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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