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Proverbs 6:1-19

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.

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