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.
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