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Chapter 15
A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
𐤓𐤊 𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤄 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤑𐤁 𐤅𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤐
רַּ֭ךְ מַֽעֲנֶה־ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה עֶ֝֗צֶב וּדְבַר־ יַעֲלֶה־ אָֽף׃ raḵ ma·‘ă·neh- yā·šîḇ ḥê·māh ‘e·ṣeḇ ū·ḏə·ḇar- ya·‘ă·leh- ’āp̄ — WLC · 1
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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁 𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤅𐤐𐤉 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤏 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕
לְשׁ֣וֹן חֲ֭כָמִים תֵּיטִ֣יב דָּ֑עַת וּפִ֥י כְ֝סִילִ֗ים יַבִּ֥יעַ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ lə·šō·wn ḥă·ḵā·mîm tê·ṭîḇ dā·‘aṯ ū·p̄î ḵə·sî·lîm yab·bî·a‘ ’iw·we·leṯ — WLC · 2
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The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤕 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌
עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּֽכָל־ מָ֭קוֹם צֹ֝פ֗וֹת רָעִ֥ים וטוֹבִֽים׃ ‘ê·nê Yah·weh bə·ḵāl mā·qō·wm ṣō·p̄ō·wṯ rā·‘îm w·ṭō·ḇīm — WLC · 3
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A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse [tongue] crushes the spirit.
𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤏𐤑 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤎𐤋𐤐 𐤁𐤄 𐤔𐤁𐤓 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤇
מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שׁוֹן עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְסֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝֗הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃ mar·pê lā·šō·wn ‘êṣ ḥay·yîm wə·se·lep̄ bāh še·ḇer bə·rū·aḥ — WLC · 4
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A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 𐤉𐤍𐤀𐤑 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤓 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤌
אֱוִ֗יל יִ֭נְאַץ אָבִ֑יו מוּסַ֣ר וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יַעְרִֽם׃ ’ĕ·wîl yin·’aṣ ’ā·ḇîw mū·sar wə·šō·mêr tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ ya‘·rim — WLC · 5
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The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤓𐤁 𐤇𐤎𐤍 𐤅𐤁𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤓𐤔𐤏 𐤍𐤏𐤊𐤓𐤕
בֵּ֣ית צַ֭דִּיק רָ֑ב חֹ֣סֶן וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ bêṯ ṣad·dîq rāḇ ḥō·sen ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·’aṯ rā·šā‘ ne‘·kā·reṯ — WLC · 6
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤅 𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤋𐤀 𐤊𐤍 𐤅𐤋𐤁 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌
שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲ֭כָמִים יְזָ֣רוּ דָ֑עַת לֹא־ כֵֽן׃ וְלֵ֖ב כְּסִילִ֣ים śip̄·ṯê ḥă·ḵā·mîm yə·zā·rū ḏā·‘aṯ lō- ḵên wə·lêḇ kə·sî·lîm — WLC · 7
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The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍𐤅
זֶ֣בַח רְ֭שָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וּתְפִלַּ֖ת יְשָׁרִ֣ים רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ ze·ḇaḥ rə·šā·‘îm tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ Yah·weh ū·ṯə·p̄il·laṯ yə·šā·rîm rə·ṣō·w·nōw — WLC · 8
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The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕 𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤓𐤔𐤏 𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤁 𐤅𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤐 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄
יְ֭הוָה תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת דֶּ֣רֶךְ רָשָׁ֑ע יֶאֱהָֽב׃ וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף צְדָקָ֣ה Yah·weh tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ de·reḵ rā·šā‘ ye·’ĕ·hāḇ ū·mə·rad·dêp̄ ṣə·ḏā·qāh — WLC · 9
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Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 𐤓𐤏 𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤁 𐤀𐤓𐤇 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤀 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕
מוּסָ֣ר רָ֭ע לְעֹזֵ֣ב אֹ֑רַח שׂוֹנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת יָמֽוּת׃ mū·sār rā‘ lə·‘ō·zêḇ ’ō·raḥ śō·w·nê ṯō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ yā·mūṯ — WLC · 10
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Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more… the hearts vvv of men!
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅𐤍 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤐 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤌
שְׁא֣וֹל וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן נֶ֣גֶד יְהוָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־ לִבּ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־ אָדָֽם׃ šə·’ō·wl wa·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn ne·ḡeḏ Yah·weh ’ap̄ kî- lib·bō·wṯ bə·nê- ’ā·ḏām — WLC · 11
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A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he vvv consult… the wise.
