1Whoeverlovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157instructionמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148lovethאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: but he thathatethוְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130reproofתוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433isstupidבָּֽעַר׃Ba.'arH1198.
2Agoodט֗וֹבTovH2896manobtainethיָפִ֣יקya.FikH6329favourרָ֭צוֹןRa.tzonH7522from theLORDמֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068: but amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of wickeddevicesמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209he willcondemnיַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃yar.Shi.a'H7561.
3Amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120shall not beestablishedיִכּ֣וֹןyi.KonH3559bywickednessבְּרֶ֑שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562: but therootוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of therighteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662shall not bemovedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.
4Avirtuousחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428womanאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802is acrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850to herhusbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167: but she that makethashamedמְבִישָֽׁה׃me.vi.ShahH954is asrottennessוּכְרָקָ֖בu.khe.ra.KavH7538in hisbonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוbe.'atz.mo.TavH6106.
5Thethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662arerightמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941: but thecounselsתַּחְבֻּל֖וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563aredeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
6Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563are to lie inwaitאֱרָב־'e.rov-H693forbloodדָּ֑םDamH1818: but themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of theuprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםye.sha.RimH3477shalldeliverיַצִּילֵֽם׃ya.tzi.LemH5337them.
7Thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563areoverthrownהָפ֣וֹךְha.FokhH2015, and are not: but thehouseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shallstandיַעֲמֹֽד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.
8Amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376shall becommendedיְהֻלַּל־ye.hu.lal-H1984accordingלְֽפִי־le.fi.Si-H6310to hiswisdomשִׂ֭כְלוֹSikh.lovH7922: but he that is of aperverseוְנַעֲוֵה־ve.na.'a.veh-H5753heartלֵ֝֗בLevH3820shall bedespisedלָבֽוּז׃la.VuzH937.
9He that isdespisedנִ֭קְלֶהNik.lehH7034, and hath aservantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650, isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than he thathonourethמִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗דmi.me.tak.ka.BedH3513himself, and isdestituteוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638ofbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
10Arighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662manregardethיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of hisbeastבְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹbe.hem.ToH929: but the tendermerciesוְֽרַחֲמֵ֥יve.ra.cha.MeiH7356of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563arecruelאַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.RiH394.
11He thattillethעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647hislandאַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toH127shall besatisfiedיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646withbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: but he thatfollowethוּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.DefH7291vainרֵיקִ֣יםrei.KimH7386persons isvoidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638ofunderstandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
12Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563desirethחָמַ֣דcha.MadH2530thenetמְצ֣וֹדme.TzodH4685ofevilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451men : but therootוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662yieldethיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414fruit .
13Thewickedרָ֑עRa'H7451issnaredמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170by thetransgressionבְּפֶ֣שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of hislipsשְׂ֭פָתַיִםSe.fa.ta.yimH8193: but thejustצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662shall comeoutוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318oftroubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869.
14Amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376shall besatisfiedיִשְׂבַּע־yis.ba'-H7646withgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896by thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of hismouthפִי־fi-H6310: and therecompenceוּגְמ֥וּלu.ge.MulH1576of aman’sאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027shall berenderedיָשִׁ֥יבya.shuvH7725to him.
15Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of afoolאֱ֭וִיל'E.vilH191isrightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477in his owneyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: but he thathearkenethוְשֹׁמֵ֖עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085tocounselלְעֵצָ֣הle.'e.TzahH6098iswiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450.
16Afool’sאֱוִ֗יל'e.VilH191wrathכַּעְס֑וֹka'.SoH3708ispresentlyבַּ֭יּוֹםBai.yomH3117knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045: but aprudentעָרֽוּם׃'a.RumH6175mancoverethוְכֹסֶ֖הve.kho.SehH3680shameקָל֣וֹןka.LonH7036.
17He thatspeakethיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315truthאֱ֭מוּנָה'E.mu.nahH530showethforthיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664: but afalseשְׁקָרִ֣יםshe.ka.RimH8267witnessוְעֵ֖דve.'EdH5707deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
18Thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426thatspeakethבּ֭וֹטֶהBo.tehH981like thepiercingsכְּמַדְקְר֣וֹתke.mad.ke.RotH4094of aswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719: but thetongueוּלְשׁ֖וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450ishealthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
19Thelipשְֽׂפַת־se.fat-H8193oftruthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571shall beestablishedתִּכּ֣וֹןti.KonH3559foreverלָעַ֑דla.'AdH5703: but alyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956is but for amomentאַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280.
20Deceitמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820is in theheartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of them thatimagineחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790evilרָ֑עRa'H7451: but to thecounsellorsוּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖יu.le.yo.'a.TzeiH3289ofpeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965isjoyשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.
21There shall noevilאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205happenיְאֻנֶּ֣הye.'u.NehH579to thejustלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662: but thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shall befilledמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390withmischiefרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.
22Lyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193areabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: but they thatdealוְעֹשֵׂ֖יve.'o.SeiH6213trulyאֱמוּנָ֣ה'e.mu.NahH530are hisdelightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522.
23Aprudentעָ֭רוּם'A.rumH6175manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120concealethכֹּ֣סֶהKo.sehH3680knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: but theheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820offoolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684proclaimethיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121foolishnessאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
24Thehandיַד־yad-H3027of thediligentחָרוּצִ֥יםcha.ru.TzimH2742shall bearruleתִּמְשׁ֑וֹלtim.SholH4910: but theslothfulו֝רְמִיָּ֗הu.re.mi.YahH7423shall be put to forcedlabourלָמַֽס׃la.MasH4522.
25Heavinessדְּאָגָ֣הde.'a.GahH1674in theheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820ofmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376weigheth itdownיַשְׁחֶ֑נָּהyash.Che.nahH7812: but agoodט֣וֹבTovH2896wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697maketh itgladיְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃ye.sam.me.Che.nahH8055.
26Therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662is moreexcellentיָתֵ֣רya.TerH8446than hisneighbourמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453: but thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563seducethתַּתְעֵֽם׃tat.'EmH8582them.
27Theslothfulרְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahH7423manroastethיַחֲרֹ֣ךְya.cha.RokhH2760not that which he took inhuntingצֵיד֑וֹtzei.DoH6718: but thesubstanceוְהוֹן־ve.hon-H1952of adiligentחָרֽוּץ׃cha.RutzH2742manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120ispreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368.
28In thewayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734ofrighteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666islifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; and in thepathwayוְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣הve.De.rekh ne.ti.VahH5410H1870of it there is nodeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
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