1EverywiseH2454womanנָ֭שִׁיםNa.shimH802buildethבָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.TahH1129herhouseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004: but thefoolishוְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶתve.'i.Ve.letH200plucketh itdownתֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃te.her.Se.nuH2040with herhandsבְּיָדֶ֥יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027.
2He thatwalkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in hisuprightnessבְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹbe.ya.she.roH3476fearethיְרֵ֣אye.Re'H3373theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but he that isperverseוּנְל֖וֹזu.ne.LozH3868in hiswaysדְּרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870despisethבּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃bo.Ze.huH959him.
3In themouthבְּֽפִי־be.fi-H6310of thefoolishאֱ֭וִיל'E.vilH191is arodחֹ֣טֶרCho.terH2415ofprideגַּאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346: but thelipsוְשִׂפְתֵ֥יve.sif.TeiH8193of thewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450shallpreserveתִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃tish.mu.RemH8104them.
4Where nooxenאֲ֭לָפִים'A.la.fimH504are, thecribאֵב֣וּס'e.VusH18iscleanבָּ֑רBarH1249: butmuchוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230increaseתְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתte.vu.'otH8393is by thestrengthבְּכֹ֣חַbe.Kho.achH3581of theoxשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.
5Afaithfulאֱ֭מוּנִים'E.mu.nimH529witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707will notlieכְּ֝זָבִ֗יםke.za.VimH3577: but afalseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707willutterוְיָפִ֥יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576.
6Ascornerלֵ֣ץletzH3887seekethבִּקֶּשׁ־bi.kesh-H1245wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, and findeth it not: butknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847iseasyנָקָֽל׃na.KalH7043to him thatunderstandethלְנָב֣וֹןle.na.VonH995.
7GoH3212from thepresenceמִ֭נֶּגֶדMi.ne.gedH5048of afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, when thouperceivestיָ֝דַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045not in him thelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
8Thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of theprudentעָ֭רוּם'A.rumH6175is tounderstandהָבִ֣יןha.VinH995hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870: but thefollyוְאִוֶּ֖לֶתve.'i.Ve.letH200offoolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684isdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
9Foolsאֱ֭וִלִים'E.vi.limH191make amockיָלִ֣יץya.LitzH3887atsinאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817: but among therighteousיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477there isfavourרָצֽוֹן׃ra.TzonH7522.
10Theheartלֵ֗בLevH3820knowethי֭וֹדֵעַYo.de.a'H3045itsownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315bitternessמָרַּ֣תma.RatH4787; and astrangerזָֽר׃ZarH2114doth notintermeddleיִתְעָ֥רַבyit.'A.ravH6148with itsjoyוּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹu.ve.sim.cha.ToH8057.
11Thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563shall beoverthrownיִשָּׁמֵ֑דyi.sha.MedH8045: but thetabernacleוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168of theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477shallflourishיַפְרִֽיחַ׃yaf.Ri.achH6524.
12Thereisיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426awayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870which seemethrightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477toלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, but theendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it are thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
13Even inlaughterבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7814theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820issorrowfulיִכְאַב־yikh.'av-H3510; and theendוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of thatmirthשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057isheavinessתוּגָֽה׃tu.GahH8424.
14Thebacksliderס֣וּגsugH5472inheartלֵ֑בLevH3820shall befilledיִ֭שְׂבַּעYis.ba'H7646with his ownwaysמִדְּרָכָ֣יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870: and agoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shall be satisfied from himself.
15Thesimpleפֶּ֭תִיPe.tiH6612believethיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539everywordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: but theprudentוְ֝עָר֗וּםve.'a.RumH6175man lookethwellיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995to hisgoingלַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃la.'a.shu.RoH838.
16Awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450manfearethיָ֭רֵאYa.re'H3373, anddepartethוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: but thefoolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684ragethמִתְעַבֵּ֥רmit.'a.BerH5674, and isconfidentוּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃u.vo.Te.achH982.
