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1
Better
is a
dry
morsel,
and
quietness
therewith, than an
house
full
of
sacrifices
with
strife.
ael'm
tIy;Bim
H'b -h'w.l;v.w
h'ber]x
t;P
bw{
j ? byir
-yex.biz
2
A
wise
servant
shall have
rule
over a
son
that causeth
shame
, and shall have
part
of the
inheritance
among
the
brethren.
.$w{
t.b.W
vyibem !eb.B l{
v.mIy
lyiK.f;m -d,b,[
? h'l]x;n
q{
l]x;y
~yix;a
3
The fining
pot
is for
silver,
and the
furnace
for
gold:
but the
LORD
trieth
the
hearts.
h'wh.y
tw{Bil !ex{
b.W
b'h'Z;l
r.Wk.w
@
,s,K;l
@
er.c;m
4
A wicked
doer
giveth
heed
to
false
lips;
and a
liar
giveth
ear
to a
naughty
tongue.
!yizem
r,q,v
!,w'a -t;p.f -l;[ byiv.q;m
[;rem
? t{.W;h !w{
v.l
-l;[
5
Whoso
mocketh
the
poor
reproacheth
his
Maker
: and he that is
glad
at
calamities
shall not be
unpunished
.
h,q'NIy
a{
l dyea.l
;xem'f
.Whef{
[
@
erex
v'r'l ge[{
l
6
Children's
children
are the
crown
of old
men;
and the
glory
of
children
are their
fathers.
~yin'B t,r,a.pit.w
~yin'b yen.B ~yineq.z t,r,j][
? ~'tw{
b]a
7
Excellent
speech
becometh
not a
fool:
much less do
lying
lips
a
prince.
byid'n.l
-yiK @
;a r,t,y
-t;p.f l'b'n.l
h'wa'n
-a{
l ? r,q'v
-t;p.f
8
A
gift
is as a
precious
stone
in the
eyes
of him that
hath
it: whithersoever it
turneth
, it
prospereth
.
r,v]a
-l'K -l,a wy'l'[.b
yenye[.B d;x{
V;h
!ex -n,b,a ? lyiK.f;y h,n.pIy
9
He that
covereth
a
transgression
seeketh
love;
but he that
repeateth
a
matter
separateth
very
friends.
dyir.p;m
r'b'd.b
h,n{
v.w
h'b]h;a
veQ;b.m
[;v,P
-h,S;k.m
? @
.WL;a
10
A
reproof
entereth
more into a wise
man
than an
hundred
stripes
into a
fool.
h'aem
lyis.K
tw{K;hem !yibem.b
h'r'[.G
t;xeT
11
An
evil
man
seeketh
only
rebellion:
therefore a
cruel
messenger
shall be
sent
against him.
w{
B -x;LUv.y
yir'z.k;a
.$
'a.l;m.W
['r
-v,Q;b.y
yir.m
-.k;a
12
Let a
bear
robbed
of her whelps
meet
a
man,
rather
than
a
fool
in his
folly.
w{
T.l]Wia.B
lyis.K
-l;a.w
vyia.B
l.WK;v
b{
D
vw{g'P
13
Whoso
rewardeth
evil
for
good,
evil
shall not
depart
from his
house.
h'['r
vyim't -a{l h'bw{j t;x;T
h'['r
byivem ? w{
tyeBim
14
The
beginning
of
strife
is as when one letteth
out
water:
therefore leave
off
contention,
before
it be
meddled
with.
[;L;G.tih
yen.pil.w
!w{
d'm
tyivaer
~Iy;m
rejw{P ? vw{j.n
]byir'h
15
He that
justifieth
the
wicked,
and he that
condemneth
the
just,
even they
both
are
abomination
to the
LORD.
h'wh.y
t;b][w{
T
qyiD;c
;[yiv.r;m.W
['v'r
qyiD.c;m
? ~,hyen.v
-m;G
16
Wherefore is there a
price
in the
hand
of a
fool
to
get
wisdom,
seeing he hath no
heart
to it?
h'm.k'x
tw{n.qil
lyis.K
-d;y.B
ryix.m
h,Z -h'M'l ? !Iy'a -b,l.w
17
A
friend
loveth
at all
times,
and a
brother
is
born
for
adversity.
del\WIy
h'r'c.l
x'a.w
;[er'h
beh{
a
te[
-l'k.B
18
A
man
void
of
understanding
striketh
hands,
and
becometh
surety
in the
presence
of his
friend.
yen.pil
h'BUr][
ber{
[
@
'K
;[eqw{
T bel
-r;s]x
~'d'a
? .Whe[er
19
He
loveth
transgression
that
loveth
strife:
and he that
exalteth
his
gate
seeketh
destruction.
r,b'v
-v,Q;b.m
w{
x.tiP
;HyiB.g;m
h'C;m
beh{
a
[;v,P
beh{
a
20
He that hath a
froward
heart
findeth
no
good:
and he that hath a
perverse
tongue
falleth
into
mischief.
w{nw{v.liB .$
'P.h,n.w
bw{
j -a'c.mIy
a{l
bel
-v,Qi[
? h'['r.B
lw{PIy
21
He that
begetteth
a
fool
doeth it to his
sorrow:
and the
father
of a
fool
hath no
joy
.
yib]a
x;m.fIy
-a{l.w w{
l h'g.Wt.l
lyis.K
del{
y
? l'b'n
22
A
merry
heart
doeth
good
like a
medicine:
but a
broken
spirit
drieth
the
bones.
~,r'G
-v,B;y.T
h'aek.n
;x.Wr.w
h'heG
bijyey
;xem'f
bel
23
A
wicked
man
taketh
a
gift
out of the
bosom
to
pervert
the
ways
of
judgment.
j'P.vim
tw{
x.r'a
tw{
J;h.l x'QIy
['v'r
qyexem d;x{
v
24
Wisdom
is before him that hath
understanding
*
; but the
eyes
of a
fool
are in the
ends
of the
earth.
#
,r'a
-hec.qiB
lyis.k
yenye[.w
h'm.k'x
!yibem yen.P -t,a
25
A
foolish
son
is a
grief
to his
father,
and
bitterness
to her that
bare
him.
w{T.d;lw{y.l
r,m,m.W
lyis.K
!eB wyib'a.l
s;[;K
26
Also to
punish
the
just
is not
good,
nor to
strike
princes
for
equity.
~yibyid.n
tw{K;h.l bw{j -a{
l qyiD;C;l
vw{n][ ~;G ? r,v{
y
-l;[
27
He that
hath
knowledge
spareth
his
words:
and a
man
of
understanding
is of an
excellent
*
spirit.
h'n.Wb.T
vyia
r;q.w
t;['D
;[edw{
y wy'r'm]a
.$efw{x
28
Even a
fool,
when he holdeth his
peace
, is
counted
wise:
and he that
shutteth
his
lips
is esteemed a man of
understanding
.
wy't'p.f ~ej{
a
bev'xey
~'k'x
vyir]x;m
lyiw/a
~;G ? !w{b'n
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