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Proverbs 25:1-20

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.

9Debateרִ֣יבrivH7378thycauseרִֽ֭יבְךָRi.ve.khaH7379with thyneighbourרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453himself ; andrevealתְּגָֽל׃te.GalH1540not asecretוְס֖וֹדve.SodH5475toanotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312:

10Lest he thathearethשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085it put thee toshameיְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ye.cha.sed.KhaH2616, and thyinfamyוְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ve.di.ba.te.khaH1681turn notawayתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.

11Awordדָּ֝בָ֗רda.VarH1697fitlyאָפְנָֽיו׃'a.fe.NavH212 H655spokenדָּבֻ֥רda.VurH1696is likeapplesתַּפּוּחֵ֣יta.pu.CheiH8598ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091inpicturesבְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתbe.mas.ki.YotH4906ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701.

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.

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