17He that issoonקְֽצַר־ke.tzar-H7116angryאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639dealethיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213foolishlyאִוֶּ֑לֶת'i.Ve.letH200: and amanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of wickeddevicesמְ֝זִמּ֗וֹתme.zi.MotH4209ishatedיִשָּׂנֵֽא׃yi.sa.Ne'H8130.
18Thesimpleפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612inheritנָחֲל֣וּna.cha.LuH5157follyאִוֶּ֑לֶת'i.Ve.letH200: but theprudentוַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗יםva.'a.ru.MimH6175arecrownedיַכְתִּ֥רוּyakh.Ti.ruH3803withknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
19Theevilרָ֭עִיםRa.'imH7451bowשַׁח֣וּsha.ChuH7817beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thegoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896; and thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563at thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of therighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662.
20Thepoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326ishatedיִשָּׂ֣נֵאyi.Sa.ne'H8130even by his ownneighbourלְ֭רֵעֵהוּLe.re.'e.huH7453: but therichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223hathmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227friendsוְאֹהֲבֵ֖יve.'o.ha.VeiH157.
21He thatdespisethבָּז־boz-H936hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֥הוּle.re.'E.huH7453sinnethחוֹטֵ֑אcho.Te'H2398: but he that hathmercyוּמְחוֹנֵ֖ןu.me.cho.NenH2603on thepoorעֲנָוִ֣יםa.na.yimH6035H6041,happyאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he.
22Do they noterrיִ֭תְעוּYit.'uH8582thatdeviseחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790evilרָ֑עRa'H7451? butmercyוְחֶ֥סֶדve.Che.sedH2617andtruthוֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571shall be to them thatdeviseחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
23In alllabourעֶ֭צֶב'E.tzevH6089there isprofitמוֹתָ֑רmo.TarH4195: but thetalkוּדְבַר־u.de.va.rS-H1697of thelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193tendeth only topovertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
24Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450is theirrichesעָשְׁרָ֑ם'a.she.RamH6239: but thefoolishnessאִוֶּ֖לֶת'i.Ve.letH200offoolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684isfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
25Atrueאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707deliverethמַצִּ֣ילma.TzilH5337soulsנְ֭פָשׁוֹתNe.fa.shotH5315: but adeceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820witnessspeakethוְיָפִ֖חַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577.
26In thefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isstrongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797confidenceמִבְטַח־miv.tach-H4009: and hischildrenוּ֝לְבָנָ֗יוu.le.va.NavH1121shall have a place ofrefugeמַחְסֶֽה׃mach.SehH4268.
28In themultitudeבְּרָב־be.rov-H7230ofpeopleעָ֥ם'amH5971is theking’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428honourהַדְרַת־had.rat-H1927: but in thelackוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657ofpeopleלְ֝אֹ֗םle.'OmH3816is thedestructionמְחִתַּ֥תme.chi.TatH4288of theprinceרָזֽוֹן׃ra.ZonH7333.
29He that isslowאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750towrathאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639is ofgreatרַב־rav-H7227understandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394: but he that ishastyוּקְצַר־u.ke.tzar-H7116ofspiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307exaltethמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
31He thatoppressethעֹ֣שֵֽׁק־'O.shek-H6231thepoorדָּ֭לdalH1800reproachethחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778hisMakerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213: but he thathonourethוּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹu.me.kha.be.DoH3513him hathmercyחֹנֵ֥ןcho.NenH2603on thepoorאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34.
32Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563is drivenawayיִדָּחֶ֣הyi.da.ChehH1760in hiswickednessבְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹbe.ra.'a.toH7451: but therighteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662hathhopeוְחֹסֶ֖הve.cho.SehH2620in hisdeathבְמוֹת֣וֹve.mo.ToH4194.
33Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451restethתָּנ֣וּחַta.Nu.achH5117in theheartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of him that hathunderstandingנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995: but that which is in themidstוּבְקֶ֥רֶבu.ve.Ke.revH7130offoolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684is madeknownתִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃ti.va.De.a'H3045.
35Theking’sמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428favourרְֽצוֹן־re.tzon-H7522is toward awiseמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650: but hiswrathוְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678is against him that causethshameמֵבִֽישׁ׃me.VishH954.
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