𐤋𐤑 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤁 𐤄𐤅𐤊𐤇 𐤋𐤀 𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌
לֵ֭ץ לֹ֣א יֶאֱהַב־ הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ לֹ֣א ל֑וֹ אֶל־ יֵלֵֽךְ׃ חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים lêṣ lō ye·’ĕ·haḇ- hō·w·ḵê·aḥ lō lōw ’el- yê·lêḵ ḥă·ḵā·mîm — WLC · 12
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A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤋𐤁 𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤕 𐤋𐤁 𐤍𐤊𐤀𐤄 𐤓𐤅𐤇
שָׂ֭מֵחַ לֵ֣ב יֵיטִ֣ב פָּנִ֑ים וּבְעַצְּבַת־ לֵ֝ב נְכֵאָֽה׃ ר֣וּחַ śā·mē·aḥ lêḇ yê·ṭiḇ pā·nîm ū·ḇə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇaṯ- lêḇ nə·ḵê·’āh rū·aḥ — WLC · 13
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A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤁 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤅𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕
נָ֭בוֹן לֵ֣ב יְבַקֶּשׁ־ דָּ֑עַת וּפְנֵי כְ֝סִילִ֗ים יִרְעֶ֥ה אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ nā·ḇō·wn lêḇ yə·ḇaq·qeš- dā·‘aṯ ū·p̄ə·nē ḵə·sî·lîm yir·‘eh ’iw·we·leṯ — WLC · 14
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All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤌𐤉 𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤋𐤁 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄
כָּל־ יְמֵ֣י עָנִ֣י רָעִ֑ים וְטֽוֹב־ לֵ֝֗ב תָמִֽיד׃ מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה kāl- yə·mê ‘ā·nî rā·‘îm wə·ṭō·wḇ- lêḇ ṯā·mîḏ miš·teh — WLC · 15
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Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil
𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤌𐤏𐤈 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤁 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 𐤅𐤌𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤅
טוֹב־ מְ֭עַט בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה רָ֝֗ב מֵאוֹצָ֥ר וּמְה֥וּמָה בֽוֹ׃ ṭō·wḇ- mə·‘aṭ bə·yir·’aṯ Yah·weh rāḇ mê·’ō·w·ṣār ū·mə·hū·māh ḇōw — WLC · 16
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Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred
𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤕 𐤉𐤓𐤒 𐤔𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤎 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤓 𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤄 𐤁𐤅
ט֤וֹב אֲרֻחַ֣ת יָ֭רָק שָׁ֑ם וְאַהֲבָה־ אָ֝ב֗וּס מִשּׁ֥וֹר וְשִׂנְאָה־ בֽוֹ׃ ṭō·wḇ ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ yā·rāq šām wə·’a·hă·ḇāh- ’ā·ḇūs miš·šō·wr wə·śin·’āh- ḇōw — WLC · 17
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A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤄 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤈 𐤓𐤉𐤁
חֵ֭מָה אִ֣ישׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וְאֶ֥רֶך אַ֝פַּ֗יִם יַשְׁקִ֥יט רִֽיב׃ ḥê·māh ’îš yə·ḡā·reh mā·ḏō·wn wə·ʾɛ·rɛḵ ’ap·pa·yim yaš·qîṭ rîḇ — WLC · 18
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The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤏𐤑𐤋 𐤊𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤕 𐤇𐤃𐤒 𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤇 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤎𐤋𐤋𐤄
דֶּ֣רֶךְ עָ֭צֵל כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק וְאֹ֖רַח יְשָׁרִ֣ים סְלֻלָֽה׃ de·reḵ ‘ā·ṣêl kim·śu·ḵaṯ ḥā·ḏeq wə·’ō·raḥ yə·šā·rîm sə·lu·lāh — WLC · 19
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A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
𐤇𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤁𐤅𐤆𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤅
חָ֭כָם בֵּ֣ן יְשַׂמַּח־ אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בּוֹזֶ֥ה אִמּֽוֹ׃ ḥā·ḵām bên yə·śam·maḥ- ’āḇ ū·ḵə·sîl ’ā·ḏām bō·w·zeh ’im·mōw — WLC · 20
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Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 𐤋𐤇𐤎𐤓 𐤋𐤁 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤊𐤕 𐤉𐤉𐤔𐤓
אִ֭וֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַחֲסַר־ לֵ֑ב וְאִ֥ישׁ תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה לָֽכֶת׃ יְיַשֶׁר־ ’iw·we·leṯ śim·ḥāh la·ḥă·sar- lêḇ wə·’îš tə·ḇū·nāh lå̄·ḵɛṯ yə·yaš·šer- — WLC · 21
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Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤐𐤓 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤎𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤁𐤓𐤁 𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤌
מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת הָפֵ֣ר בְּאֵ֣ין ס֑וֹד וּבְרֹ֖ב יוֹעֲצִ֣ים תָּקֽוּם׃ ma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯ hā·p̄êr bə·’ên sō·wḏ ū·ḇə·rōḇ yō·w·‘ă·ṣîm tā·qūm — WLC · 22
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A man takes joy in a fitting reply…— and how good is a timely word!
𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤄 𐤐𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤄 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤃𐤁𐤓
לָ֭אִישׁ שִׂמְחָ֣ה בְּמַעֲנֵה־ פִ֑יו מַה־ טּֽוֹב׃ בְּעִתּ֣וֹ וְדָבָ֖ר lā·’îš śim·ḥāh bə·ma·‘ă·nêh- p̄îw mah- ṭō·wḇ bə·‘it·tōw wə·ḏā·ḇār — WLC · 23
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The path of life [leads] upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
𐤀𐤓𐤇 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 𐤎𐤅𐤓 𐤌𐤈𐤄 𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים לְמַ֣עְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל לְמַ֥עַן ס֝֗וּר מָֽטָּה׃ מִשְּׁא֥וֹל ’ō·raḥ ḥay·yîm lə·ma‘·lāh lə·maś·kîl lə·ma·‘an sūr māṭ·ṭāh miš·šə·’ō·wl — WLC · 24
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The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤎𐤇 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤂𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤁 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄
יְהוָ֑ה יִסַּ֥ח׀ בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃ Yah·weh yis·saḥ bêṯ gê·’îm wə·yaṣ·ṣêḇ gə·ḇūl ’al·mā·nāh — WLC · 25
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The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant [to Him].
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤓𐤏 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤏𐤌
יְ֭הוָה תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת רָ֑ע אִמְרֵי־ וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים נֹֽעַם׃ Yah·weh tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ rā‘ ’im·rê- ū·ṭə·hō·rîm nō·‘am — WLC · 26
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He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
𐤁𐤅𐤑𐤏 𐤁𐤑𐤏 𐤏𐤊𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤀 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤕 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄
בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע עֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭יתוֹ וְשׂוֹנֵ֖א מַתָּנֹ֣ת יִחְיֶֽה׃ bō·w·ṣê·a‘ bā·ṣa‘ ‘ō·ḵêr bê·ṯōw wə·śō·w·nê mat·tā·nōṯ yiḥ·yeh — WLC · 27
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The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
𐤋𐤁 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤉𐤄𐤂𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤐𐤉 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤏 𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕
לֵ֣ב צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לַעֲנ֑וֹת וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַבִּ֥יעַ רָעֽוֹת׃ lêḇ ṣad·dîq yeh·geh la·‘ă·nō·wṯ ū·p̄î rə·šā·‘îm yab·bî·a‘ rā·‘ō·wṯ — WLC · 28
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The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 𐤌𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤅𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌
יְ֭הוָה רָח֣וֹק מֵרְשָׁעִ֑ים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ וּתְפִלַּ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים Yah·weh rā·ḥō·wq mê·rə·šā·‘îm yiš·mā‘ ū·ṯə·p̄il·laṯ ṣad·dî·qîm — WLC · 29
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The light of the eyes cheers the heart, [and] good news nourishes the bones.
𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤓 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤋𐤁 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤄 𐤕𐤃𐤔𐤍 𐤏𐤑𐤌
מְֽאוֹר־ עֵ֭ינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־ לֵ֑ב ט֝וֹבָ֗ה שְׁמוּעָ֥ה תְּדַשֶּׁן־ עָֽצֶם׃ mə·’ō·wr- ‘ê·na·yim yə·śam·maḥ- lêḇ ṭō·w·ḇāh šə·mū·‘āh tə·ḏaš·šen- ‘ā·ṣem — WLC · 30
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vvv He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
𐤀𐤆𐤍 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤍 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌
אֹ֗זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת חַיִּ֑ים תּוֹכַ֣חַת תָּלִֽין׃ בְּקֶ֖רֶב חֲכָמִ֣ים ’ō·zen šō·ma·ʿaṯ ḥay·yîm tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ tā·lîn bə·qe·reḇ ḥă·ḵā·mîm — WLC · 31
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He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
𐤐𐤅𐤓𐤏 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤎 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤌𐤏 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 𐤒𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤁
פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מ֭וּסָר מוֹאֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת ק֣וֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃ pō·w·rê·a‘ mū·så̄r mō·w·’ês nap̄·šōw wə·šō·w·mê·a‘ tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ qō·w·neh lêḇ — WLC · 32
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The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מוּסַ֣ר חָכְמָ֑ה עֲנָוָֽה׃ וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד yir·’aṯ Yah·weh mū·sar ḥāḵ·māh ‘ă·nā·wāh wə·lip̄·nê ḵā·ḇō·wḏ — WLC · 33