Proverbs 18

Proverbs 18 warns against isolation, foolishness, and pride, emphasizing that those who separate themselves pursue selfish desires and rebel against sound wisdom[1][2]. The chapter teaches that wisdom comes through listening and seeking knowledge, that the tongue has power over life and death, that humility precedes honor, and that broken relationships are harder to repair than fortified cities[1][3][4].

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Verse 1

through desire for a craving for a craving seeks he persistently seeks he persistently seeks having separated himself separated one the separated one against all in the whole of in all sound wisdom resourceful wisdom resourceful wisdom intermeddles he will harden himself he will harden himself

לְֽ֭/תַאֲוָה 𐤋/𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤄 letaavah through desire for a craving for a craving HR/Ncfsa יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔 yevaqesh seeks he persistently seeks he persistently seeks HVpi3ms נִפְרָ֑ד 𐤍𐤐𐤓𐤃 niferad having separated himself separated one the separated one HVNrmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) against all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤄 tushiyah sound wisdom resourceful wisdom resourceful wisdom HNcfsa יִתְגַּלָּֽע 𐤉𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤏 yitegala intermeddles he will harden himself he will harden himself HVti3ms

Verse 2

not not not delights he delights he delights a fool thick-minded one a fool in understanding in discernment in discernment but for/because but only if / whether only in revealing in revealing oneself in the revealing his heart his inner core his heart

לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יַחְפֹּ֣ץ 𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤑 yachepots delights he delights he delights HVqi3ms כְּ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool thick-minded one a fool HAamsa בִּ/תְבוּנָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 bitevunah in understanding in discernment in discernment HR/Ncfsa כִּ֝֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because but HC אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im only if / whether only HC בְּ/הִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤄𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 behitegalot in revealing in revealing oneself in the revealing HR/Vtc לִבּֽ/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart his inner core his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 3

when comes coming when coming a wicked man wicked man wicked man comes he came he comes also also also contempt contempt contempt and-with and if and with dishonor disgrace dishonor reproach public disgrace public shame

בְּֽ/בוֹא 𐤁/𐤁𐤅𐤀 bevo when comes coming when coming HR/Vqc רָ֭שָׁע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha a wicked man wicked man wicked man HAamsa בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba comes he came he comes HVqp3ms גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HD בּ֑וּז 𐤁𐤅𐤆 buz contempt contempt contempt HNcmsa וְֽ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and-with and if and with HC/R קָל֥וֹן 𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 qalon dishonor disgrace dishonor HNcmsa חֶרְפָּֽה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah reproach public disgrace public shame HNcfsa

Verse 4

waters waters waters deep deep ones deep ones words words of words of of mouth my mouth the mouth of of a man man a man brook seasonal stream seasonal stream flowing gushing-forth one gushing-forth one fountain spring-source of spring-source of of wisdom wisdom wisdom

מַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters waters HNcmpa עֲ֭מֻקִּים 𐤏𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌 amuqim deep deep ones deep ones HAampa דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) words words of words of HNcmpc פִי 𐤐𐤉 fi of mouth my mouth the mouth of HNcmsc אִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of a man man a man HNcmsa נַ֥חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal brook seasonal stream seasonal stream HNcmsa נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ 𐤍𐤁𐤏 novea flowing gushing-forth one gushing-forth one HVqrmsa מְק֣וֹר 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓 meqor fountain spring-source of spring-source of HNcmsc חָכְמָֽה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah of wisdom wisdom wisdom HNcfsa

Verse 5

lifting lifting-up lifting-up face face of before the face of the wicked wicked man wicked man not not not good good good to pervert to make turn aside to pervert righteous righteous man righteous man in judgment in the binding judgment in the judgment

שְׂאֵ֣ת 𐤔𐤀𐤕 seet lifting lifting-up lifting-up HVqc פְּנֵי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face face of before the face of HNcbpc רָשָׁ֣ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked wicked man wicked man HAamsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good good HAamsa לְ/הַטּ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤕 lehatot to pervert to make turn aside to pervert HR/Vhc צַ֝דִּ֗יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bamishepat in judgment in the binding judgment in the judgment HRd/Ncmsa

