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611with hismouthבְּפֶ֗הbe.PehH6310destroyethיַשְׁחִ֣תyash.ChitH7843hisneighbourרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453: but throughknowledgeוּ֝בְדַ֗עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847shall thejustצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662bedeliveredיֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ye.cha.Le.tzuH2502.
10When therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662prosperבְּט֣וּבbe.TuvH2898, thecityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151rejoicethתַּעֲלֹ֣ץta.'a.LotzH5970: and when thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563perishוּבַאֲבֹ֖דu.va.'a.VodH6, there isshoutingרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.
11By theblessingבְּבִרְכַּ֣תbe.vir.KatH1293of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176isexaltedתָּר֣וּםta.RumH7311: but it isoverthrownתֵּהָרֵֽס׃te.ha.ResH2040by themouthוּבְפִ֥יu.ve.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
12He that isvoidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638ofwisdomלֵ֑בLevH3820despisethבָּז־boz-H936hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֥הוּle.re.'E.huH7453: but amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנ֣וֹתte.vu.NotH8394holdeth hispeaceיַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ya.cha.RishH2790.
13Atalebearerהוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָ֭כִילho.Lekh Ra.khilH1980H7400revealethמְגַלֶּה־me.ga.leh-H1540secretsסּ֑וֹדSodH5475: but he that is of afaithfulוְנֶאֱמַן־ve.ne.'e.man-H539spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307concealethמְכַסֶּ֥הme.kha.SehH3680thematterדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
14Where nocounselתַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹתTach.bu.lotH8458is, thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971fallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307: but in themultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofcounsellorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there issafetyוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
15He that issuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for astrangerזָ֑רZarH2114shallsmartרַע־ra'-H7321H7451for it : and he thathatethוְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130suretishipתֹקְעִ֣יםto.ke.'ImH8628issecureבּוֹטֵֽחַ׃bo.Te.achH982.
17Themercifulחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376doethgoodגֹּמֵ֣לgo.MelH1580to his ownsoulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315: but he that iscruelאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394troublethוְעֹכֵ֥רve.'o.KherH5916his ownfleshשְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹShe.e.RoH7607.
18Thewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563workethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213adeceitfulשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267workפְעֻלַּת־fe.'u.lat-H6468: but to him thatsowethוְזֹרֵ֥עַve.zo.Re.a'H2232righteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666shall be asureאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571rewardשֶׂ֣כֶרSe.kherH7938.
19Asrighteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666tendeth tolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416: so he thatpursuethוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451pursueth it to his owndeathלְמוֹתֽוֹ׃le.mo.ToH4194.
20They that are of aperverseעִקְּשֵׁי־'i.ke.shei-H6141heartלֵ֑בLevH3820areabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: but such as areuprightתְּמִ֣ימֵיte.Mi.meiH8549in theirwayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870are hisdelightוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522.
21Thoughhandיָ֣דyadH3027join inhandלְ֭יָדLe.yodH3027, thewickedרָּ֑עRa'H7451shall not beunpunishedיִנָּ֣קֶהyi.Na.kehH5352: but theseedוְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shall bedeliveredנִמְלָֽט׃nim.LatH4422.
22As ajewelנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091in aswine’sחֲזִ֑ירcha.ZirH2386snoutבְּאַ֣ףbe.'AfH639, so is afairיָ֝פָ֗הya.FahH3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802who iswithoutוְסָ֣רַתve.Sa.ratH5493discretionטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
23Thedesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662is onlygoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: but theexpectationתִּקְוַ֖תtik.VatH8615of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563iswrathעֶבְרָֽה׃'ev.RahH5678.
24Thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426thatscatterethמְ֭פַזֵּרMe.fa.zerH6340, and yetincreasethוְנוֹסָ֥ףve.no.SafH3254; and there is thatwithholdethוְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְve.cho.SekhH2820more than isrightמִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁרmi.Yo.sherH3476, but it tendeth topovertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
25Theliberalבְּרָכָ֥הbe.ra.KhahH1293soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315shall be madefatתְדֻשָּׁ֑ןte.du.ShanH1878: and he thatwaterethוּ֝מַרְוֶ֗הu.mar.VehH7301shall bewateredיוֹרֶֽא׃yo.Re'H3384also himself.
26He thatwithholdethמֹ֣נֵֽעַMo.ne.a'H4513grainבָּ֭רbarH1250, thepeopleלְא֑וֹםle.'omH3816shallcurseH5344him: butblessingוּ֝בְרָכָ֗הu.ve.ra.KhahH1293shall be upon theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of him thatsellethמַשְׁבִּֽיר׃mash.BirH7666it .
27He that diligentlyseekethשֹׁ֣חֵֽרSho.cherH7836goodט֭וֹבTovH2896procurethיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245favourרָצ֑וֹןra.TzonH7522: but he thatseekethוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875mischiefרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, it shallcomeתְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935to him.
28He thattrustethבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in hisrichesבְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹbe.'a.she.roH6239shallfallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307: but therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662shallflourishיִפְרָֽחוּ׃yif.Ra.chuH6524as abranchוְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הve.khe.'a.LehH5929.
29He thattroublethעוֹכֵ֣רo.KherH5916his ownhouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004shallinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307: and thefoolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191shall beservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450ofheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
30Thefruitפְּֽרִי־pe.ri-H6529of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662is atreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086oflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; and he thatwinnethוְלֹקֵ֖חַve.lo.Ke.achH3947soulsנְפָשׂ֣וֹתne.fa.SotH5315iswiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450.
31Behold, therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662shall berecompensedיְשֻׁלָּ֑םye.shu.LamH7999upon theearthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776: much more thewickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563and thesinnerוְחוֹטֵֽא׃ve.cho.Te'H2398.
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