1Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563fleeנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127when no manpursuethרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291: but therighteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662areboldיִבְטָֽח׃yiv.TachH982as alionכִּכְפִ֥ירkikh.FirH3715.
2For thetransgressionבְּפֶ֣שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of alandאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227are itsprincesשָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.haH8269: but by amanוּבְאָדָ֥םu.ve.'a.DamH120ofunderstandingמֵבִ֥יןme.VinH995andknowledgeיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045itsstateכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shall beprolongedיַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ya.'a.RikhH748.
3Apoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397thatoppressethוְעֹשֵׁ֣קve.'o.ShekH6231thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800is like asweepingסֹ֝חֵ֗ףso.ChefH5502rainמָטָ֥רma.TarH4306which leaveth nofoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
4They thatforsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800thelawת֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451praiseיְהַֽלְל֣וּye.ha.LuH1984thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563: but such askeepוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.ReiH8104thelawת֝וֹרָ֗הto.RahH8451contendיִתְגָּ֥רוּyit.Ga.ruH1624with them.
5Evilרָ֭עra'H7451menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582understandיָבִ֣ינוּya.Vi.nuH995notjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941: but they thatseekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יu.me.vak.SheiH1245theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995all things .
6Betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896is thepoorרָ֭שׁrashH7326thatwalkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980in hisuprightnessבְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.MoH8537, than he that isperverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.KeshH6141in hiswaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yimH1870, though he isrichעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.
7He whokeepethנוֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341thelawתּ֭וֹרָהTo.rahH8451is awiseמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121: but he that is acompanionוְרֹעֶהve.ro.'ehH7462ofgluttonousזֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗יםzo.LimH2151menshamethיַכְלִ֥יםyakh.LimH3637hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
8He that byinterestבְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekhH5392and unjustgainוְתַרְבִּ֑יתu.ve.tar.bitH8636increasethמַרְבֶּ֣הmar.BehH7235hissubstanceה֭וֹנוֹho.noH1952, he shallgatherיִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃yik.be.Tze.nuH6908it for him that willpityלְחוֹנֵ֖ןle.cho.NenH2603thepoorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800.
9He that turnethawayמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493hisearאָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noH241fromhearingמִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085thelawתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451, even hisprayerתְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹte.fi.la.ToH8605shall beabominationתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.
10Whoever causeth therighteousיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477to goastrayמַשְׁגֶּ֤הmash.GehH7686in anevilרָ֗עRa'H7451wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, he shallfallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307himself into his ownpitבִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹbish.chu.ToH7816: but theuprightוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549shall havegoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896things inpossessionיִנְחֲלוּ־yin.cha.lu-H5157.
11Therichעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376iswiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his ownconceitבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869; but thepoorוְדַ֖לve.DalH1800that hathunderstandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995searcheth himoutיַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃yach.ke.Re.nuH2713.
12Whenrighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662menrejoiceבַּעֲלֹ֣ץba.'a.LotzH5970, there isgreatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227gloryתִפְאָ֑רֶתtif.'A.retH8597: but when thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563riseוּבְק֥וּםu.ve.KumH6965, amanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120ishiddenיְחֻפַּ֥שׂye.chu.PasH2664.
13He thatcoverethמְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.SehH3680hissinsפְ֭שָׁעָיוFe.sha.'avH6588shall notprosperיַצְלִ֑יחַyatz.Li.achH6743: but he whoconfessethוּמוֹדֶ֖הu.mo.DehH3034andforsakethוְעֹזֵ֣בve.'o.ZevH5800them shall havemercyיְרֻחָֽם׃ye.ru.ChamH7355.
14Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is themanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatfearethמְפַחֵ֣דme.fa.ChedH6342alwaysתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548: but he thathardenethוּמַקְשֶׁ֥הu.mak.ShehH7185hisheartלִ֝בּ֗וֹli.BoH3820shallfallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307intomischiefבְּרָעָֽה׃be.ra.'AhH7451.
