1Boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984not thyself of tomorrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279; for thouknowestתֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'H3045not what adayH3117may bringforthיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205.
2Let anothermanזָ֣רzarH2114praiseיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984thee, and not thy ownmouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310; astrangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237, and not thy ownlipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
3Astoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68isheavyכֹּֽבֶד־koed-H3514, and thesandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344weightyוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192; but afool’sאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191wrathוְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708isheavierכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515thanbothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147.
4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534iscruelאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.YutH395, andangerאָ֑ף'AfH639isoutrageousוְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefH7858; but who is able tostandיַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440envyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?
6Faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539are thewoundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of afriendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157; but thekissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of anenemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130aredeceitfulוְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.RotH6280.
7Thefullשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315loathethתָּב֣וּסta.VusH947anhoneycombנֹ֑פֶתNo.fetH5317; but to thehungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315every bitterthingמַ֥רmarH4751issweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.
8As abirdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833thatwanderethנוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.detH5074from hernestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064, so is amanאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376thatwanderethנוֹדֵ֥דno.DedH5074from hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
9Ointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081andperfumeוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004rejoiceיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055theheartלֵ֑בLevH3820: so doth thesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of a man’sfriendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453byheartyנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315counselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098.
11Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, bewiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449, and make myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820gladוְשַׂמַּ֣חve.sa.MachH8055, that I mayanswerוְאָשִׁ֖יבָה דָבָֽר׃ve.'a.Shi.vah da.VarH7725H1697him thatreproachethחֹרְפִ֣יcho.re.FiH2778me.
12Aprudentעָר֤וּם'a.RumH6175manforeseethרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200theevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, andhidethנִסְתָּ֑רnis.TarH5641himself; but thesimpleפְּ֝תָאיִ֗םpe.ta.YimH6612passonעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674, and arepunishedנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ne.'e.Na.shuH6064.
13Takeקַח־kach-H3947hisgarmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899that issuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for astrangerזָ֑רZarH2114, and take apledgeחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254of him foradulteressנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.ri.YahH5237.
14He thatblessethמְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְme.Va.RekhH1288hisfriendרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀re.'E.huH7453with aloudגָּ֭דוֹלGa.dolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963, risingearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.KeimH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, it shall becountedתֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevH2803acurseקְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045to him.
15Acontinualט֭וֹרֵדTo.redH2956droppingדֶּ֣לֶףDe.lefH1812in a veryrainyסַגְרִ֑ירsag.RirH5464dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117and acontentiousמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםmi.do.nimH4079H4066womanוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802arealikeנִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃nish.ta.VahH7737.
16Whoeverhidethצֹפְנֶ֥יהָtzo.fe.Nei.haH6845herhidethצָֽפַן־tza.fan-H6845thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, and theointmentוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081of his righthandיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225, whichbetrayethH7121itself .
17Ironבַּרְזֶ֣לbar.ZelH1270sharpenethיָ֑חַדYa.chadH2300ironבְּבַרְזֶ֣לbe.var.ZelH1270; so amanוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sharpenethיַ֣חַדYa.chadH2300thecountenanceפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of hisfriendרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.
18He thatkeepethנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341the figtreeתְּ֭אֵנָהTe.'e.nahH8384shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398thefruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529of it: so he thatwaitethוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104on hismasterאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113shall behonouredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.
19As inwaterכַּ֭מַּיִםKa.ma.yimH4325faceהַפָּנִ֣יםha.pa.NimH6440answereth tofaceלַפָּנִ֑יםla.pa.NimH6440, so theheartלֵֽב־lev-H3820ofmanהָ֝אָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120tomanלָאָדָֽם׃la.'a.DamH120.
20Hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585anddestructionוַ֭אֲבַדּוֹva.'a.va.dohH11H10areneverH3808fullתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646; so theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofmanהָ֝אָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120are neversatisfiedתִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃tis.Ba'.nahH7646.
21As the refiningpotמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715forsilverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701, and thefurnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564forgoldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091; so is amanוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376toלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310hispraiseמַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ma.ha.la.LoH4110.
24Forrichesחֹ֑סֶןCho.senH2633are not foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769: and doth thecrownנֵ֝֗זֶרNe.zerH5145endure toeveryלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755generationוָדֽוֹר׃ve.dorH1755?
25Theplantחָ֭צִירCha.tzirH2682appearethגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540, and the tendergrassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877showethוְנִרְאָה־ve.nir.'ah-H7200itself, andherbsעִשְּׂב֥וֹתi.se.VotH6212of themountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022aregatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּve.ne.'es.FuH622.
26Thelambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532are for thyclothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830, and thegoatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260are thepriceוּמְחִ֥ירu.me.ChirH4242of thefieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הSa.DehH7704.
27And thou shalt havegoatsעִזִּ֗ים'i.ZimH5795’milkחֲלֵ֬בcha.LevH2461enoughוְדֵ֤י׀ve.DeiH1767for thyfoodלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָLe.lach.me.khaH3899, for thefoodלְלֶ֣חֶםle.Le.chemH3899of thyhouseholdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, and formaintenanceוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416for thymaidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291.
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