1These are alsoproverbsמִשְׁלֵ֣יmish.LeiH4912ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, which themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י׀'an.SheiH582ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֬הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063copiedoutהֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275.
2It is thegloryכְּבֹ֣דke.VodH3519ofGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430toconcealהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641athingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: but thehonourוּכְבֹ֥דu.khe.VodH3519ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428is to searchoutחֲקֹ֣רcha.KorH2713amatterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
3Theheavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064forheightלָ֭רוּםLa.rumH7312, and theearthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776fordepthלָעֹ֑מֶקla.'O.mekH6011, and theheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428isunsearchableחֵֽקֶר׃Che.kerH2714.
4Takeawayהָג֣וֹha.GoH1898thedrossסִיגִ֣יםsi.GimH5509from thesilverמִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.sefH3701, and there shall comeforthוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318avesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627for therefinerלַצֹּרֵ֣ףla.tzo.RefH6884.
5Takeawayהָג֣וֹha.GoH1898thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563frombeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, and histhroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678shall beestablishedוְיִכּ֖וֹןve.yi.KonH3559inrighteousnessבַּצֶּ֣דֶקba.Tze.dekH6664.
6Put notforthתִּתְהַדַּ֥רtit.ha.DarH1921thyself in thepresenceלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440of thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, andstandתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975not in theplaceוּבִמְק֥וֹםu.vim.KomH4725ofgreatגְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםge.do.LimH1419men :
7Forbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896it is that it besaidאֲמָר־'a.mor-H559to thee, Comeupעֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehH5927here; than that thou shouldest be putlowerמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khaH8213in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of theprinceנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081whom thyeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869haveseenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200.
8Go notforthתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318hastilyמַ֫הֵ֥רma.HerH4118tostriveלָרִ֗בla.RivH7378, lest thou know not what todoתַּ֭עֲשֶׂהTa.'a.sehH6213in itsendבְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּbe.'a.cha.ri.TahH319, when thyneighbourרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453hath put thee toshameבְּהַכְלִ֖יםbe.hakh.LimH3637.
10Lest he thathearethשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085it put thee toshameיְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ye.cha.sed.KhaH2616, and thyinfamyוְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ve.di.ba.te.khaH1681turn notawayתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.
12As anearringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091, and anornamentוַחֲלִי־va.cha.li-H2481of finegoldכָ֑תֶםKha.temH3800, so is awiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450reproverמוֹכִ֥יחַmo.Khi.achH3198upon anobedientשֹׁמָֽעַת׃sho.Ma.'atH8085earאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241.
13As thecoldכְּצִנַּת־ke.tzi.nat-H6793ofsnowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀She.legH7950in thetimeבְּי֬וֹםbe.YomH3117ofharvestקָצִ֗ירka.TzirH7105, so is afaithfulנֶ֭אֱמָןNe.'e.monH539messengerצִ֣ירtzirH6735to them thatsendלְשֹׁלְחָ֑יוle.sho.le.ChavH7971him: for herefreshethיָשִֽׁיב׃ פya.ShivH7725thesoulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of hismastersאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113.
14Whoeverאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376boastethמִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗לmit.ha.LelH1984himself of afalseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267giftבְּמַתַּת־be.ma.tat-H4991is likecloudsנְשִׂיאִ֣יםne.si.'ImH5387andwindוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307withoutrainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653.
15Bylongבְּאֹ֣רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753forbearingאַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimH639is aprinceקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101persuadedיְפֻתֶּ֣הye.fu.TehH6601, and asoftרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breakethתִּשְׁבָּר־tish.bor-H7665theboneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.
16Hast thoufoundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398so much as issufficientדַּיֶּ֑ךָּdai.Ye.kaH1767for thee, lest thou befilledתִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּtis.ba.'E.nuH7646with it, andvomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958it.
17Withdrawהֹקַ֣רho.KarH3365thyfootרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272from thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004; lest he bewearyיִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗yis.ba.'a.khaH7646of thee, and sohateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130thee.
18Amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thatbearethעֹנֶ֥ה'o.NehH6030falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against hisneighbourבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453is aclubמֵפִ֣יץme.FitzH4650, and aswordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719, and asharpשָׁנ֑וּןsha.NunH8150arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671.
19Confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009in an unfaithfulmanבּ֝וֹגֵ֗דbo.GedH898intimeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869is like abrokenרֹ֭עָהRo.'ahH7465toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127, and afootוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272out ofjointH4154.
20As he that takethawayמַ֥עֲדֶהMa.'a.dehH5710agarmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899incoldקָ֭רָהKa.rahH7135weatherבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, and asvinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558uponsodaנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427, so is he thatsingethוְשָׁ֥רve.SharH7891songsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892to anheavyרָֽע׃ פRa'H7451heartלֶב־lev-H3820.
21If thyenemyשֹׂ֭נַאֲךָSo.na.'a.khaH8130shallhungerרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457, give himbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899toeatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398; and if he shallthirstצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771, give himwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325todrinkהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248:
22For thou shaltheapחֹתֶ֣הcho.TehH2846coals offireגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, and theLORDוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shallrewardיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999thee.
23Thenorthצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307drivethawayתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלte.Cho.lelH2342rainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653: so doth anangryנִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםniz.'a.MimH2194countenanceוּפָנִ֥יםu.fa.NimH6440abackbitingסָֽתֶר׃Sa.terH5643tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.
24It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427in acornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438of thehousetopגָּ֑גGagH1406, than with abrawlingמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nimH4079H4066womanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802and in awideH2267houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
25Ascoldקָ֭רִיםKa.rimH7119watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to athirstyעֲיֵפָ֑ה'a.ye.FahH5889soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, so isgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsוּשְׁמוּעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052from afarמֶרְחָֽק׃mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
26Arighteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662man fallingdownמָ֣טmatH4131beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563is as atroubledנִ֭רְפָּשׂNir.posH7515fountainמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599, and acorruptמָשְׁחָ֑תma.she.ChatH7843springוּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.KorH4726.
27It is notgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896toeatאָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.KholH398muchהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706: so for men tosearchוְחֵ֖קֶרve.Che.kerH2714their owngloryכְּבֹדָ֣םke.vo.DamH3519is notgloryכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519.
28Heאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376that hath noruleמַעְצָ֣רma'.TzarH4623over his ownspiritלְרוּחֽוֹ׃le.ru.ChoH7307is like acityעִ֣יר'irH5892that is brokendownפְּ֭רוּצָהPe.ru.tzahH6555, and withoutwallsחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346.
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