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א נִבְחָר שֵׁם, מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב: מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב, חֵן טוֹב.
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1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
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ב עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ; עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָה.
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2 The rich and the poor meet together--the LORD is the maker of them all.
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ג עָרוּם, רָאָה רָעָה ויסתר (וְנִסְתָּר); וּפְתָיִים, עָבְרוּ וְנֶעֱנָשׁוּ.
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3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
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ד עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה, יִרְאַת יְהוָה; עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים.
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4 The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.
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ה צִנִּים פַּחִים, בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ; שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ, יִרְחַק מֵהֶם.
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5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
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ו חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר, עַל-פִּי דַרְכּוֹ-- גַּם כִּי-יַזְקִין, לֹא-יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה.
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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ז עָשִׁיר, בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל; וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה, לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶה.
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7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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ח זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה, יקצור- (יִקְצָר-) אָוֶן; וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶה.
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8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
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ט טוֹב-עַיִן, הוּא יְבֹרָךְ: כִּי-נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּל.
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9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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י גָּרֵשׁ לֵץ, וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן; וְיִשְׁבֹּת, דִּין וְקָלוֹן.
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10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.
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יא אֹהֵב טהור- (טְהָר-) לֵב-- חֵן שְׂפָתָיו, רֵעֵהוּ מֶלֶךְ.
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11 He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
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יב עֵינֵי יְהוָה, נָצְרוּ דָעַת; וַיְסַלֵּף, דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵד.
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12 The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
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יג אָמַר עָצֵל, אֲרִי בַחוּץ; בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת, אֵרָצֵחַ.
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13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'
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יד שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה, פִּי זָרוֹת; זְעוּם יְהוָה, יפול- (יִפָּל-) שָׁם.
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14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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טו אִוֶּלֶת, קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב-נָעַר; שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר, יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּנּוּ.
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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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טז עֹשֵׁק דָּל, לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ-- נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר, אַךְ-לְמַחְסוֹר.
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16 One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.
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יז הַט אָזְנְךָ--וּשְׁמַע, דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים; וְלִבְּךָ, תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּי.
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17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
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יח כִּי-נָעִים, כִּי-תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ; יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו, עַל-שְׂפָתֶיךָ.
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18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
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יט לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה, מִבְטַחֶךָ-- הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף-אָתָּה.
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19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
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כ הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ, שלשום (שָׁלִשִׁים)-- בְּמֹעֵצוֹת וָדָעַת.
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20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;
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כא לְהוֹדִיעֲךָ--קֹשְׁטְ, אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת; לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת, לְשֹׁלְחֶיךָ.
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21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
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כב אַל-תִּגְזָל-דָּל, כִּי דַל-הוּא; וְאַל-תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר.
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22 Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;
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כג כִּי-יְהוָה, יָרִיב רִיבָם; וְקָבַע אֶת-קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ.
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23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.
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כד אַל-תִּתְרַע, אֶת-בַּעַל אָף; וְאֶת-אִישׁ חֵמוֹת, לֹא תָבוֹא.
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24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
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כה פֶּן-תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו; וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶׁךָ.
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25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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כו אַל-תְּהִי בְתֹקְעֵי-כָף; בַּעֹרְבִים, מַשָּׁאוֹת.
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26 Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;
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כז אִם-אֵין-לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם-- לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ, מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ.
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27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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כח אַל-תַּסֵּג, גְּבוּל עוֹלָם-- אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ.
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28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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כט חָזִיתָ אִישׁ, מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ-- לִפְנֵי-מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב;
בַּל-יִתְיַצֵּב, לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים.
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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; {N}
he shall not stand before mean men. {P}
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