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Chapter 24
Do Not EnvySaying 20
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Do not envy wicked… men or desire their company…;
𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤒𐤍𐤀 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤕𐤕𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕𐤌
אַל־ תְּ֭קַנֵּא רָעָ֑ה וְאַל־ בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י תִּתְאָו לִהְי֥וֹת אִתָּֽם׃ ’al- tə·qan·nê rā·‘āh wə·’al- bə·’an·šê tiṯ·ʾå̄w lih·yō·wṯ ’it·tām — WLC · 1
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for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤁𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤂𐤄 𐤔𐤃 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤋
כִּי־ לִבָּ֑ם יֶהְגֶּ֣ה שֹׁ֭ד שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥ם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ וְ֝עָמָ֗ל kî- lib·bām yeh·geh šōḏ śip̄·ṯê·hem tə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh wə·‘ā·māl — WLC · 2
Saying 21
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By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
𐤁𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤉𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍
בְּ֭חָכְמָה בָּ֑יִת יִבָּ֣נֶה וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh bā·yiṯ yib·bā·neh ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nāh yiṯ·kō·w·nān — WLC · 3
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through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
𐤅𐤁𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤒𐤓 𐤅𐤍𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤍
וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־ יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃ ה֖וֹן ū·ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ ḥă·ḏā·rîm yim·mā·lə·’ū kāl- yā·qār wə·nā·‘îm hō·wn — WLC · 4
Saying 22
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A wise man [is] strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
𐤇𐤊𐤌 𐤂𐤁𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤆 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤌𐤀𐤌𐤑 𐤊𐤇
חָכָ֥ם גֶּֽבֶר־ בַּע֑וֹז וְאִֽישׁ־ דַּ֝֗עַת מְאַמֶּץ־ כֹּֽחַ׃ ḥā·ḵām ge·ḇer- ba·‘ō·wz wə·’îš- da·‘aṯ mə·’am·meṣ- kō·aḥ — WLC · 5
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Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 𐤁𐤓𐤁 𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤑
כִּ֣י בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־ לְּךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ kî ḇə·ṯaḥ·bu·lō·wṯ ta·‘ă·śeh- lə·ḵā mil·ḥā·māh ū·ṯə·šū·‘āh bə·rōḇ yō·w·‘êṣ — WLC · 6
Saying 23
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Wisdom [is] too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤓𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤐𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤏𐤓
חָכְמ֑וֹת רָאמ֣וֹת לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־ פִּֽיהוּ׃ בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ rā·mō·wṯ le·’ĕ·wîl lō yip̄·taḥ- pî·hū baš·ša·‘ar — WLC · 7
Saying 24
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He who plots evil will be called a schemer…
𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁 𐤋𐤄𐤓𐤏 𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤕
מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְהָרֵ֑עַ ל֝֗וֹ יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ בַּֽעַל־ מְזִמּ֥וֹת mə·ḥaš·šêḇ lə·hā·rê·a‘ lōw yiq·rā·’ū ba·‘al- mə·zim·mō·wṯ — WLC · 8
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A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕 𐤆𐤌𐤕 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤑 𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕 𐤋𐤀𐤃𐤌
אִוֶּ֣לֶת זִמַּ֣ת חַטָּ֑את לֵֽץ׃ וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת לְאָדָ֣ם ’iw·we·leṯ zim·maṯ ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ lêṣ wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ lə·’ā·ḏām — WLC · 9
Saying 25
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If you faint in the day of distress, how small [is] your strength!
𐤄𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤑𐤓𐤄 𐤑𐤓 𐤊𐤇𐤊𐤄
הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָ֗ה צַ֣ר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ hiṯ·rap·pî·ṯā bə·yō·wm ṣā·rāh ṣar kō·ḥe·ḵāh — WLC · 10
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Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter…
𐤄𐤑𐤋 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤊 𐤅𐤌𐤈𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤀𐤌
הַ֭צֵּל לְקֻחִ֣ים לַמָּ֑וֶת תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃ וּמָטִ֥ים לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג אִם־ haṣ·ṣêl lə·qu·ḥîm lam·mā·weṯ taḥ·śō·wḵ ū·mā·ṭîm la·he·reḡ ’im- — WLC · 11
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If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
𐤊𐤉 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤍 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤅 𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤕𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤍𐤑𐤓 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤊 𐤉𐤃𐤏 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤋𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤊𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤅
כִּֽי־ תֹאמַ֗ר הֵן֮ לֹא־ יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ זֶ֥ה הֲֽלֹא־ הֽוּא־ תֹ֘כֵ֤ן לִבּ֨וֹת׀ יָבִ֗ין ה֣וּא וְנֹצֵ֣ר נַ֭פְשְׁךָ יֵדָ֑ע וְהֵשִׁ֖יב לְאָדָ֣ם כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ kî- ṯō·mar hên lō- yā·ḏa‘·nū zeh hălō- hū- ṯō·ḵên lib·bō·wṯ yā·ḇîn hū wə·nō·ṣêr nap̄·šə·ḵā yê·ḏā‘ wə·hê·šîḇ lə·’ā·ḏām kə·p̄ā·‘o·lōw — WLC · 12
Saying 26
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Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤃𐤁𐤔 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤅𐤍𐤐𐤕 𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤒 𐤏𐤋 𐤇𐤊𐤊
אֱכָל־ דְבַ֣שׁ בְּנִ֣י כִּי־ ט֑וֹב וְנֹ֥פֶת מָ֝ת֗וֹק עַל־ חִכֶּֽךָ׃ ’ĕ·ḵāl- ḏə·ḇaš bə·nî kî- ṭō·wḇ wə·nō·p̄eṯ mā·ṯō·wq ‘al- ḥik·ke·ḵā — WLC · 13
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Know therefore that wisdom [is sweet] to your soul. If you find it, there is a future [for you], and your hope will never be cut off.
