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Proverbs 30

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤י׀div.ReiH1697ofAgurאָג֥וּר'a.GurH94thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofJakehיָקֶ֗הya.KehH3348, even theprophecyהַמַּ֫שָּׂ֥אha.Ma.Sa'H4853: themanהַ֭גֶּבֶרHa.ge.verH1397spokeנְאֻ֣םne.'UmH5002toIthielלְאִֽיתִיאֵ֑לle.'i.ti.'ElH384, even toIthielלְאִ֖יתִיאֵ֣לle.'I.ti.'ElH384andUcalוְאֻכָֽל׃ve.'u.KhalH401,

2Surely I am morestupidבַ֣עַרVa.'arH1198than anymanמֵאִ֑ישׁme.'IshH376, and have not theunderstandingבִינַ֖תvi.NatH998of amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120.

3I neitherlearnedלָמַ֥דְתִּיla.Mad.tiH3925wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, norhaveאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045theknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of theholyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918.

4Who hathascendedעָלָֽה־'a.lah-H5927intoheavenשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064, ordescendedוַיֵּרַ֡דvai.ye.RadH3381? who hathgatheredאָֽסַף־'a.saf-H622thewindר֨וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307in hisfistsבְּחָפְנָ֡יוbe.cha.fe.NavH2651? who hathboundצָֽרַר־tza.rar-H6887thewatersמַ֨יִם׀Ma.yimH4325in agarmentבַּשִּׂמְלָ֗הba.sim.LahH8071? who hathestablishedהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965all theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776? what is hisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034, and what is hisson’sבְּ֝נ֗וֹbe.NoH1121nameשֶּׁם־shem-H8034, if thou cansttellתֵדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045?

5Everywordאִמְרַ֣ת'im.RatH565ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ispureצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884: he is ashieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to them that put theirtrustלַֽחֹסִ֥יםla.cho.SimH2620in him.

6Addתּ֥וֹסְףְּTospH3254thou not to hiswordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697, lest hereproveיוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198thee, and thou be found aliarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.taH3576.

7Twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147things have Irequiredשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of thee;denyתִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'H4513them not to me before Idieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

8Removefarהַרְחֵ֬קhar.ChekH7368from mevanityשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723andliesוּֽדְבַר־ כָּזָ֡בu.de.var- ka.ZavH1697 H3577:giveתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me neitherpovertyרֵ֣אשׁreshH7389norrichesוָ֭עֹשֶׁרVa.'o.sherH6239;feedהַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhat.ri.Fe.niH2963me withfoodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899convenientחֻקִּֽי׃chu.KiH2706for me:

9Lest I befullאֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀'es.Ba'H7646, anddenyוְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.TiH3584thee, andsayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, Who is theLORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068? or lest I bepoorאִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.ReshH3423, andstealוְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiH1589, andtakeוְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּיve.ta.Fas.tiH8610thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430in vain .

10Accuseתַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtal.ShenH3960not aservantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.novH113, lest hecurseיְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.ChaH7043thee, and thou be foundguiltyוְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taH816.

11There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatcursethיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043theirfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1, and doth notblessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288theirmotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.

12There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755that arepureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in their owneyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, and yet are notwashedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364from theirfilthinessוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.

13There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755, O howloftyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are theireyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869! and theireyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079are liftedupיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375.

14There is agenerationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755, whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are asswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719, and their jawteethמְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.TavH4973asknivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979, todevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398thepoorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from off theearthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and theneedyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from amongmenמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.

15Thehorseleachלַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀la.'a.lu.KahH5936hathtwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, crying,Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051. There arethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things that are neversatisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646, yea,fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702thingssayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952:

16Thegraveשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585; and thebarrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356; theearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776that is notfilledשָׂ֣בְעָהSa.ve.'ahH7646withwaterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; and thefireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784thatsaithאָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.

17Theeyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmockethתִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'AgH3932at itsfatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1, anddespisethוְתָב֪וּזve.ta.VuzH936toobeyלִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־li.ka.Hat-H3349itsmotherאֵ֥ם'emH517, theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of thevalleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158shall pick itoutיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365, and theyoungבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shalleatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.

18There arethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things which are toowonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for me, yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which Iknowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045not:

19Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of aneagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in theairבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064; thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of aserpentנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175upon arockצ֥וּרtzurH6697; thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of ashipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591in themidstבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220; and thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of amanגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with amaidבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.

20Such is thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of anadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802; sheeatethאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398, andwipethוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229hermouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310, andsaithוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559, I havedoneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466nowickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.

21Forthreeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969things theearthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776isdisquietedרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264, and forfourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702which itcannotתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201bearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:

22For aservantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650when hereignethיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427; and afoolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036when he isfilledיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646withfoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899;

23For anodiousשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130woman when she ismarriedתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166; and anhandmaidוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198that isheirתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423to hermistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.

24There arefourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702things which arelittleקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996upon theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, but they areveryמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.MimH2449wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:

25Theantsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.limH5244are apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971notstrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794, yet theyprepareוַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559theirfoodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899in thesummerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;

26Theconiesשְׁ֭פַנִּיםShe.fa.nimH8227are but afeebleעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971, yet theymakeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirhousesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in therocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;

27Thelocustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697have nokingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, yet go theyforthוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318all of them bybandsחֹצֵ֣ץcho.TzetzH2686;

28Thespiderשְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mitH8079takethholdתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.PesH8610with herhandsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027, and is inkingsמֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428’palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964.

29There arethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things whichgoצָ֑עַדTza.'adH6806wellH3190, yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702arestatelyH2895ingoingH3212:

30Alionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918which isstrongestגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368amongbeastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929, and turneth notawayיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725forמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440any;

31Agreyhoundזַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִםzar.Zir ma.te.Na.yimH4975 H2223; a malegoatתָ֑יִשׁTa.yishH8495alsoאוֹ־'ov-H176; and akingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428, against whom there is no risingupאַלְק֥וּם'al.KumH510.

32If thou hast donefoolishlyנָבַ֥לְתָּna.Val.taH5034in liftingupבְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אve.hit.na.Se'H5375thyself, or if thou hast thoughtevilזַ֝מּ֗וֹתָza.Mo.taH2161, lay thyhandיָ֣דyadH3027upon thymouthלְפֶֽה׃le.PehH6310.

33Surely thechurningמִ֪יץmitzH4330ofmilkחָלָ֡בcha.LavH2461bringethforthי֘וֹצִ֤יאyo.Tzi'H3318butterחֶמְאָ֗הchem.'AhH2529, and thewringingוּֽמִיץ־u.mitz-H4330of thenoseאַ֭ף'afH639bringethforthי֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'H3318bloodדָ֑םDamH1818: so theforcingוּמִ֥יץu.MitzH4330ofwrathאַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639bringethforthי֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'H3318strifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30

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