H9002–/וְ–v

A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

וּ֝פִ֗יו (וּ֝) u. “and”

A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו (וּ֝) u. “and”

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

וְ֝הֵ֗ם (וְ֝) ve. “and”

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [ergänzt: goeth] humility.

וְלִפְנֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

וְר֥וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

וְאֹ֥זֶן (וְ) ve. “and”

A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

וְלִפְנֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.

וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

A brother offended [ergänzt: is harder to be won] than a strong city; And [ergänzt: such] contentions are like the bars of a castle.

וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים (וּ֝) u. “and”

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

וְ֭חַיִּים (וְ֭) Ve. “and”וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר (וְ֝) ve. “and”

He that maketh many friends [ergänzt: doeth it] to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

וְיֵ֥שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

וְה֣וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

וְאָ֖ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

וְ֝דָ֗ל (וְ֝) ve. “and”

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

וְיָפִ֥יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

וְיָפִ֖יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

וּכְטַ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

וְדֶ֥לֶף (וְ) ve. “and”

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

וָ֭הוֹן (וָ֭) Va. “and”וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה (וּ֝) vu. “and”