1Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896is adryחֲ֭רֵבָהCha.re.vahH2720morselפַּ֣תpatH6595, andquietnessוְשַׁלְוָה־ve.shal.vah-H7962with it, than anhouseמִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392ofsacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077withstrifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379.
2Awiseמַשְׂכִּ֗ילmas.KilH7919servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650shall haveruleיִ֭מְשֹׁלYim.sholH4910over asonבְּבֵ֣ןbe.VenH1121that causethshameמֵבִ֑ישׁme.VishH954, and shall havepartיַחֲלֹ֥קya.cha.LokH2505of theinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159amongוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432thebrethrenאַ֝חִ֗ים'a.ChimH251.
3The refiningpotמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715is forsilverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701, and thefurnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564forgoldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068triethוּבֹחֵ֖ןu.vo.ChenH974theheartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826.
4A wickeddoerמֵ֭רַעMe.ra'H7489givethheedמַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.ShivH7181tofalseאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193; and aliarשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267givethearמֵ֝זִיןMe.zinH238to amischievousהַוֹּֽת׃ha.VotH1942tongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956.
5He thatmockethלֹעֵ֣גlo.'EgH3932thepoorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326reproachethחֵרֵ֣ףche.RefH2778hisMakerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213: and he that isgladשָׂמֵ֥חַsa.Me.achH8056atcalamitiesלְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'EidH343shall not beunpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
6Children’sבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121are thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of oldmenזְ֭קֵנִיםZe.ke.nimH2205; and thegloryוְתִפְאֶ֖רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597ofchildrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121is theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
7Excellentיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499speechשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193becomethנָאוָ֣הna.VahH5000not afoolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036: much less dolyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193aprinceלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081.
8Abribeהַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadH7810is as apreciousחֵ֣ןchenH2580stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of him thathathבְעָלָ֑יוve.'a.LavH1167it: wherever itturnethיִפְנֶ֣הyif.NehH6437, itprosperethיַשְׂכִּֽיל׃yas.KilH7919.
9He thatcoverethמְֽכַסֶּה־me.kha.seh-H3680atransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160; but he thatrepeatethוְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.NehH8138amatterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatethמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504veryfriendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.
10Areproofגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606enterethתֵּ֣חַתTe.chatH5181more into a wisemanבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995than anhundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967stripesמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221into afoolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.
14Thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225ofstrifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066is as when one lettethoutפּ֣וֹטֵֽרPo.terH6362waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325: therefore withdrawfromנְטֽוֹשׁ׃ne.To.oshH5203contentionהָרִ֥יבha.RivH7379,beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440it bemeddledהִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗עhit.ga.La'H1566with.
15He thatjustifiethמַצְדִּ֣יקmatz.DikH6663thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563, and he thatcondemnethוּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַu.mar.Shi.a'H7561thejustצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662, even theybothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147areabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
16Why is there apriceמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of afoolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684togetלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, seeing he hath noheartוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820to it ?
17Afriendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157at alltimesעֵ֭ת'etH6256, and abrotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251isbornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205foradversityלְ֝צָרָ֗הle.tza.RahH6869.
19Helovethאֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hevH157transgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588thatlovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157strifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683: and he thatexaltethמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361hisgateפִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.ChoH6607seekethמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245destructionשָֽׁבֶר׃Sha.verH7667.
20He that hath aperverseעִקֶּשׁ־'i.kesh-H6141heartלֵ֭בlevH3820findethיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672nogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: and he that hath aperverseוְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.PakhH2015tongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallethיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307intomischiefבְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'AhH7451.
21He thatbegettethיֹלֵ֣דyo.LedH3205afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684doeth it to hissorrowלְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahH8424: and thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of afoolנָבָֽל׃na.ValH5036hath nojoyיִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.MachH8055.
22Amerryשָׂ֭מֵחַSa.me.achH8056heartלֵ֣בlevH3820doethgoodיֵיטִ֣בyei.TivH3190like amedicineגֵּהָ֑הge.HahH1456: but abrokenנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307driethתְּיַבֶּשׁ־te.ya.besh-H3001thebonesגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
23Awickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563mantakethיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947abribeשֹׁ֣חַדSho.chadH7810out of thebosomמֵ֭חֵיקMe.cheikH2436topervertלְ֝הַטּ֗וֹתle.ha.TotH5186thewaysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
24Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is before him that hathunderstandingפְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣יןpe.Nei me.VinH6440H995; but theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of afoolכְ֝סִ֗ילkhe.SilH3684are in theendsבִּקְצֵה־bik.tzeh-H7097of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
25Afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is agriefכַּ֣עַסKa.'asH3708to hisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1, andbitternessוּ֝מֶ֗מֶרu.Me.merH4470to her thatboreלְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃le.yo.lad.ToH3205him.
26Also topunishעֲנ֣וֹשׁa.No.oshH6064thejustלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662is notgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896, nor tostrikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221princesנְדִיבִ֣יםne.di.VimH5081forequityיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476.
27He thathathיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847sparethחוֹשֵׂ֣ךְcho.SekhH2820hiswordsאֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravH561: and amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394is of anexcellentיְקַרve.kar-H3368H7119spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307.
28Even afoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, when he holdeth hispeaceמַ֭חֲרִישׁMa.cha.rishH2790, iscountedיֵחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450: and he thatshuttethאֹטֵ֖ם'o.TemH331hislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193is esteemed a man ofunderstandingנָבֽוֹן׃na.VonH995.
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