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Proverbs 17:7-21

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.

11Anevilרָ֑עRa'H7451manseekethיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245onlyrebellionמְרִ֥יme.RiH4805: therefore acruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397shall besentיְשֻׁלַּח־ye.shu.lach-H7971against him.

12Let abearדֹּ֣בdoH1677robbedשַׁכּ֣וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelpsmeetפָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.oshH6298amanבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376, ratherthanוְאַל־ve.'al-H408afoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684in hisfollyבְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.val.ToH200.

13Whoeverrewardethמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,evilרָ֝עָ֗הra.'AhH7451shall notdepartתָמ֥וּשׁta.mishH4185from hishouseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.

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.

18Amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120voidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638ofunderstandingלֵ֭בlevH3820strikethתּוֹקֵ֣עַto.Ke.a'H8628handsכָּ֑ףKafH3709, andbecomethעֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH6148suretyעֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה'a.ru.BahH6161in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of hisfriendרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

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.

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