Verse 6

lips of edges of lips of a fool thick-headed fool thick-headed fool come they come come into strife dispute of into dispute and his mouth and his mouth and his mouth for blows for strike-wounds for blows calls he calls he calls

שִׂפְתֵ֣י 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 sifetey lips of edges of lips of HNcfdc כְ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 khesil a fool thick-headed fool thick-headed fool HAamsa יָבֹ֣אֽוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou come they come come HVqi3mp בְ/רִ֑יב 𐤁/𐤓𐤉𐤁 veriv into strife dispute of into dispute HR/Ncbsa וּ֝/פִ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤐𐤉/𐤅 ufiv and his mouth and his mouth and his mouth HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לְֽ/מַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 lemahalumot for blows for strike-wounds for blows HR/Ncfpa יִקְרָֽא 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqera calls he calls he calls HVqi3ms

Verse 7

mouth mouth of mouth of fool's thick-headed fool thick-headed fool is his ruin shattering ruin shattering ruin to him — to him and his lips and his lips and his lips are the snare snare snare of his soul his living-self his life

פִּֽי 𐤐𐤉 pi mouth mouth of mouth of HNcmsc כְ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 khesil fool's thick-headed fool thick-headed fool HAamsa מְחִתָּה 𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤄 mechitah is his ruin shattering ruin shattering ruin HNcfsa ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms וּ֝/שְׂפָתָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 usefatayv and his lips and his lips and his lips HC/Ncfdc/Sp3ms מוֹקֵ֥שׁ 𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 moqesh are the snare snare snare HNcmsc נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho of his soul his living-self his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms

Verse 8

words of words of words of a whisperer covert whisperer a whisperer like dainty morsels like self-wounding ones like self-wounding ones and they and they and they go down they descended they went down innermost parts of inner chambers of inner rooms of the body belly and belly

דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) words of words of words of HNcmpc נִ֭רְגָּן 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤍 niregan a whisperer covert whisperer a whisperer HVNrmsa כְּ/מִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים 𐤊/𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤌 kemitelahamim like dainty morsels like self-wounding ones like self-wounding ones HR/Vtrmpa וְ֝/הֵ֗ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they and they and they HC/Pp3mp יָרְד֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 yaredu go down they descended they went down HVqp3cp חַדְרֵי 𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 chaderey innermost parts of inner chambers of inner rooms of HNcmpc בָֽטֶן 𐤁𐤈𐤍 vaten the body belly and belly HNcfsa

Verse 9

also also also who is slack the one slackening himself the one slackening himself in his work in his task-work in his skilled work brother brother brother he is he he to master-of to the Master to the master destroyer ruin-bringer ruin-bringer

גַּ֭ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤄 miterapeh who is slack the one slackening himself the one slackening himself HVtrmsa בִ/מְלַאכְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕/𐤅 vimelakheto in his work in his task-work in his skilled work HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אָ֥ח 𐤀𐤇 ach brother brother brother HNcmsa ה֝֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he is he he HPp3ms לְ/בַ֣עַל 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋 levaal to master-of to the Master to the master HR/Ncmsc מַשְׁחִֽית 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 mashechit destroyer ruin-bringer ruin-bringer HNcmsa

Verse 10

tower elevated strong-tower elevated strong-tower strength strength strength name name-of name of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh into it — in him runs he runs he will run righteous righteous man righteous man and is safe and he was set on high and it was set on high

מִגְדַּל 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 migedal tower elevated strong-tower elevated strong-tower HNcbsc עֹ֭ז 𐤏𐤆 oz strength strength strength HNcmsa שֵׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 shem name name-of name of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo into it in him HR/Sp3ms יָר֖וּץ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤑 yaruts runs he runs he will run HVqi3ms צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa וְ/נִשְׂגָּֽב 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤂𐤁 venisegav and is safe and he was set on high and it was set on high HC/VNq3ms

Verse 11

wealth material wealth material wealth man's wealthy man wealthy man city Settlement-of Settlement-of his strong his strength his strength and like a wall and like an enclosing wall and like an enclosing wall high she set on high set on high in his imagination in his carved image in his imagination