15As aroaringנֹ֭הֵםNo.hemH5098lionאֲרִי־'a.ri-H738, and arangingשׁוֹקֵ֑קsho.KekH8264bearוְדֹ֣בve.DoH1677; so is awickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910over thepoorדָּֽל׃DalH1800peopleעַם־'am-H5971.
16Theprinceנָגִ֗ידna.GidH5057thatlackethחֲסַ֣רcha.SarH2638understandingתְּ֭בוּנוֹתTe.vu.notH8394is also agreatוְרַ֥בve.RavH7227oppressorמַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹתma.'a.sha.KotH4642: but he thathatethשֹׂ֥נֵאso.ne.'ei'H8130covetousnessבֶ֝֗צַעVe.tza'H1215shallprolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.
17Amanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that doethviolenceעָשֻׁ֣ק'a.ShukH6231to thebloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818of anypersonנָפֶשׁNa.feshH5315shallfleeיָ֝נ֗וּסya.NusH5127to thepitבּ֥וֹרBorH953; let no mansustainיִתְמְכוּ־yit.me.khu-H8551him.
18He whowalkethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980uprightlyתָּ֭מִיםTa.mimH8549shall besavedיִוָּשֵׁ֑עַyi.va.She.a'H3467: but he that isperverseוְנֶעְקַ֥שׁve.ne'.KashH6140in hiswaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yimH1870shallfallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307atonceבְּאֶחָֽת׃be.'e.ChatH259.
19He thattillethעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647hislandאַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toH127shall haveplentyH7646ofbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: but he thatfollowethוּמְרַדֵּ֥ףu.me.ra.DefH7291aftervainרֵ֝קִ֗יםre.KimH7386persons shall have povertyenoughרִֽישׁ׃RishH7389.
20Afaithfulאֱ֭מוּנוֹת'E.mu.notH530manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shallaboundרַב־rav-H7227withblessingsבְּרָכ֑וֹתbe.ra.KhotH1293: but he that makethhasteוְאָ֥ץve.'AtzH213to berichלְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238shall not beinnocentיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.
21To haverespectהַֽכֵּר־ha.ker-H5234ofpersonsפָּנִ֥יםpa.NimH6440is notgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: for for apieceפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899thatmanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397willtransgressיִפְשַׁע־yif.sha'-H6586.
23He thatrebukethמ֘וֹכִ֤יחַmo.Khi.achH3198amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120afterwardאַ֭חֲרַי'A.cha.raiH310shallfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672morefavourחֵ֣ןchenH2580than he thatflatterethמִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יקmi.ma.cha.LikH2505with thetongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956.
24He thatrobbethגּוֹזֵ֤ל׀go.ZelH1497hisfatherאָ֘בִ֤יו'a.VivH1or hismotherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517, andsaithוְאֹמֵ֥רve.'o.MerH559, It is notransgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588; the same is thecompanionחָבֵ֥רcha.VerH2270of adestroyerלְאִ֣ישׁ מַשְׁחִֽית׃le.'Ish mash.ChitH376H7843.
25He that is of aproudרְחַב־re.chav-H7342heartנֶ֭פֶשׁNe.feshH5315stirrethupיְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.RehH1624strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066: but he that putteth histrustוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068shall be madefatיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878.
26He thattrustethבּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in his ownheartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820is afoolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684: but whoeverwalkethוְהוֹלֵ֥ךְve.ho.LekhH1980wiselyבְּ֝חָכְמָ֗הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, he shall bedeliveredיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422.
27He thatgivethנוֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to thepoorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326shall notwantמַחְס֑וֹרmach.SorH4270: but he thathidethוּמַעְלִ֥יםu.ma'.LimH5956hiseyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869shall havemanyרַב־rav-H7227acurseמְאֵרֽוֹת׃me.'e.RotH3994.
28When thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563riseבְּק֣וּםbe.KumH6965,menאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120hideיִסָּתֵ֣רyi.sa.TerH5641themselves: but when theyperishוּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗םu.ve.'a.ve.DamH6, therighteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662increaseיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235.
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