1Theking’sמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428heartלֶב־lev-H3820is in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as theriversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325: heturnethיַטֶּֽנּוּ׃ya.Te.nuH5186it wherever hewillיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654.
2Everywayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376isrightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477in his owneyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: but theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068weighethוְתֹכֵ֖ןve.to.KhenH8505theheartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826.
4Anhighרוּם־rum-H7312lookעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869, and aproudוּרְחַב־u.re.chav-H7342heartלֵ֑בLevH3820, and theplowingH5215of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563, issinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403.
5Thethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of thediligentחָ֭רוּץCha.rutzH2742tend only toplenteousnessלְמוֹתָ֑רle.mo.TarH4195; but of every one that ishastyאָ֝֗ץ'AtzH213only towantלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
6Thegettingפֹּ֣עַלPo.'alH6467oftreasuresא֭וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rotH214by alyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267tongueבִּלְשׁ֣וֹןbil.ShonH3956is avanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892tossed to and frobyנִ֝דָּ֗ףni.DafH5086them thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁי־me.vak.shei-H1245deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
7Therobberyשֹׁד־shod-H7701of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563shalldestroyיְגוֹרֵ֑םye.go.RemH1641them; because theyrefuseמֵ֝אֲנ֗וּme.'a.NuH3985todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
8Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376isperverseהֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְha.fakh.PakhH2019andstrangeוָזָ֑רva.ZarH2054: but as for thepureוְ֝זַ֗ךְve.ZakhH2134, hisworkפָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.LoH6467isrightיָשָׁ֥רya.SharH3477.
9It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in acornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438of thehousetopגָּ֑גGagH1406, than with abrawlingמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmid.ya.NimH4079H4066womanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802in awideH2267houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
11When thescornerלֵ֭ץletzH3887ispunishedבַּעְנָשׁ־ba'.nosh-H6064, thesimpleפֶּ֑תִיPe.tiH6612is madewiseיֶחְכַּם־yech.kam-H2449: and when thewiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450isinstructedוּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥ילu.ve.has.KilH7919, hereceivethיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
12Therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662man wiselyconsiderethמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563: but Godoverthrowethמְסַלֵּ֖ףme.sa.LefH5557thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563for theirwickednessלָרָֽע׃la.Ra'H7451.
13Whoeverstoppethאֹטֵ֣ם'o.TemH331hisearsאָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noH241at thecryמִזַּעֲקַת־mi.za.'a.kat-H2201of thepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800, he also shallcryיִ֝קְרָ֗אyik.Ra'H7121himself, but shall not beheardיֵעָנֶֽה׃ye.'a.NehH6030.
14Agiftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976insecretבַּ֭סֵּתֶרBa.se.terH5643pacifiethיִכְפֶּה־yikh.peh-H3711angerאָ֑ף'AfH639: and arewardוְשֹׁ֥חַדve.Sho.chadH7810in thebosomבַּ֝חֵ֗קba.ChekH2436strongעַזָּֽה׃'a.ZahH5794wrathחֵמָ֥הche.MahH2534.
15It isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to thejustלַ֭צַּדִּיקLa.tza.dikH6662todoעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941: butdestructionוּ֝מְחִתָּ֗הu.me.chi.TahH4288shall be to theworkersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466ofiniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
16Themanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120thatwanderethתּ֭וֹעֶהTo.'ehH8582out of thewayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingהַשְׂכֵּ֑לhas.KelH7919shallremainיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in thecongregationבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of thedeadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496.
17He thatlovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157pleasureשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057shall be apoorמַ֭חְסוֹרMach.sorH4270manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376: he thatlovethאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157wineיַֽיִן־ya.yin-H3196andoilוָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081shall not berichיַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ya.'a.ShirH6238.
18Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563shall be aransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724for therighteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662, and thetransgressorבּוֹגֵֽד׃bo.GedH898for theuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477.
19It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427in thewildernessבְּאֶֽרֶץ־ מִדְבָּ֑רbe.'e.retz- mid.BarH776H4057, than with acontentiousמִדְיָנִ֣יםme.do.nimH4079H4066and anangryוָכָֽעַס׃va.Kha.'asH3708womanמֵאֵ֖שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802.
20There is atreasureאוֹצָ֤ר׀'o.TzarH214to bedesiredנֶחְמָ֣דnech.MadH2530andoilוָ֭שֶׁמֶןVa.she.menH8081in thedwellingבִּנְוֵ֣הbin.VehH5116of thewiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450; but afoolishוּכְסִ֖ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120spendeth itupיְבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ye.val.le.'E.nuH1104.
22Awiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manscalethעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of themightyגִּ֭בֹּרִיםGi.bo.rimH1368, and castethdownוַ֝יֹּ֗רֶדvai.Yo.redH3381thestrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of itsconfidenceמִבְטֶחָֽה׃miv.te.ChahH4009.
25Thedesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378of theslothfulעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102killethתְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּte.mi.Te.nuH4191him; for hishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027refuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985tolabourלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.
26Hecovetethהִתְאַוָּ֣הhit.'a.VahH183greedilyתַאֲוָ֑הta.'a.VahH8378all thedayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long: but therighteousוְצַדִּ֥יקve.tza.DikH6662givethיִ֝תֵּ֗ןyi.TenH5414andsparethיַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃yach.SokhH2820not.
27Thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֑הto.'e.VahH8441: how much more, when hebringethיְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vi.'E.nuH935it with a wickedmindבְזִמָּ֥הve.zi.MahH2154?
28Afalseכְּזָבִ֥יםke.za.VimH3577witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6: but themanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376thathearethשׁ֝וֹמֵ֗עַSho.Me.a'H8085speakethיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696constantlyלָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331.
29Awickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hardenethהֵעֵ֬זhe.'EzH5810hisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440: but as for theuprightוְ֝יָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477, hedirectethיָבִ֬יןya.chinH995H3559hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃de.ra.khavH1870.
30There is nowisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451norunderstandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394norcounselעֵ֝צָ֗ה'e.TzahH6098against theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
31Thehorseס֗וּסSusH5483ispreparedמ֭וּכָןMu.khonH3559for thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: butsafetyהַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃ha.te.shu.'AhH8668is from theLORDוְ֝לַֽיהוָ֗הve.la.Yah.wehH3068.
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