1A goodnameשֵׁ֭םShemH8034is rather to bechosenנִבְחָ֣רniv.CharH977thangreatרָ֑בRavH7227richesמֵעֹ֣שֶׁרme.'O.sherH6239, andlovingטֽוֹב׃TovH2896favourחֵ֣ןchenH2580rather thansilverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701andgoldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בu.mi.za.HavH2091.
2Therichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223andpoorוָרָ֣שׁva.RashH7326meettogetherנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298: theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is themakerעֹשֵׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213of them all.
3Aprudentעָר֤וּם׀'a.RumH6175manforeseethרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200theevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, andhidethוְנִסְתָּ֑רve.yi.sa.terH5641himself: but thesimpleוּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםu.fe.ta.YimH6612passonעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674, and arepunishedוְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃Ve.ne.'e.Na.shuH6064.
5Thornsצִנִּ֣יםtzi.NimH6791andsnaresפַּ֭חִיםPa.chimH6341are in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of theperverseעִקֵּ֑שׁ'i.KeshH6141: he that dothkeepשׁוֹמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall befarיִרְחַ֥קyir.ChakH7368from them.
6Trainupחֲנֹ֣ךְcha.NokhH2596achildלַ֭נַּעַרLa.na.'arH5288in thewayדַרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870he shouldgoפִּ֣יpiH6310: and when he isoldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.KinH2204, he will notdepartיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from it.
7Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223rulethיִמְשׁ֑וֹלyim.SholH4910over thepoorבְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.ShimH7326, and theborrowerלֹ֝וֶ֗הlo.VehH3867isservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650to thelenderלְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃le.'Ish mal.VehH376H3867.
8He thatsowethזוֹרֵ֣עַzo.Re.a'H2232iniquityעַ֭וְלָה'Av.lahH5766shallreapיִקְצָרyik.tzor-H7114vanityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205: and therodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626of hisangerעֶבְרָת֣וֹev.ra.ToH5678shallfailיִכְלֶֽה׃yikh.LehH3615.
9He that hath abountifulטֽוֹב־tov-H2896eyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869shall beblessedיְבֹרָ֑ךְye.vo.RakhH1288; for hegivethנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414of hisbreadמִלַּחְמ֣וֹmi.lach.MoH3899to thepoorלַדָּֽל׃la.DalH1800.
11He thatlovethאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157purenessטְהָרte.hor-H2890H2889ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820, for thegraceחֵ֥ןchenH2580of hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193thekingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428shall be hisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453.
12Theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068preserveנָ֣צְרוּNa.tze.ruH5341knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, and heoverthrowethוַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ףvay.sa.LefH5557thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thetransgressorבֹגֵֽד׃vo.GedH898.
13Theslothfulעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102mansaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, There is alionאֲרִ֣י'a.RiH738outsideבַח֑וּץva.ChutzH2351, I shall beslainאֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃'E.ra.Tze.achH7523inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thestreetsרְ֝חֹב֗וֹתre.cho.VotH7339.
14Themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of anadulteressזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114is adeepעֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kahH6013pitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745: he that isabhorredזְע֥וּםze.'UmH2194by theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shallfallיִפָּלyi.pol-H5307in it.
15Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isboundקְשׁוּרָ֣הke.shu.RahH7194in theheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of achildנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288; but therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofcorrectionמ֝וּסָ֗רmu.SarH4148shall drive itfarיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar.chi.Ke.nahH7368from him.
16He thatoppressethעֹ֣שֵֽׁק'O.shekH6231thepoorדָּ֭לdalH1800toincreaseלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתle.har.BotH7235his riches, and he thatgivethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414to therichלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223, shall surely come towantלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.SorH4270.
18For it is a pleasantthingנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273if thoukeepestתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104themwithinבְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbe.vit.Ne.khaH990thee; they shallallיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162bereadyיִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuH3559on thylipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
19That thytrustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009may be in theLORDבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068, I have madeknownהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָho.da'.Ti.khaH3045to thee thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, even to thee.
20Have not Iwrittenכָתַ֣בְתִּיkha.Tav.tiH3789totheeH8032excellentthingsשָׁלִישִׁ֑יםshil.shomH7991incounselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andknowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,
21That I might make theeknowלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thecertaintyקֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shetH7189of thewordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561oftruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571; that thou mightestanswerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725thewordsאֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.RimH561oftruthאֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.MetH571to them thatsendלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.khaH7971to thee?
22Robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497not thepoorדָּ֭לdalH1800, because he ispoorדַל־dal-H1800: neitheroppressתְּדַכֵּ֖אte.da.Ke'H1792theafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041in thegateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179:
23For theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willpleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378theircauseרִיבָ֑םri.VamH7379, andspoilוְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'H6906thesoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315of those thatspoiledקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םkoe.'ei.HemH6906them.
24Make nofriendshipתִּ֭תְרַעTit.ra'H7462with anangryאָ֑ף'AfH639manבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167; and with afuriousחֵ֝מוֹתChe.motH2534manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thou shalt notgoתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935:
26Be not thou one of them thatstrikeבְתֹֽקְעֵי־ve.to.ke.'ei-H8628handsכָ֑ףKhafH3709, or of them that aresuretiesבַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםba.'o.re.VimH6148fordebtsמַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ma.sha.'otH4859.
27If thou hast nothing topayלְשַׁלֵּ֑םle.sha.LemH7999, why should he takeawayיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947thybedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mish.ka.ve.khaH4904from under thee?
28Removeתַּ֭סֵּגTa.segH5253not theancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769landmarkגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366, which thyfathersאֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1havesetעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.
29Seestחָזִ֡יתָcha.Zi.taH2372thou amanאִ֤ישׁ׀'ishH376diligentמָ֘הִ֤ירma.HirH4106in hisbusinessבִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399? he shallstandיִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.TzavH3320beforeלִֽפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428; he shall notstandיִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440obscureחֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פcha.shu.KimH2823men .
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