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Proverbs 6

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, if thou artsuretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148for thyfriendלְרֵעֶ֑ךָle.re.'E.khaH7453, if thou haststruckתָּקַ֖עְתָּta.Ka'.taH8628thyhandכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ka.Pei.khaH3709with astrangerלַזָּ֣רla.ZarH2114,

2Thou artsnaredנוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּno.Kash.taH3369with thewordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561of thymouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310, thou arttakenנִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil.Kad.taH3920with thewordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of thymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.

3Doעֲשֵׂ֨ה'a.SehH6213thisnowאֵפ֪וֹא׀'e.Fo'H645, mysonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121, anddeliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337thyself, when thou artcomeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935into thehandבְכַף־ve.khaf-H3709of thyfriendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453;goH3212,humbleהִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhit.ra.PesH7511thyself, and pleadwithוּרְהַ֥בu.re.HavH7292thyfriendרֵעֶֽיךָ׃re.'Ei.khaH7453.

4Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notsleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142to thyeyesלְעֵינֶ֑יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, norslumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הu.te.nu.MahH8572to thyeyelidsלְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃le.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079.

5Deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337thyself as aroeכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643from thehandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027of the hunter, and as abirdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thefowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.

6GoH3212to theantנְמָלָ֥הne.ma.LahH5244, thousluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102;considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200herwaysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870, and bewiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449:

7Which having noguideקָצִ֗יןka.TzinH7101,overseerשֹׁטֵ֥רsho.TerH7860, orrulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,

8Providethתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559herfoodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899in thesummerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019, andgatherethאָגְרָ֥ה'a.ge.RahH103herfoodמַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ma.'a.kha.LahH3978in theharvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.

9How long wilt thousleepתִּשְׁכָּ֑בtish.KavH7901, Osluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102? when wilt thouariseתָּק֥וּםta.KumH6965out of thysleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142?

10Yet alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142, alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572, alittleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of thehandsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027tosleepלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901:

11So shall thypovertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935as one thattravellethכִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְkhim.ha.LekhH1980, and thywantוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗u.mach.so.re.khaH4270as anarmedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.

12Aworthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120, awickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,walkethה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980with aperverseעִקְּשׁ֥וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.

13Hewinkethקֹרֵ֣ץko.RetzH7169with hiseyesבְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'ei.navH5869, hespeakethמֹלֵ֣לmo.LelH4448with hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272, heteachethמֹ֝רֶ֗הmo.RehH3384with hisfingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃be.'etz.be.'o.TavH676;

14Perversenessתַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀tah.pu.KhotH8419is in hisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, hedevisethחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790mischiefרָ֣עra'H7451continuallyעֵ֑ת'EtH6256; hesowethיְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ye.sha.Le.achH7971discordH4066 H4090.

15Therefore shall hiscalamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omH6597;suddenlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621shall he bebrokenיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.VerH7665withoutremedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃ פmar.Pe'H4832.

16Thesesixשֶׁשׁ־shesh-H8337things doth theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hateשָׂנֵ֣אsa.Ne'H8130: yea,sevenוְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעve.She.va'H7651are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VotH8441tohimנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315:

17Aproudרָ֭מוֹתRa.motH7311lookעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, alyingשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956, andhandsוְ֝יָדַ֗יִםve.ya.Da.yimH3027thatshedשֹׁפְכ֥וֹתsho.fe.KhotH8210innocentנָקִֽי׃na.KiH5355bloodדָּם־dom-H1818,

18Anheartלֵ֗בLevH3820thatdevisethחֹ֭רֵשׁCho.reshH2790wickedאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205imaginationsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284,feetרַגְלַ֥יִםrag.La.yimH7272that areswiftמְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹתme.ma.ha.RotH4116inrunningלָר֥וּץla.RutzH7323tomischiefלָֽרָעָה׃La.ra.'ahH7451,

19Afalseשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707thatspeakethיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315liesכְּ֭זָבִיםKe.za.vimH3577, and him thatsowethוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַu.me.sha.Le.achH7971discordמְ֝דָנִ֗יםme.da.NimH4090amongbrethrenאַחִֽים׃ פ'a.ChimH251.

20Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687, andforsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203not thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517:

21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194themcontinuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548upon thyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820, andtieעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029them about thyneckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.

22When thougoestבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980, it shallleadתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148thee; when thousleepestבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901, it shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104thee; and when thouawakestוַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taH6974, it shalltalkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878with thee.

23For thecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is alampנֵ֣רnerH5216; and thelawוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216; andreproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433ofinstructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:

24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104thee from theevilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802, from theflatteryמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513of thetongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of an adulteresswomanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.

25Lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530not after herbeautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in thyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824; neither let hertakeתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947thee with hereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.

26For by meansofבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157anharlotאִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה'i.Shah zo.NahH2181 H802a man is brought to apieceכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603ofbreadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899: and theadulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH802 H376willhuntתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679for thepreciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

27Can amanאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in hisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436, and hisclothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899not beburnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?

28Canoneאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376goיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980upon hotcoalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513, and hisfeetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272not beburnedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?

29So he that goethinהַ֭בָּאHa.ba'H935to hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802; whoevertouchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her shall not beinnocentיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.

30Men do notdespiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936athiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590, if hestealethיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589tosatisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315when he ishungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456;

31But if he isfoundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672, he shallrestoreיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659; he shallgiveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414all thesubstanceה֖וֹןHonH1952of hishouseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.

32But whoever committethadulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802lackethחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820: he thatdoethיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213itdestroyethמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843his ownsoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

33Awoundנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061anddishonourוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036shall hegetיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672; and hisreproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shall not be wipedawayתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229.

34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068is therageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of amanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397: therefore he will notspareיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.

35He will notregardיִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣יYi.sa' pe.NeiH5375 H6440anyransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724; neither will he restcontentיֹ֝אבֶ֗הyo.VehH14, though thou givestmanyתַרְבֶּה־tar.beh-H7235giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.

Commentaries on Proverbs 6

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