1Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121heareth hisfather’sאָ֑ב'AvH1instructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148: but ascornerוְ֝לֵ֗ץve.LetzH3887hearethשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085notrebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.
2Amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376shalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398goodט֑וֹבTovH2896by thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of hismouthפִי־fi-H6310: but thesoulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thetransgressorsבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898shall eatviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.
3He thatkeepethנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341hismouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310keepethשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: but he that openethwideפֹּשֵׂ֥קpo.SekH6589hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193shall havedestructionמְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-H4288.
4Thesoulנַפְשׁ֣וֹnaf.ShoH5315of thesluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102desirethמִתְאַוָּ֣הmit.'a.VahH183, and hath nothing: but thesoulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thediligentחָרֻצִ֣יםcha.ru.TzimH2742shall be madefatתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.ShanH1878.
5Arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manhatethיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130lyingדְּבַר־ שֶׁ֭קֶרde.va.ro.She- She.kerH1697H8267: but awickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563man isloathsomeיַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'IshH887, and cometh toshameוְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ve.yach.PirH2659.
6Righteousnessצְ֭דָקָהTze.da.kahH6666keepethתִּצֹּ֣רti.TzorH5341him that isuprightתָּם־tom-H8537in thewayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870: butwickednessוְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗הve.rish.'AhH7564overthrowethתְּסַלֵּ֥ףte.sa.LefH5557thesinnerחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403.
7Thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426that maketh himselfrichמִ֭תְעַשֵּׁרMit.'a.sherH6238, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himselfpoorמִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁmit.ro.SheshH7326,yetכֹּ֑לKolH3605hathgreatרָֽב׃RavH7227richesוְה֣וֹןve.HonH1952.
8Theransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724of aman’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315is hisrichesעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239: but thepoorוְ֝רָ֗שׁve.RashH7326hearethשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085notrebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.
9Thelightאוֹר־'or-H216of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662rejoicethיִשְׂמָ֑חyis.MachH8055: but thelampוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5216of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be putoutיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846.
10Only byprideבְּ֭זָדוֹןBe.za.donH2087comethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414contentionמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683: but with the welladvisedנ֖וֹעָצִ֣יםno.'a.TzimH3289iswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.
11Wealthה֭וֹןHonH1952gotten byvanityמֵהֶ֣בֶלme.He.velH1892shall bediminishedיִמְעָ֑טyim.'AtH4591: but he thatgatherethוְקֹבֵ֖ץve.ko.VetzH6908bylabourיָ֣דyadH3027shallincreaseיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235.
12Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431deferredמְ֭מֻשָּׁכָהMe.mu.sha.khahH4900maketh theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820sickמַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-H2470: but when thedesireתַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.VahH8378comethבָאָֽה׃va.'AhH935, it is atreeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416.
13Whoeverdespisethבָּ֣זbazH936thewordלְ֭דָבָרLe.da.vorH1697shall bedestroyedיֵחָ֣בֶלye.Cha.velH2254: but he thatfearethוִירֵ֥אvi.Re'H3373thecommandmentמִ֝צְוָ֗הmitz.VahH4687shall berewardedיְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ye.shu.LamH7999.
15Goodט֭וֹבTovH2896understandingשֵֽׂכֶל־se.khel-H7922givethיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414favourחֵ֑ןChenH2580: but thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oftransgressorsבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898ishardאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386.
16Everyprudentעָ֭רוּם'A.rumH6175mandealethיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213withknowledgeבְדָ֑עַתve.Da.'atH1847: but afoolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684layethopenיִפְרֹ֥שׂyif.RosH6566hisfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
17Awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397fallethיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intomischiefבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451: but afaithfulאֱמוּנִ֣ים'e.mu.NimH529ambassadorוְצִ֖ירve.TzirH6735ishealthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
18Povertyרֵ֣ישׁreishH7389andshameוְ֭קָלוֹןVe.ka.lonH7036shall be to him thatrefusethפּוֹרֵ֣עַpo.Re.a'H6544instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148: but he thatregardethוְשׁוֹמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104reproofתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433shall behonouredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.
19Thedesireתַּאֲוָ֣הta.'a.VahH8378accomplishedנִ֭הְיָהNih.yahH1961issweetתֶּעֱרַ֣בte.'e.RavH6149to thesoulלְנָ֑פֶשׁle.Na.feshH5315: but it isabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֥תve.to.'a.VatH8441tofoolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684todepartס֣וּרsurH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
20He thatwalkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְha.lokhH1980withwiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450men shall bewiseיֶחְכָּ֑םva.cha.khamH2449: but acompanionוְרֹעֶ֖הve.ro.'EhH7462offoolsכְסִילִ֣יםkhe.si.LimH3684shall bedestroyedH7321.
21Evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451pursuethתְּרַדֵּ֣ףte.ra.DefH7291sinnersחַ֭טָּאִיםCha.ta.'imH2400: but to therighteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896shall be rewarded withprosperityיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999.
22Agoodט֗וֹבTovH2896man leaveth aninheritanceיַנְחִ֥ילyan.ChilH5157to hischildren’sבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: and thewealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of thesinnerחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398is laidupוְצָפ֥וּןve.tza.FunH6845for thejustלַ֝צַּדִּ֗יקla.tza.DikH6662.
23Muchרָב־rov-H7230foodאֹ֭כֶל'O.khelH400is in the fallowgroundנִ֣ירnirH5215of thepoorרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218H7326: but thereisוְיֵ֥שׁve.YeshH3426that isdestroyedנִ֝סְפֶּ֗הnis.PehH5595forlackבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
24He thatsparethחוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.SekhH2820hisrodשִׁ֭בְטוֹShiv.tovH7626hatethשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121: but he thatlovethוְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹve.'o.ha.VoH157himchastenethמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148himearlyשִֽׁחֲר֥וֹshi.cha.RoH7836.
25Therighteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662eatethאֹ֭כֵל'O.khelH398to thesatisfyingלְשֹׂ֣בַעle.Soa'H7648of hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: but thebellyוּבֶ֖טֶןu.Ve.tenH990of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallwantתֶּחְסָֽר׃ פtech.SarH2637.
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