1Thepreparationsמַֽעַרְכֵי־ma.'ar.khei-H4633of theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820belong tomanלְאָדָ֥םle.'a.DamH120, and theanswerמַעֲנֵ֥הma.'a.NehH4617of thetongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956, is from theLORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
2All thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376arecleanזַ֣ךְzakhH2134in his owneyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869; but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068weighethוְתֹכֵ֖ןve.to.KhenH8505thespiritsרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307.
3Commitגֹּ֣לgolH1556thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, and thythoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284shall beestablishedוְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּve.yi.Ko.nuH3559.
4TheLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068hathmadeפָּעַ֣לpa.'AlH6466all things forhimselfלַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּla.ma.'a.Ne.huH4617: yea, even thewickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563for thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.
5Every one that isproudH1362inheartלֵ֑בLevH3820is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068: thoughhandיָ֥דyadH3027join inhandלְ֝יָ֗דle.YadH3027, he shall not beunpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
6Bymercyבְּחֶ֣סֶדbe.Che.sedH2617andtruthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771ispurgedיְכֻפַּ֣רye.khu.ParH3722: and by thefearוּבְיִרְאַ֥תu.ve.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068mendepartס֣וּרsurH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
7When aman’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870pleaseבִּרְצ֣וֹתbir.TzotH7521theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, he maketh even hisenemiesא֝וֹיְבָ֗יו'oy.VavH341to be atpeaceיַשְׁלִ֥םyash.LimH7999with him.
9Aman’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120heartלֵ֣בlevH3820devisethיְחַשֵּׁ֣בye.cha.ShevH2803hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870: but theLORDוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068directethיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559hisstepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.
10A divinesentenceקֶ֤סֶם׀Ke.semH7081is in thelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193of thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428: hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310transgressethיִמְעַל־yim.'al-H4603not injudgmentבְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טbe.mish.PatH4941.
11Ajustמִ֭שְׁפָּטMish.potH4941weightפֶּ֤לֶס׀Pe.lesH6425andbalanceוּמֹאזְנֵ֣יu.moz.NeiH3976are theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: all theweightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of thebagכִֽיס׃KhisH3599are hisworkמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639.
12It is anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441tokingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428tocommitעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562: for thethroneכִּסֵּֽא׃ki.Se'H3678isestablishedיִכּ֥וֹןyi.KonH3559byrighteousnessבִ֝צְדָקָ֗הvitz.da.KahH6666.
13Righteousצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193are thedelightרְצ֣וֹןre.TzonH7522ofkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428; and theyloveיֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.HavH157him thatspeakethוְדֹבֵ֖רve.do.VerH1696rightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477.
14Thewrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of akingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is asmessengersמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194: but awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376willpacifyיְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.khap.pe.Re.nahH3722it.
15In thelightבְּאוֹר־be.'or-H216of aking’sמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428countenanceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440islifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; and hisfavourוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹu.re.tzo.NoH7522is as acloudכְּעָ֣בke.'AvH5645of the latterrainמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃mal.Ko.oshH4456.
16How muchbetterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896is it togetקְֽנֹה־ke.noh-H7069wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451thangoldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742! and togetוּקְנ֥וֹתu.ke.NotH7069understandingבִּ֝ינָ֗הbi.NahH998rather to bechosenנִבְחָ֥רniv.CharH977thansilverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701!
17Thehighwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477is todepartס֣וּרsurH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: he thatkeepethנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870preservethשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347goethbeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440destructionשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667, and anhaughtyגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440afallכִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹןkhi.sha.LonH3783.
19Betterט֣וֹבTovH2896it is to be of anhumbleH8217spiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307with thelowlyעֲנָוִ֑יםa.ni.yimH6035H6041, than todivideמֵֽחַלֵּ֥קme.cha.LekH2505thespoilשָׁ֝לָ֗לSha.LalH7998with theproudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.
20He that handleth amatterדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697wiselyמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919shallfindיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: and whoevertrustethוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068,happyאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he.
21Thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820shall becalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121prudentנָב֑וֹןna.VonH995: and thesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of thelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193increasethיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254learningלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.
22Understandingשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922is awellspringמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416to him thathathבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167it: but theinstructionוּמוּסַ֖רu.mu.SarH4148offoolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191isfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
24Pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561are as anhoneycombצוּף־ דְּ֭בַשׁtzuf- De.vashH6688H1706,sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to thesoulלַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshH5315, andhealthוּמַרְפֵּ֥אu.mar.Pe'H4832to thebonesלָעָֽצֶם׃la.'A.tzemH6106.
25Thereisיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426awayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that seemethrightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477toלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, but theendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it is thewayדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
26Heנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatlabourethעָ֭מֵל'A.melH6001labourethעָ֣מְלָה'A.me.lahH5998for himself; for hismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310cravethאָכַ֖ף'a.KhafH404it of him.
27Anungodlyבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376diggethupכֹּרֶ֣הko.RehH3738evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451: and in hislipsשְׂ֝פָת֗וֹse.fa.tavH8193there is as aburningצָרָֽבֶת׃tza.Ra.vetH6867fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784.
28Aperverseתַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹתTah.pu.khotH8419manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sowethיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066: and awhispererH5372separatethמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504chieffriendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.
29Aviolentחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376enticethיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601hisneighbourרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453, andleadethH3212him into thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870that is notgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
31The hoaryheadשֵׂיבָ֑הsei.VahH7872is acrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofgloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597, if it isfoundתִּמָּצֵֽא׃ti.ma.Tze'H4672in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofrighteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666.
32He that isslowאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896than themightyמִגִּבּ֑וֹרmi.gi.BorH1368; and he thatrulethוּמֹשֵׁ֥לu.mo.ShelH4910hisspiritבְּ֝רוּח֗וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307than he thattakethמִלֹּכֵ֥דmi.lo.KhedH3920acityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.
33Thelotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486iscastיוּטַ֣לyu.TalH2904into thelapבַּ֭חֵיקBa.cheikH2436; but its wholedisposingמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃mish.pa.ToH4941is from theLORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
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