18There arethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things which are toowonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for me, yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which Iknowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045not:
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:
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.
30Alionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918which isstrongestגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368amongbeastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929, and turneth notawayיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725forמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440any;
31Agreyhoundזַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִםzar.Zir ma.te.Na.yimH4975H2223; a malegoatתָ֑יִשׁTa.yishH8495alsoאוֹ־'ov-H176; and akingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428, against whom there is no risingupאַלְק֥וּם'al.KumH510.
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