1Betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896is thepoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326thatwalkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in hisintegrityבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537, than he that isperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141in hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193, and is afoolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684.
2Also, that thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315be withoutknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847, it is notgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896; and he thathastethוְאָ֖ץve.'AtzH213with hisfeetבְּרַגְלַ֣יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272sinnethחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398.
3Thefoolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200ofmanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120pervertethתְּסַלֵּ֣ףte.sa.LefH5557hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870: and hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820frettethיִזְעַ֥ףyiz.'AfH2196against theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
4Wealthה֗וֹןHonH1952makethיֹ֭סִיףYo.sifH3254manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227friendsרֵעִ֣יםre.'ImH7453; but thepoorוְ֝דָ֗לve.DalH1800isseparatedיִפָּרֵֽד׃yi.pa.RedH6504from hisneighbourמֵרֵ֥עהוּme.Re.'.huH7453.
5Afalseשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shall not beunpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352, and he thatspeakethוְיָפִ֥יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּ֝זָבִ֗יםke.za.VimH3577shall notescapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
6Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227willentreatיְחַלּ֣וּye.cha.LuH2470thefavourפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440of theprinceנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081: and every man is afriendהָ֝רֵ֗עַha.Re.a'H7453tohimלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376that givethgiftsמַתָּֽן׃ma.TanH4976.
7All thebrethrenאֲחֵי־'a.chei-H251of thepoorרָ֨שׁ׀rashH7326dohateשְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huH8130him: how much more do hisfriendsמְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.huH4828gofarרָחֲק֣וּra.cha.KuH7368from him? hepursuethמְרַדֵּ֖ףme.ra.DefH7291them withwordsאֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimH561, yet they are gone.
8He thatgettethקֹֽנֶה־ko.neh-H7069wisdomלֵּ֭בlevH3820lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157his ownsoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: he thatkeepethשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394shallfindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
9Afalseשְׁ֭קָרִיםShe.ka.rimH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707shall not beunpunishedיִנָּקֶ֑הyi.na.KehH5352, and he thatspeakethוְיָפִ֖יחַve.ya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּזָבִ֣יםke.za.VimH3577shallperishיֹאבֵֽד׃ פyo.VedH6.
10Delightתַּעֲנ֑וּגta.'a.NugH8588is notproperנָאוֶ֣הna.VehH5000for afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684; much less for aservantלְעֶ֤בֶד׀le.'E.vedH5650to haveruleמְשֹׁ֬לme.SholH4910overprincesבְּשָׂרִֽים׃be.sa.RimH8269.
11Thediscretionשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922of amanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120deferrethהֶאֱרִ֣יךְhe.'e.RikhH748hisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639; and it is hisgloryוְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹve.ti.Peh.'ar.ToH8597to passoverעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674atransgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588.
12Theking’sמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wrathזַ֣עַףZa.'afH2197is as theroaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of alionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715; but hisfavourרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.NoH7522is asdewוּכְטַ֖לu.khe.TalH2919upon thegrassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212.
13Afoolishכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121is thecalamityהַוֹּ֣תha.VotH1942of hisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1: and thecontentionsמִדְיְנֵ֥יmid.ye.NeiH4079of awifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802are acontinualטֹ֝רֵ֗דto.RedH2956droppingוְדֶ֥לֶףve.De.lefH1812.
14Houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004andrichesוָ֭הוֹןVa.honH1952are theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159offathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1: and aprudentמַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃mas.Ka.letH7919wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802is from theLORDוּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehH3068.
15Slothfulnessעַ֭צְלָה'Atz.lahH6103castethתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307into a deepsleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.MahH8639; and anidleרְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahH7423soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315shall sufferhungerתִרְעָֽב׃tir.'AvH7456.
16He thatkeepethשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104thecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687keepethשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104his ownsoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315; but he thatdespisethבּוֹזֵ֖הbo.ZehH959hiswaysדְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.KhavH1870shalldieיָמֽוּת׃yu.matH4191.
17He that hathpityח֣וֹנֵֽןCho.nenH2603upon thepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800lendethמַלְוֵ֣הmal.VehH3867to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068; and that which he hathgivenוּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹu.ge.mu.LoH1576will he pay himagainיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999.
18Chastenיַסֵּ֣רya.SerH3256thysonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121while thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615, and let not thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315spareתִּשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375for hiscryingהֲ֝מִית֗וֹha.mi.ToH4191.
19Amanגְּֽדָלgo.ral-H1419ofgreatH1632wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534shallsufferנֹ֣שֵׂאNo.se'H5375punishmentעֹ֑נֶשׁ'O.neshH6066: for if thoudeliverתַּ֝צִּ֗ילta.TzilH5337him, yet thou must do itagainתּוֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254.
20Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098, andreceiveוְקַבֵּ֣לve.ka.BelH6901instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148, that thou mayest bewiseתֶּחְכַּ֥םtech.KamH2449in thy latterendבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319.
21There aremanyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227devicesמַחֲשָׁב֣וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284in aman’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820; nevertheless thecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that shallstandתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.
22Thedesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120is hiskindnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617: and a poormanרָ֝שׁrashH7326isbetterוְטֽוֹב־ve.tov-H2896thanמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376aliarכָּזָֽב׃ka.ZavH3577.
23Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068tendeth tolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416: and he that hath it shallabideיָ֝לִ֗יןya.LinH3885satisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֥עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649; he shall not bevisitedיִפָּ֥קֶדyi.Pa.kedH6485withevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.
24Aslothfulעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102manhidethטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934hishandיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in hisbosomבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747, and will not so much asbringH7725it to hismouthפִּ֝֗יהוּPi.huH6310againH7725.
25Smiteתַּ֭כֶּהTa.kehH5221ascornerלֵ֣ץletzH3887, and thesimpleוּפֶ֣תִיu.Fe.tiH6612willbewareיַעְרִ֑םya'.RimH6191: andreproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198one that hathunderstandingלְ֝נָב֗וֹןle.na.VonH995, and he willunderstandיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
26He thatwastethמְֽשַׁדֶּד־me.sha.ded-H7703hisfatherאָ֭ב'avH1, and chasethawayיַבְרִ֣יחַyav.Ri.achH1272hismotherאֵ֑ם'EmH517, is asonבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121that causethshameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954, and bringethreproachוּמַחְפִּֽיר׃u.mach.PirH2659.
28Anungodlyבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707scornethיָלִ֣יץya.LitzH3887judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941: and themouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563devourethיְבַלַּע־ye.va.la'-H1104iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
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