ה֣וֹן 𐤄𐤅𐤍 hon wealth material wealth material wealth HNcmsa עָ֭שִׁיר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir man's wealthy man wealthy man HAamsa קִרְיַ֣ת 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 qireyat city Settlement-of Settlement-of HNcfsc עֻזּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤆/𐤅 uzo his strong his strength his strength HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/כְ/חוֹמָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 ukhechomah and like a wall and like an enclosing wall and like an enclosing wall HC/R/Ncfsa נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה 𐤍𐤔𐤂𐤁𐤄 nisegavah high she set on high set on high HVNrfsa בְּ/מַשְׂכִּיתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤕/𐤅 bemasekito in his imagination in his carved image in his imagination HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

Verse 12

before to the face of to before the face of destruction breaking breaking is haughty he rises high he rises high heart inner core of inner core of of man man man and before and before the face of and before the face of honor weighty honor weighty glory humility humble lowliness humble lowliness

לִ/פְנֵי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc שֶׁ֭בֶר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever destruction breaking breaking HNcmsa יִגְבַּ֣הּ 𐤉𐤂𐤁𐤄 yigebah gomo (Shona) is haughty he rises high he rises high HVqi3ms לֵב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of inner core of HNcmsc אִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of man man man HNcmsa וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before and before the face of and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc כָב֣וֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 khavod honor weighty honor weighty glory HNcbsa עֲנָוָֽה 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤄 anavah humility humble lowliness humble lowliness HNcfsa

Verse 13

He who answers one causing to return he who answers a matter spoken matter a matter before beforehand before he hears he will hear he hears folly reckless foolishness folly it is she it is to him — to him and shame and public disgrace and shame

מֵשִׁ֣יב 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁 meshiv He who answers one causing to return he who answers HVhrmsa דָּ֭בָר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar Ndaba (Zulu) a matter spoken matter a matter HNcmsa בְּ/טֶ֣רֶם 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before beforehand before HR/D יִשְׁמָ֑ע 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishema he hears he will hear he hears HVqi3ms אִוֶּ֥לֶת 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕 ivelet folly reckless foolishness folly HNcfsa הִיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it is she it is HPp3fs ל֝֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms וּ/כְלִמָּֽה 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤄 ukhelimah and shame and public disgrace and shame HC/Ncfsa

Verse 14

spirit breath of spirit of of a man man a man will sustain he will sustain he will sustain his sickness his sickness his sickness but a spirit and wind-of but a spirit broken stricken woman wounded who who? who can bear it he will lift her can bear it

רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of a man man a man HNcmsa יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋 yekhalekel will sustain he will sustain he will sustain HVli3ms מַחֲלֵ֑/הוּ 𐤌𐤇𐤋/𐤄𐤅 machalehu his sickness his sickness his sickness HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/ר֥וּחַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇 verucha but a spirit and wind-of but a spirit HC/Ncbsa נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה 𐤍𐤊𐤀𐤄 nekheah broken stricken woman wounded HAafsa מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who HTi יִשָּׂאֶֽ/נָּה 𐤉𐤔𐤀/𐤍𐤄 yisaenah can bear it he will lift her can bear it HVqi3ms/Sp3fs

Verse 15

heart inner core of inner core of of the prudent discerning one one who understands acquires he acquires he acquires knowledge knowledge-of knowledge and ear and ear-of and ear of of the wise wise men wise men seeks you seek earnestly seeks earnestly knowledge knowledge-of knowledge

לֵ֣ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of inner core of HNcmsa נָ֭בוֹן 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍 navon of the prudent discerning one one who understands HVNrmsa יִקְנֶה 𐤉𐤒𐤍𐤄 yiqeneh acquires he acquires he acquires HVqi3ms דָּ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of knowledge HNcfsa וְ/אֹ֥זֶן 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤍 veozen and ear and ear-of and ear of HC/Ncfsc חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim of the wise wise men wise men HAampa תְּבַקֶּשׁ 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤔 tevaqesh seeks you seek earnestly seeks earnestly HVpi3fs דָּֽעַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat-2 knowledge knowledge-of knowledge HNcfsa

Verse 16

gift Mattan Mattan (gift) man's human being human being makes-room he will widen makes wide for-him — for him and-before and before the face of and before the face of great-men great ones great ones brings-him he will guide him he will guide him