𐤃𐤏𐤄 𐤊𐤍 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤊 𐤀𐤌 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕𐤊 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤐
דְּעֶ֥ה כֵּ֤ן׀ חָכְמָ֗ה לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ אִם־ מָ֭צָאתָ וְיֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃פ də·‘eh kên ḥāḵ·māh lə·nap̄·še·ḵā ’im- mā·ṣā·ṯā wə·yêš ’a·ḥă·rîṯ wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā lō ṯik·kā·rêṯ — WLC · 14
Saying 27
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Do not lie in wait, O wicked [man], near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤓𐤔𐤏 𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤔𐤃𐤃 𐤓𐤁𐤑𐤅
אַל־ תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב רָ֭שָׁע לִנְוֵ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק אַֽל־ תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד רִבְצוֹ׃ ’al- te·’ĕ·rōḇ rā·šā‘ lin·wêh ṣad·dîq ’al- tə·šad·dêḏ riḇ·ṣō — WLC · 15
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For though a righteous [man] may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad [times].
𐤊𐤉 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤅𐤒𐤌 𐤅𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤓𐤏𐤄
כִּ֤י צַדִּ֣יק יִפּ֣וֹל שֶׁ֨בַע׀ וָקָ֑ם וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ בְרָעָֽה׃ kî ṣad·dîq yip·pō·wl še·ḇa‘ wā·qām ū·rə·šā·‘îm yik·kā·šə·lū ḇə·rā·‘āh — WLC · 16
Saying 28
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Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤍𐤐𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤁𐤊 𐤉𐤂𐤋 𐤅𐤁𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅
אַל־ תִּשְׂמָ֑ח אוֹיְבֶיךָ בִּנְפֹ֣ל אַל־ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ יָגֵ֥ל וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹ ’al- tiś·māḥ ʾō·yə·ḇɛ·ḵå̄ bin·p̄ōl ’al- lib·be·ḵā yā·ḡêl ū·ḇik·kā·šə·lōw — WLC · 17
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or the LORD will see and disapprove…, and turn His wrath away from him.
𐤐𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤅𐤓𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤐𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅
פֶּן־ יְ֭הוָה יִרְאֶ֣ה וְרַ֣ע בְּעֵינָ֑יו אַפּֽוֹ׃ וְהֵשִׁ֖יב מֵעָלָ֣יו pen- Yah·weh yir·’eh wə·ra‘ bə·‘ê·nāw ’ap·pōw wə·hê·šîḇ mê·‘ā·lāw — WLC · 18
Saying 29
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Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤓 𐤁𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤒𐤍𐤀 𐤁𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌
אַל־ תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־ תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ ’al- tiṯ·ḥar bam·mə·rê·‘îm ’al- tə·qan·nê bā·rə·šā·‘îm — WLC · 19
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For the evil [man] has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤓𐤏 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤍𐤓 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤊
כִּ֤י׀ לָרָ֑ע תִהְיֶ֣ה לֹֽא־ אַחֲרִ֣ית נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ kî lā·rā‘ ṯih·yeh lō- ’a·ḥă·rîṯ nêr rə·šā·‘îm yiḏ·‘āḵ — WLC · 20
Saying 30
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My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious -.
𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤁 𐤏𐤌 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕
בְּנִ֣י יְרָֽא־ יְהוָ֣ה וָמֶ֑לֶךְ אַל־ תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ עִם־ שׁוֹנִ֑ים אֶת־ bə·nî yə·rā- Yah·weh wā·me·leḵ ’al- tiṯ·‘ā·rāḇ ‘i·mō·šō- šō·w·nîm ’eṯ- — WLC · 21
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For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin [they] can bring?
𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤃𐤌 𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤎 𐤅𐤐𐤉𐤃 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌
כִּֽי־ יָק֣וּם פִ֭תְאֹם אֵידָ֑ם מִ֣י יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ס וּפִ֥יד שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם kî- yā·qūm p̄iṯ·’ōm ’ê·ḏām mî yō·w·ḏê·a‘ ū·p̄îḏ šə·nê·hem — WLC · 22
Further Sayings of the Wise
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These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality… in judgment is not good.
𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤂𐤌 𐤋𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤊𐤓 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤁𐤋 𐤈𐤅𐤁
אֵ֥לֶּה גַּם־ לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים הַֽכֵּר־ פָּנִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט בַּל־ טֽוֹב׃ ’êl·leh gam- la·ḥă·ḵā·mîm hak·kêr- pā·nîm bə·miš·pāṭ bal- ṭō·wḇ — WLC · 23
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Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤓𐤔𐤏 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤄𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤄𐤅
אֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀ לְרָשָׁע֮ אָ֥תָּה צַדִּ֪יק עַמִּ֑ים יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃ יִזְעָמ֥וּהוּ ’ō·mêr lə·rā·šā‘ ’āt·tāh ṣad·dîq ‘am·mîm yiq·qə·ḇu·hū lə·’um·mîm yiz·‘ā·mū·hū — WLC · 24
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but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
𐤉𐤍𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤊𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌
יִנְעָ֑ם וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים טֽוֹב׃ בִרְכַּת־ תָּב֥וֹא וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם yin·‘ām wə·lam·mō·w·ḵî·ḥîm ṭō·wḇ ḇir·kaṯ- tā·ḇō·w wa·‘ă·lê·hem — WLC · 25
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An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
𐤍𐤊𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤉𐤔𐤒 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌
נְכֹחִֽים׃ דְּבָרִ֥ים מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב יִשָּׁ֑ק שְׂפָתַ֥יִם nə·ḵō·ḥîm də·ḇā·rîm mê·šîḇ yiš·šāq śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim — WLC · 26
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Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field after that, you may build your house.
𐤄𐤊𐤍 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤑 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕𐤊 𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤃𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤇𐤓 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤊𐤐
הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃פ hā·ḵên ba·ḥūṣ mə·laḵ·te·ḵā wə·‘at·tə·ḏāh baś·śā·ḏeh lāḵ ’a·ḥar ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā ḇê·ṯe·ḵā — WLC · 27
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Do not testify… against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤃 𐤁𐤓𐤏𐤊 𐤇𐤍𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤊
אַל־ תְּהִ֣י עֵד־ בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ חִנָּ֣ם וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ ’al- tə·hî ‘êḏ- bə·rê·‘e·ḵā ḥin·nām wa·hă·p̄it·tî·ṯā biś·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā — WLC · 28
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Do not say, “I will do to him… as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤊𐤍 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤊𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤅
אַל־ תֹּאמַ֗ר עָֽשָׂה־ לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ ’al- tō·mar ‘ā·śāh- lî kên ka·’ă·šer ’e·‘ĕ·śeh- lōw ’ā·šîḇ lā·’îš kə·p̄ā·‘o·lōw — WLC · 29
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I went past the field of a slacker… and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤏𐤑𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤓𐤌 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤇𐤎𐤓 𐤋𐤁
עָבַ֑רְתִּי עַל־ שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־ עָצֵ֣ל וְעַל־ כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־ לֵֽב׃ ‘ā·ḇar·tî ‘al- śə·ḏêh ’îš- ‘ā·ṣêl wə·‘al- ke·rem ’ā·ḏām ḥă·sar- lêḇ — WLC · 30
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- Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤒𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤊𐤋𐤅 𐤇𐤓𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤎𐤅 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤂𐤃𐤓 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤎𐤄
וְהִנֵּ֨ה קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים עָ֘לָ֤ה כֻלּ֨וֹ׀ חֲרֻלִּ֑ים כָּסּ֣וּ פָנָ֣יו אֲבָנָ֣יו וְגֶ֖דֶר נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ wə·hin·nêh qim·mə·śō·nîm ‘ā·lāh ḵul·lōw ḥă·rul·lîm kās·sū p̄ā·nāw ’ă·ḇā·nāw wə·ḡe·ḏer ne·hĕ·rā·sāh — WLC · 31
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I observed and took [it] to heart; I looked and received instruction:
𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓
אָ֭נֹכִֽי וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃ ’ā·nō·ḵî wā·’e·ḥĕ·zeh ’ā·šîṯ lib·bî rā·’î·ṯî lā·qaḥ·tî mū·sār — WLC · 32
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
𐤌𐤏𐤈 𐤔𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤏𐤈 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤏𐤈 𐤇𐤁𐤒 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤔𐤊𐤁
מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ mə·‘aṭ šē·nôt̲ mə·‘aṭ tə·nū·mō·wṯ mə·‘aṭ ḥib·buq yā·ḏa·yim liš·kāḇ — WLC · 33
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and poverty will come [upon you] like a robber, and need like a bandit…
𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤊 𐤅𐤁𐤀 𐤌𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤊 𐤊𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤌𐤂𐤍𐤐
רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּבָֽא־ מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃פ rê·še·ḵā ū·ḇā- miṯ·hal·lêḵ ū·maḥ·sō·re·ḵā kə·’îš mā·ḡên — WLC · 34