Proverbs 20
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Proverbs 20:10-23

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.
17Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899ofdeceitשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267issweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156to amanלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376; butafterwardsוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310hismouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310shall befilledיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390withgravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687.
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.
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