1Wineהַ֭יַּיןHai.yainH3196is amockerלֵ֣ץletzH3887, strongdrinkשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941isragingהֹמֶ֣הho.MehH1993: and whoever isdeceivedשֹׁ֥גֶהSho.gehH7686by it is notwiseיֶחְכָּֽם׃yech.KamH2449.
2Thefearאֵ֣ימַת'Ei.matH367of akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is as theroaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099of alionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715: whoever provoketh him toangerמִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹmit.'a.be.RoH5674sinnethחוֹטֵ֥אcho.Te'H2398against his ownsoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
3It is anhonourכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519for amanלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376toceaseשֶׁ֣בֶתShe.vetH7674fromstrifeמֵרִ֑יבme.RivH7379: but everyfoolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191will bemeddlingיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566.
4Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102will notplowיַחֲרֹ֑שׁya.cha.RoshH2790by reason of thecoldמֵ֭חֹרֶףMe.cho.refH2779; therefore shall hebegוְשָׁאַ֖לve.yish.'alH7592inharvestבַּקָּצִ֣ירba.ka.TzirH7105, and have nothing.
5Counselעֵצָ֣ה'e.TzahH6098in theheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820ofmanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is likedeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325; but amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָ֣הte.vu.NahH8394will draw itoutיִדְלֶֽנָּה׃yid.Le.nahH1802.
6Mostרָב־rov-H7230menאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120willproclaimיִ֭קְרָאYik.ra'H7121everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his owngoodnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617: but afaithfulאֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים'e.mu.NimH529manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376who canfindיִמְצָֽא׃yim.Tza'H4672?
9Who cansayיֹ֭אמַרYo.marH559, I have made myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820cleanזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135, I ampureטָ֝הַ֗רְתִּיta.Har.tiH2891from mysinמֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃me.cha.ta.TiH2403?
10DifferingweightsH68, and differingmeasuresH374,bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them arealikeגַּם־gam-H1571abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
11Even achildנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288isknownיִתְנַכֶּר־yit.na.ker-H5234by hisdoingsבְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיוBe.ma.'a.la.lavH4611, whether hisworkפָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.LoH6467ispureזַ֖ךְzakhH2134, and whether it isrightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477.
12Thehearingשֹׁ֭מַעַתSho.ma.'atH8085earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241, and theseeingרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869, theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213evenbothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.
13Loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.HavH157notsleepשֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahH8142, lest thou come topovertyתִּוָּרֵ֑שׁti.va.ReshH3423;openפְּקַ֖חpe.KachH6491thyeyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and thou shalt besatisfiedשְֽׂבַֽע־se.va'-H7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
14It isnothingרַ֣עra'H7451, it isnothingרַ֭עra'H7451,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559thebuyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069: but when he isgoneוְאֹזֵ֥לve.'o.ZelH235his way, then heboastethיִתְהַלָּֽל׃yit.ha.LalH1984.
15Thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091, and anabundanceוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230ofrubiesפְּנִינִ֑יםpe.ni.NimH6443: but thelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847are apreciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366jewelוּכְלִ֥יu.khe.LiH3627.
16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947hisgarmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899that issuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for astrangerזָ֑רZarH2114: and take apledgeחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254of him for anadulteressנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.rimH5237.
18Everypurposeמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284isestablishedתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559bycounselבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098: and with goodadviceוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458makeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
19He that goethaboutהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980as atalebearerרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400revealethגּֽוֹלֶה־go.leh-H1540secretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475: thereforemeddleתִתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148not with him thatflatterethוּלְפֹתֶ֥הu.le.fo.TehH6601with hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
20Whoevercursethמְ֭קַלֵּלMe.ka.lelH7043hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1or hismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517, hislampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216shall be putoutיִֽדְעַ֥ךְyid.'AkhH1846inobscureבֶּאֱשׁ֥וּןbe.'i.shonH380darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
21Aninheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159may be gottenhastilyמְבֹהֶ֣לֶתme.vu.che.letH926H973at thebeginningבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223; but theendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it shall not beblessedתְבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288.
22Sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559not thou, I willrecompenseאֲשַׁלְּמָה־'a.sha.le.mah-H7999evilרָ֑עRa'H7451; but waitonקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960theLORDלַֽ֝יהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, and he shallsaveוְיֹ֣שַֽׁעve.Yo.sha'H3467thee.
23DifferingweightsH68are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068; and afalseמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820balanceוּמֹאזְנֵ֖יu.moz.NeiH3976is notgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
24Man’sגָ֑בֶרGa.verH1397goingsמִצְעֲדֵי־mitz.'a.dei-H4703are of theLORDמֵיהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068; how can amanוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120thenunderstandיָּבִ֥יןya.VinH995his ownwayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870?
25It is asnareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170to themanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120whodevourethיָ֣לַעYa.la'H3216that which isholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, andafterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310vowsנְדָרִ֣יםne.da.RimH5088to makeenquiryלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239.
27Thespiritנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120is thelampנֵ֣רnerH5216of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,searchingחֹ֝פֵ֗שׂcho.FesH2664all the inwardpartsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of thebellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
28Mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617andtruthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571preserveיִצְּרוּ־yi.tze.ru-H5341thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428: and histhroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678isupheldוְסָעַ֖דve.sa.'AdH5582bymercyבַּחֶ֣סֶדba.Che.sedH2617.
29Thegloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of youngmenבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970is theirstrengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581: and thebeautyוַהֲדַ֖רva.ha.DarH1926of oldmenזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205is the grayheadשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.
30Thebluenessחַבֻּר֣וֹתcha.bu.RotH2250of awoundפֶּ֭צַעPe.tza'H6482cleansethתַּמְר֣וּקtam.rikH8562awayevilבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451: so dostripesוּ֝מַכּ֗וֹתu.ma.KotH4347the inwardpartsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of thebellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
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