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מִשְׁלֵי, שְׁלֹמֹה:
בֵּן חָכָם, יְשַׂמַּח-אָב; וּבֵן כְּסִיל, תּוּגַת אִמּוֹ.
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The proverbs of Solomon.
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A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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ב
לֹא-יוֹעִילוּ, אוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע; וּצְדָקָה, תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת.
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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
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ג
לֹא-יַרְעִיב יְהוָה, נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק; וְהַוַּת רְשָׁעִים יֶהְדֹּף.
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YAHOWAH will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
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ד
רָאשׁ--עֹשֶׂה כַף-רְמִיָּה; וְיַד חָרוּצִים תַּעֲשִׁיר.
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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ה
אֹגֵר בַּקַּיִץ, בֵּן מַשְׂכִּיל; נִרְדָּם בַּקָּצִיר, בֵּן מֵבִישׁ.
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5
A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.
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ו
בְּרָכוֹת, לְרֹאשׁ צַדִּיק; וּפִי רְשָׁעִים, יְכַסֶּה חָמָס.
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Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
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ז
זֵכֶר צַדִּיק, לִבְרָכָה; וְשֵׁם רְשָׁעִים יִרְקָב.
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The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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ח
חֲכַם-לֵב, יִקַּח מִצְות; וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם, יִלָּבֵט.
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The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
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ט
הוֹלֵךְ בַּתֹּם, יֵלֶךְ בֶּטַח; וּמְעַקֵּשׁ דְּרָכָיו, יִוָּדֵעַ.
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9
He that walketh uprightly walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be found out.
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י
קֹרֵץ עַיִן, יִתֵּן עַצָּבֶת; וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם, יִלָּבֵט.
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10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.
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יא
מְקוֹר חַיִּים, פִּי צַדִּיק; וּפִי רְשָׁעִים, יְכַסֶּה חָמָס.
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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
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יב
שִׂנְאָה, תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים; וְעַל כָּל-פְּשָׁעִים, תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה.
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Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
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יג
בְּשִׂפְתֵי נָבוֹן, תִּמָּצֵא חָכְמָה; וְשֵׁבֶט, לְגֵו חֲסַר-לֵב.
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In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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יד
חֲכָמִים יִצְפְּנוּ-דָעַת; וּפִי-אֱוִיל, מְחִתָּה קְרֹבָה.
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Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
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טו
הוֹן עָשִׁיר, קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ; מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָׁם.
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The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
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טז
פְּעֻלַּת צַדִּיק לְחַיִּים; תְּבוּאַת רָשָׁע לְחַטָּאת.
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The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.
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יז
אֹרַח לְחַיִּים, שׁוֹמֵר מוּסָר; וְעֹזֵב תּוֹכַחַת מַתְעֶה.
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He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
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יח
מְכַסֶּה שִׂנְאָה, שִׂפְתֵי-שָׁקֶר; וּמוֹצִא דִבָּה, הוּא כְסִיל.
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He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
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יט
בְּרֹב דְּבָרִים, לֹא יֶחְדַּל-פָּשַׁע; וְחוֹשֵׂךְ שְׂפָתָיו מַשְׂכִּיל.
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
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כ
כֶּסֶף נִבְחָר, לְשׁוֹן צַדִּיק; לֵב רְשָׁעִים כִּמְעָט.
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The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
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כא
שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק, יִרְעוּ רַבִּים; וֶאֱוִילִים, בַּחֲסַר-לֵב יָמוּתוּ.
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The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.
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כב
בִּרְכַּת יְהוָה, הִיא תַעֲשִׁיר; וְלֹא-יוֹסִף עֶצֶב עִמָּהּ.
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The blessing of YAHOWAH, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto.
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כג
כִּשְׂחוֹק לִכְסִיל, עֲשׂוֹת זִמָּה; וְחָכְמָה, לְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה.
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It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
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כד
מְגוֹרַת רָשָׁע, הִיא תְבוֹאֶנּוּ; וְתַאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּן.
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The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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כה
כַּעֲבוֹר סוּפָה, וְאֵין רָשָׁע; וְצַדִּיק, יְסוֹד עוֹלָם.
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When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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כו
כַּחֹמֶץ, לַשִּׁנַּיִם--וְכֶעָשָׁן לָעֵינָיִם: כֵּן הֶעָצֵל, לְשֹׁלְחָיו.
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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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כז
יִרְאַת יְהוָה, תּוֹסִיף יָמִים; וּשְׁנוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּקְצֹרְנָה.
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The fear of YAHOWAH prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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כח
תּוֹחֶלֶת צַדִּיקִים שִׂמְחָה; וְתִקְוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד.
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The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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כט
מָעוֹז לַתֹּם, דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה; וּמְחִתָּה, לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן.
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The way of YAHOWAH is a stronghold to the upright, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.
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ל
צַדִּיק, לְעוֹלָם בַּל-יִמּוֹט; וּרְשָׁעִים, לֹא יִשְׁכְּנוּ-אָרֶץ.
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The righteous shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
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לא
פִּי-צַדִּיק, יָנוּב חָכְמָה; וּלְשׁוֹן תַּהְפֻּכוֹת, תִּכָּרֵת.
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The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.
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לב
שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק, יֵדְעוּן רָצוֹן; וּפִי רְשָׁעִים, תַּהְפֻּכוֹת.
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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.
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