1Assnowכַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ka.She.legH7950insummerבַּקַּ֗יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019, and asrainוְכַמָּטָ֥רve.kha.ma.TarH4306inharvestבַּקָּצִ֑ירba.ka.TzirH7105, sohonourכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519is notproperנָאוֶ֖הna.VehH5000for afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
2As thebirdכַּצִּפּ֣וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833bywanderingלָ֭נוּדLa.nudH5110, as theswallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.RorH1866byflyingלָע֑וּףla.'UfH5774, so thecurseקִֽלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045causelessחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600shall notcomeתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935.
3Awhipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752for thehorseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483, abridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964for thedonkeyלַחֲמ֑וֹרla.cha.MorH2543, and arodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626for thefool’sכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460.
4Answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030not afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684according to hisfollyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200, lest thou also belikeתִּשְׁוֶה־tish.veh-H7737him.
5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030afoolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684according to hisfollyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200, lest he bewiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his ownconceitבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
7Thelegsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785of thelameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achH6455are notequalדַּלְי֣וּdal.YuH1809: so is aparableוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310offoolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
8As he thatbindethכִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.RorH6872H6887astoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68in aslingבְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.MahH4773, so is he thatgivethנוֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414honourכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519to afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
9As athornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336goethupעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of adrunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910, so is aparableוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310offoolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
10ThegreatH7227God thatformedH2342all things bothrewardethוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936thefoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684, andrewardethוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936transgressorsעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674.
11As adogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611returnethשָׁ֣בshavH7725to hisvomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892, so afoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684returnethשׁוֹנֶ֥הsho.NehH8138to hisfollyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ve.'i.val.ToH200.
12Seestרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200thou amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his ownconceitבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869? there is morehopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615of afoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684than of him.
13Theslothfulעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102mansaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, There is alionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826in thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870; alionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738is in thestreetsהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339.
14As thedoorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnethתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437upon itshingesצִירָ֑הּtzi.RahH6735, so doth theslothfulוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102upon hisbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.
15Theslothfulעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102hidethטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934hishandיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in hisbosomבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747; itgrievethנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'AhH3811him to bring itagainלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725to hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
16Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his ownconceitבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869than sevenmenמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651that canrenderמְשִׁ֣יבֵיme.Shi.veiH7725areasonטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.
17He that passethbyעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674, andmeddlethמִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗רmit.'a.BerH5674withstrifeרִ֥יבrivH7379belonging not to him, is like one thattakethמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388adogכָ֑לֶבKha.levH3611by theearsבְּאָזְנֵי־be.'a.ze.nei-H241.
19So is themanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376thatdeceivethרִמָּ֣הri.MahH7411hisneighbourרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453, andsaithוְ֝אָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, Am not I insportמְשַׂחֵ֥קme.sa.ChekH7832?
20Wherenoבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657woodעֵ֭צִים'E.tzimH6086is, there thefireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784goethoutתִּכְבֶּה־tikh.beh-H3518: so where there is notalebearerH5372, thestrifeמָדֽוֹן׃ma.DonH4066ceasethיִשְׁתֹּ֥קyish.TokH8367.
21Ascoalsפֶּחָ֣םpe.ChamH6352are to burningcoalsלְ֭גֶחָלִיםLe.ge.cha.limH1513, andwoodוְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.TzimH6086tofireלְאֵ֑שׁle.'EshH784; so is acontentiousמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nimH4079H4066manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376tokindleלְחַרְחַר־le.char.char-H2787strifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.
22Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of atalebearerH5372are aswoundsכְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםke.mit.la.ha.MimH3859, and they godownיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into the innermostpartsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of thebellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
23Burningדֹּלְקִ֣יםdo.le.KimH1814lipsשְׂפָתַ֖יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193and awickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451heartוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820are like apotsherdחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789coveredמְצֻפֶּ֣הme.tzu.PehH6823withsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701drossסִ֭יגִיםSi.gimH5509.
24He thathatethשׂוֹנֵ֑אso.Ne'H8130disguisethיִנָּכֵ֣רyi.na.KherH5234with hislipsבִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbis.fa.tovH8193, and layethupיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820withinוּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130him;
25When hespeakethק֭וֹלוֹko.loH6963kindlyיְחַנֵּ֣ןye.cha.NenH2603,believeתַּֽאֲמֶן־ta.'a.men-H539him not: for there aresevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651abominationsתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.
26Whosehatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135iscoveredתִּכַּסֶּ֣הti.ka.SehH3680bydeceitבְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹןbe.ma.sha.'onH4860, hiswickednessרָעָת֣וֹra.'a.ToH7451shall berevealedתִּגָּלֶ֖הti.ga.LehH1540before the wholecongregationבְקָהָֽל׃ve.ka.HalH6951.
27Whoeverdiggethכֹּֽרֶה־ko.re.ho.Sha-H3738apitשַּׁ֭חַתSha.chatH7845shallfallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307into it: and he thatrollethוְגֹ֥לֵ֥לve.Go.LelH1556astoneאֶ֝בֶן'E.venH68, it willreturnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725upon him.
28Alyingשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267tongueלְֽשׁוֹן־le.sho.no.She-H3956hatethיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130those that areafflictedדַכָּ֑יוda.KavH1790by it; and aflatteringחָ֝לָ֗קcha.LakH2509mouthוּפֶ֥הu.PehH6310workethיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213ruinמִדְחֶֽה׃mid.ChehH4072.
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