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Proverbs 27:1-10

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?

5Openמְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.LahH1540rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433isbetterט֭וֹבָהToahH2896thansecretמְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃me.su.Ta.retH5641loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.VahH160.

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.

10Thy ownfriendרֵֽעֲךָ֨re.'a.KhaH7453, and thyfather’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendוְרֵ֪עַve.re.'ehH7453,forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800not; neithergoתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935into thybrother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of thycalamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343: forbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896is aneighbourשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934that isnearקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138than abrotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251faroffרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350.

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