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.
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