1Be not thouenviousתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065againstevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451menבְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbe.'an.SheiH582, neitherdesireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183to be with them.
2For theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820studiethיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897destructionשֹׁ֭דshodH7701, and theirlipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.HemH8193talkתְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃te.da.Be.re.nahH1696ofmischiefוְ֝עָמָ֗לve.'a.MalH5999.
3Throughwisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451is anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004builtיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129; and byunderstandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394it isestablishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559:
5Awiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450manגֶּֽבֶר־ge.ver-H1397isstrongבַּע֑וֹזba.'ozH5797; and amanוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofknowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847increasethמְאַמֶּץ־me.'a.metz-H553strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.
6For by wisecounselבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotH8458thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thywarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: and inmultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofcounsellorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there issafetyוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.
9Thethoughtזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154offoolishnessאִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.letH200issinחַטָּ֑אתcha.TatH2403: and thescornerלֵֽץ׃LetzH3887is anabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441tomenלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120.
11If thourefrainethתַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃tach.SokhH2820todeliverהַ֭צֵּלHa.tzelH5337them that aredrawnלְקֻחִ֣יםle.ku.ChimH3947todeathלַמָּ֑וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, and those that arereadyוּמָטִ֥יםu.ma.TimH4131to beslainלַ֝הֶ֗רֶגla.He.regH2027;
12If thousayestתֹאמַ֗רto.MarH559, Behold, weknewיָדַ֪עְנ֫וּya.Da'.NuH3045it not; doth not he thatweighethתֹ֘כֵ֤ןto.KhenH8505theheartלִבּ֨וֹת׀li.BotH3826considerיָבִ֗יןya.VinH995it ? and he thatkeepethוְנֹצֵ֣רve.no.TzerH5341thysoulנַ֭פְשְׁךָNaf.she.khaH5315, doth not heknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it ? and shall not herenderוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725to everymanלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120according to hisworksכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467?
13Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,eatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398thouhoneyדְבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706, because it isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896; and thehoneycombוְנֹ֥פֶתve.No.fetH5317, which issweetמָ֝ת֗וֹקma.TokH4966to thytasteחִכֶּֽךָ׃chi.Ke.khaH2441:
14So shall theknowledgeדְּעֶ֥הde.'EhH3045ofwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451be to thysoulלְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָle.Naf.She.khaH5315: when thou hastfoundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672it, then there shallbeוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426arewardאַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.RitH319, and thyexpectationוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shall not be cutoffתִכָּרֵֽת׃ פti.ka.RetH3772.
15Lay notwaitתֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.RoH693, Owickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man, against thedwellingלִנְוֵ֣הlin.VehH5116of therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;destroyתְּשַׁדֵּ֥דte.sha.DedH7703not his restingplaceרִבְצוֹ׃riv.TzoH7258:
16For ajustצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662manfallethיִפּ֣וֹלyi.PolH5307seventimesשֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'H7651, and risethagainוָקָ֑םva.KamH6965: but thewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shallfallיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782intomischiefבְרָעָֽה׃ve.ra.'AhH7451.
17Rejoiceתִּשְׂמָ֑חtis.MachH8055not when thyenemyאֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ'oy.vei.khaH341fallethבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307, and let not thyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820begladיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523when hestumblethוּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹu.vi.ka.she.LoH3782:
18Lest theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200it, and itdispleaseוְרַ֣ע בְּעֵינָ֑יוve.Ra' be.'ei.NavH7489H5869him, and he turnawayוְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.ShivH7725hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639from him.
19Fretתִּתְחַ֥רtit.CharH2734not thyself because ofevilבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'ImH7489men, neither be thouenviousתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'H7065at thewickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ba.re.sha.'ImH7563;
20For there shall be norewardאַחֲרִ֣ית'a.cha.RitH319to theevilלָרָ֑עla.Ra'H7451man ; thelampנֵ֖רnerH5216of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be putoutיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846.
21Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,fearיְרָֽא־ye.ra'-H3372thou theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428: andmeddleתִּתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148not with them that are given tochangeשׁ֝וֹנִ֗יםSho.NimH8138:
22For theircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343shallriseיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965suddenlyפִ֭תְאֹםFit.'omH6597; and whoknowethיוֹדֵֽעַ׃ סyo.De.a'H3045theruinוּפִ֥ידu.FidH6365of thembothשְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗םShe.nei.HemH8147?
23These things also belong to thewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450. It is notgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896to haverespectהַֽכֵּר־ha.ker-H5234ofpersonsפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440injudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941.
24He thatsaithאֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀'o.MerH559to thewickedלְרָשָׁע֮le.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou artrighteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662; him shall thepeopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971curseH5344,nationsלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816shallabhorיִזְעָמ֥וּהוּyiz.'a.Mu.huH2194him:
25But to them thatrebukeוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםve.la.mo.khi.ChimH3198him shall bedelightיִנְעָ֑םyin.'AmH5276, and agoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896blessingבִרְכַּת־vir.kat-H1293shallcomeתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon them.
26Every man shallkissיִשָּׁ֑קyi.ShakH5401hislipsשְׂפָתַ֥יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193thatgivethמֵ֝שִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725arightנְכֹחִֽים׃ne.kho.ChimH5228answerדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697.
27Prepareהָ֘כֵ֤ןha.KhenH3559thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khaH4399outsideבַּח֨וּץ׀ba.ChutzH2351, and make itfitוְעַתְּדָ֣הּve.'a.te.DahH6257for thyself in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.DehH7704; andafterwardsאַ֝חַ֗ר'a.CharH310buildוּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129thyhouseבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פvei.Te.khaH1004.
28Be not awitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707against thyneighbourבְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khaH7453withoutcauseחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600; anddeceiveוַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָva.ha.fi.Ti.taH6601not with thylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bis.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
29Sayתֹּאמַ֗רto.MarH559not, I willdoעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213so to him as he hathdoneאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to me: I willrenderאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725to themanלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376according to hisworkכְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.LoH6467.
30Iwentעָבַ֑רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674by thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of theslothfulאִישׁ־ עָצֵ֣ל'ish- 'a.TzelH376H6102, and by thevineyardכֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.remH3754of themanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120voidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638ofunderstandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820;
31And, lo, it was all grownoverעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927withthornsקִמְּשֹׂנִ֗יםki.me.so.NimH7063, andnettlesחֲרֻלִּ֑יםcha.ru.LimH2738hadcoveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680thefaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440of it, and itsstoneאֲבָנָ֣יו'a.va.NavH68wallוְגֶ֖דֶרve.Ge.derH1444was brokendownנֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ne.he.Ra.sahH2040.
32Then Isawוָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣הva.'e.che.ZehH2372, and considered itwellאָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י'a.Shit li.BiH7896H3820: Ilookedרָ֝אִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200upon it, andreceivedלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.
34So shall thypovertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935as one thattravellethמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980; and thywantוּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָu.mach.so.Rei.khaH4270as anarmedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.
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