H9005–/ל–l

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “for”וְלִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ (לְ) le. “[is] to”

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

לְאִ֣ישׁ (לְ) le. “of”

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

לוֹ (ל) l “to”

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

לִמְצֹא־ (לִ) li “[is] to”

Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

לִכְסִ֣יל (לִ) li “for”לְעֶ֤בֶד׀ (לְ) le. “for”

A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

לְ֭אָבִיו (לְ֭) Le. “to”

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to”

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

לְחַיִּ֑ים (לְ) le. “[is] to”

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

לְ֝נָב֗וֹן (לְ֝) le. “<to>”

A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (לִ) li “to”לִ֝שְׁג֗וֹת (לִ֝) li “to”

Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.

לַלֵּצִ֣ים (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְגֵ֣ו (לְ) le. “for”

It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

לָ֭אִישׁ (לָ֭) La. “to <the>”

A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

ל֝֗וֹ (ל֝֗) l “<for>”

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

לָ֭אִישׁ (לָ֭) La. “to <the>”

He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה (לְ) le. “to”

Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.

לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה (לַֽ֝) la. “for”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “<to>”

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

לְבַקֵּֽר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “by”

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

לְמוֹתָ֑ר (לְ) le. “to”לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (לָ) la. “to”

When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

לְ֝חָכָ֗ם (לְ֝) le. “<to>”

The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”לָרָֽע׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

לַ֭צַּדִּיק (לַ֭) La. “to the”לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי (לְ) le. “to”