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1
Better
is a
dry
morsel
and
quietness
with it
Than
a
house
full
of
feasting
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
servant
who
acts
wisely
will
rule
over a
son
who
acts
shamefully
, And will
share
in the
inheritance
among
brothers
.
.$w{
t.b.W
vyibem !eb.B l{
v.mIy
lyiK.f;m -d,b,[
? h'l]x;n
q{
l]x;y
~yix;a
3
The
refining
pot
is for
silver
and the
furnace
for
gold
, But the
LORD
tests
hearts
.
h'wh.y
tw{Bil !ex{
b.W
b'h'Z;l
r.Wk.w
@
,s,K;l
@
er.c;m
4
An
evildoer
listens
to
wicked
lips
; A
liar
pays
attention
to a
destructive
tongue
.
!yizem
r,q,v
!,w'a -t;p.f -l;[ byiv.q;m
[;rem
? t{.W;h !w{
v.l
-l;[
5
He who
mocks
the
poor
taunts
his
Maker
; He who
rejoices
at
calamity
will not
go
unpunished
.
h,q'NIy
a{
l dyea.l
;xem'f
.Whef{
[
@
erex
v'r'l ge[{
l
6
Grandchildren
are the
crown
of
old
men
, And the
glory
of
sons
is their
fathers
.
~yin'B t,r,a.pit.w
~yin'b yen.B ~yineq.z t,r,j][
? ~'tw{
b]a
7
Excellent
speech
is not
fitting
for a
fool
,
Much
*
less
are
lying
lips
to a
prince
.
byid'n.l
-yiK @
;a r,t,y
-t;p.f l'b'n.l
h'wa'n
-a{
l ? r,q'v
-t;p.f
8
A
bribe
is a
charm
*
in the
sight
of its
owner
;
Wherever
*
*
he
turns
, he
prospers
.
r,v]a
-l'K -l,a wy'l'[.b
yenye[.B d;x{
V;h
!ex -n,b,a ? lyiK.f;y h,n.pIy
9
He who
conceals
a
transgression
seeks
love
, But he who
repeats
a
matter
separates
intimate
friends
.
dyir.p;m
r'b'd.b
h,n{
v.w
h'b]h;a
veQ;b.m
[;v,P
-h,S;k.m
? @
.WL;a
10
A
rebuke
goes
deeper
into one who
has
understanding
Than
a
hundred
blows
into a
fool
.
h'aem
lyis.K
tw{K;hem !yibem.b
h'r'[.G
t;xeT
11
A
rebellious
man
seeks
only
evil
, So a
cruel
messenger
will be
sent
against him.
w{
B -x;LUv.y
yir'z.k;a
.$
'a.l;m.W
['r
-v,Q;b.y
yir.m
-.k;a
12
Let a
man
meet
a
bear
robbed
of her
cubs
,
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
He who
returns
evil
for
good
,
Evil
will 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 like
letting
out
water
, So
abandon
the
quarrel
before
it
breaks
out.
[;L;G.tih
yen.pil.w
!w{
d'm
tyivaer
~Iy;m
rejw{P ? vw{j.n
]byir'h
15
He who
justifies
the
wicked
and he who
condemns
the
righteous
,
Both
*
of them
alike
are an
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
Why
*
is there a
price
in the
hand
of a
fool
to
buy
wisdom
, When he
has
no
sense
?
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
loves
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
lacking
in
sense
pledges
*
And
becomes
guarantor
in the
presence
of his
neighbor
.
yen.pil
h'BUr][
ber{
[
@
'K
;[eqw{
T bel
-r;s]x
~'d'a
? .Whe[er
19
He who
loves
transgression
loves
strife
; He who
raises
his
door
seeks
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
who
has
a
crooked
mind
finds
no
good
, And he who is
perverted
in his
language
falls
into
evil
.
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 who
sires
a
fool
does so to his
sorrow
, And the
father
of a
fool
has
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
joyful
heart
is
good
medicine
, But a
broken
spirit
dries
up the
bones
.
~,r'G
-v,B;y.T
h'aek.n
;x.Wr.w
h'heG
bijyey
;xem'f
bel
23
A
wicked
man
receives
a
bribe
from the
bosom
To
pervert
the
ways
of
justice
.
j'P.vim
tw{
x.r'a
tw{
J;h.l x'QIy
['v'r
qyexem d;x{
v
24
Wisdom
is in the
presence
of the one who
has
understanding
, But the
eyes
of a
fool
are on 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 who
bore
him.
w{T.d;lw{y.l
r,m,m.W
lyis.K
!eB wyib'a.l
s;[;K
26
It is
also
not
good
to
fine
the
righteous
, Nor to
strike
the
noble
for their
uprightness
.
~yibyid.n
tw{K;h.l bw{j -a{
l qyiD;C;l
vw{n][ ~;G ? r,v{
y
-l;[
27
He who
restrains
his
words
has
knowledge
, And he
who
has a
cool
spirit
is a
man
of
understanding
.
h'n.Wb.T
vyia
r;q.w
t;['D
;[edw{
y wy'r'm]a
.$efw{x
28
Even
a
fool
, when he
keeps
silent
, is
considered
wise
; When he
closes
his
lips
, he is considered
prudent
.
wy't'p.f ~ej{
a
bev'xey
~'k'x
vyir]x;m
lyiw/a
~;G ? !w{b'n
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