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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