16Betterטוֹב־tov-H2896islittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592with thefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thangreatרָ֝֗בRavH7227treasureמֵאוֹצָ֥רme.'o.TzarH214andtroubleוּמְה֥וּמָהu.me.Hu.mahH4103with it.
17Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896is adinnerאֲרֻחַ֣ת'a.ru.ChatH737ofherbsיָ֭רָקYa.rokH3419whereloveוְאַהֲבָה־ve.'a.ha.vah-H160is, than astalledאָ֝ב֗וּס'a.VusH75oxמִשּׁ֥וֹרmi.ShorH7794andhatredוְשִׂנְאָה־ve.sin.'ah-H8135with it.
18Awrathfulחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376stirrethupיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066: but he that isslowוְאֶ֥רֶךve.'E.rekhH750toangerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639appeasethיַשְׁקִ֥יטyash.KitH8252strifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theslothfulעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102man is as anhedgeכִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim.Su.khatH4881ofthornsחָ֑דֶקCha.dekH2312: but thewayוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734of therighteousיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477is madeplainסְלֻלָֽה׃se.lu.LahH5549.
20Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121maketh agladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1: but afoolishוּכְסִ֥ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120despisethבּוֹזֶ֥הbo.ZehH959hismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.
21Follyאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to him that isdestituteלַחֲסַר־la.cha.sar-H2638ofwisdomלֵ֑בLevH3820: but amanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofunderstandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394walkethH3212uprightlyיְיַשֶׁר־ye.ya.sher-H3474.
22Withoutcounselס֑וֹדSodH5475purposesמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284aredisappointedהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565: but in themultitudeוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230ofcounsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289they areestablishedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
23Amanלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376hathjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057by theanswerבְּמַעֲנֵה־be.ma.'a.neh-H4617of hismouthפִ֑יוFivH6310: and awordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697spoken in dueseasonבְּעִתּ֣וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, howgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896it is !
24Thewayאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416isaboveלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605to thewiseלְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילle.mas.KilH7919, that he maydepartס֝֗וּרSurH5493fromhellמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585beneathמָֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.
25TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068willdestroyיִסַּ֥ח׀yi.SachH5255thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theproudגֵּ֭אִיםGe.'imH1343: but he willestablishוְ֝יַצֵּ֗בve.ya.TzevH5324theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of thewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
26Thethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of thewickedרָ֑עRa'H7451are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: but the words of thepureוּ֝טְהֹרִ֗יםu.te.ho.RimH2889arepleasantנֹֽעַם׃No.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.
27He that isgreedyבּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'H1214ofgainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215troublethעֹכֵ֣ר'o.KherH5916his ownhouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004; but he thathatethוְשׂוֹנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'H8130bribesמַתָּנֹ֣תma.ta.NotH4979shallliveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.
28Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662studiethיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897toanswerלַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.NotH6030: but themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563pourethיַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'H5042out evilthingsרָעֽוֹת׃ra.'otH7451.
29TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isfarרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350from thewickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563: but hehearethיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085theprayerוּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.LatH8605of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
30Thelightמְֽאוֹר־me.'or-H3974of theeyesעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869rejoicethיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820: and agoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896reportשְׁמוּעָ֥הshe.mu.'AhH8052makethH1878thebonesעָֽצֶם׃'A.tzemH6106fatH1878.
32He thatrefusethפּוֹרֵ֣עַpo.Re.a'H6544instructionמ֭וּסָרMu.sorH4148despisethמוֹאֵ֣סmo.'EsH3988his ownsoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: but he thathearethוְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085reproofתּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתto.Kha.chatH8433gettethק֣וֹנֶהKo.nehH7069understandingלֵּֽב׃LevH3820.
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