Proverbs 23
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- 1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
- 2And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
- 3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.
- 4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
- 5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [supplied: riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
- הֲתָ֤עִיףQere, written (Ketiv): הֲתָעוּף
- עֵינֶ֥יךָ
- בּ֗וֹ
- וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- עָשֹׂ֣ה
- עָשֹׂ֣ה'a.Sohcertainly <to make>H6213H
- יַעֲשֶׂה־
- יַעֲשֶׂהya.'a.seh-it makesH6213H
- לּ֣וֹ
- כְנָפַ֑יִם
- כְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimwingsH3671
- כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר
- יָע֥וּףQere, written (Ketiv): וְעָיֵף
- יָע֥וּףve.'a.yefit flies awayH5774A
- הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
- 6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
- 7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
- 8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.
- פִּֽתְּךָ־
- אָכַ֥לְתָּ
- אָכַ֥לְתָּ'a.Khal.ta[which] you have eatenH0398
- תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה
- וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ
- דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ
- הַנְּעִימִֽים׃
- 9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
- 10Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
- 11For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.
- 12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
- 13Withhold not correction from the child; [supplied: For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
- 14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
- 15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
- 16Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
- 17Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [supplied: be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
- 18For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.
- 19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
- 20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
- 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [supplied: a man] with rags.
- 22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
- 23Buy the truth, and sell it not; [supplied: Yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
- 24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
- גִּ֣ילQere, written (Ketiv): גּוֹל
- גִּ֣ילgoylcertainly <to rejoice>H1523
- יָ֭גִילQere, written (Ketiv): יָגוֹל
- יָ֭גִילya.goylhe rejoicesH1523
- אֲבִ֣י
- אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi[the] father ofH0001G
- צַדִּ֑יק
- צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dika righteous [son]H6662
- וְיוֹלֵ֥דQere, written (Ketiv): יוֹלֵד
- חָ֝כָ֗ם
- חָ֝כָ֗םcha.Khama wise [son]H2450
- יִשְׂמַחQere, written (Ketiv): וְיִשְׂמַח
- יִשְׂמַחve.yis.mach-he rejoicesH8055
- בּֽוֹ׃
- גִּ֣ילQere, written (Ketiv): גּוֹל
- 25Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.
- 26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
- תְּנָֽה־
- בְנִ֣י
- לִבְּךָ֣
- לִ֑י
- וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ
- דְּרָכַ֥י
- תִּצֹּֽרְנָה׃Qere, written (Ketiv): תִּרְצֶנָה׃
- תִּצֹּֽרְנָהtir.tze.nahlet them observeH5341
- 27For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
- 28Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
- 29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
- לְמִ֨י
- א֥וֹי
- א֥וֹי'owoeH0188
- לְמִ֪י
- אֲב֡וֹי
- אֲב֡וֹי'a.Vowoe!H0017
- לְמִ֤י
- מִדְיָנִ֨יםQere, written (Ketiv): מְדוֹנִים
- מִדְיָנִ֨יםmi.do.nimcontentionsH4079
- לְמִ֥י
- שִׂ֗יחַ
- שִׂ֗יחַSi.achcomplaintH7879
- לְ֭מִי
- פְּצָעִ֣ים
- פְּצָעִ֣יםpe.tza.'ImwoundsH6482
- חִנָּ֑ם
- חִנָּ֑םchi.Namwithout causeH2600
- לְ֝מִ֗י
- חַכְלִל֥וּת
- חַכְלִל֥וּתchakh.li.Lutdullness ofH2448
- עֵינָֽיִם׃
- עֵינָֽיִם'ei.Na.yimeyesH5869A
- 30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.
- 31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תֵּ֥רֶא
- תֵּ֥רֶאTe.re'you seeH7200G
- יַיִן֮
- יַיִן֮ya.YinwineH3196
- כִּ֪י
- כִּ֪יkiforH3588A
- יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם
- יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.Damit will be redH0119
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-ifH3588A
- יִתֵּ֣ן
- יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenit will giveH5414P
- בַּכּ֣וֹסQere, written (Ketiv): בַּכִּיס
- עֵינ֑וֹ
- יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ
- יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyit.ha.Lekhit will goH1980G
- בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃
- אַל־
- 32At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
- 33Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
- 34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
- 35They have stricken me, [supplied: shalt thou say], and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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