מַתָּ֣ן 𐤌𐤕𐤍 matan gift Mattan Mattan (gift) HNcmsc אָ֭דָם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man's human being human being HNcmsa יַרְחִ֣יב 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤁 yarechiv makes-room he will widen makes wide HVhi3ms ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for-him for him HR/Sp3ms וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and-before and before the face of and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc גְדֹלִ֣ים 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great-men great ones great ones HAampa יַנְחֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤇/𐤍𐤅 yanechenu brings-him he will guide him he will guide him HVhi3ms/Sp3ms

Verse 17

righteous righteous man righteous man the first the foremost one the first one in his lawsuit in his dispute in his dispute seems right he will come appears right but comes and he came but his neighbor comes his neighbor his associate his associate and examines him and he searched him out and examines him

צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa הָ/רִאשׁ֣וֹן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the first the foremost one the first one HTd/Aomsa בְּ/רִיב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤅 berivo in his lawsuit in his dispute in his dispute HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms יבא 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yv seems right he will come appears right HVqi3ms וּ/בָֽא 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uva but comes and he came but his neighbor comes HC/Vqq3ms רֵ֝עֵ֗/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his neighbor his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/חֲקָרֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤇𐤒𐤓/𐤅 vachaqaro and examines him and he searched him out and examines him HC/Vqp3ms/Sp3ms

Verse 18

strifes Midianites strifes causes to cease he will cause to cease he will cause to stop the lot the allotted lot the allotted lot and between and between and between the mighty mighty ones mighty ones it separates he will separate he will separate

מִ֭דְיָנִים 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mideyanim strifes Midianites strifes HNcmpa יַשְׁבִּ֣ית 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤕 yashebit causes to cease he will cause to cease he will cause to stop HVhi3ms הַ/גּוֹרָ֑ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 hagoral the lot the allotted lot the allotted lot HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בֵ֖ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between and between HC/R עֲצוּמִ֣ים 𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 atsumim the mighty mighty ones mighty ones HAampa יַפְרִֽיד 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤃 yaferid it separates he will separate he will separate HVhi3ms

Verse 19

brother brother brother offended rebelled-against one offended one than-a-city from city-of than a city strong strength strength and-contentions and contentions and contentions and-disputes Midianites and disputes like-the-bars bar of like bars of of-a-castle exalted royal palace of a palace

אָ֗ח 𐤀𐤇 ach brother brother brother HNcmsa נִפְשָׁ֥ע 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤏 nifesha offended rebelled-against one offended one HVNrmsa מִ/קִּרְיַת 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 miqireyat than-a-city from city-of than a city HR/Ncfsc עֹ֑ז 𐤏𐤆 oz strong strength strength HNcmsa ו/מדונים 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vmdvnym and-contentions and contentions and contentions HC/Ncmpa וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 umideyanim and-disputes Midianites and disputes HC/Ncmpa כִּ/בְרִ֥יחַ 𐤊/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇 kivericha like-the-bars bar of like bars of HR/Ncmsc אַרְמֽוֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍 aremon of-a-castle exalted royal palace of a palace HNcmsa

Verse 20

from the fruit from fruit-of from fruit-of of his mouth my mouth mouth of him a man man man will be satisfied she will be satisfied will be satisfied his stomach his inner hollow his belly produce brought-in yield of yield of of his lips his lips his lips he will be satisfied he will be satisfied he will be satisfied

מִ/פְּרִ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤓𐤉 miperi from the fruit from fruit-of from fruit-of HR/Ncmsc פִי 𐤐𐤉 fi of his mouth my mouth mouth of him HNcmsc אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man man HNcmsa תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏 tiseba will be satisfied she will be satisfied will be satisfied HVqi3fs בִּטְנ֑/וֹ 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤅 biteno his stomach his inner hollow his belly HNcfsc/Sp3ms תְּבוּאַ֖ת 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤕 tevuat produce brought-in yield of yield of HNcfsc שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 sefatayv of his lips his lips his lips HNcfdc/Sp3ms יִשְׂבָּֽע 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 yiseba he will be satisfied he will be satisfied he will be satisfied HVqi3ms

Verse 21

Death death death and life and lives and living ones in the power by the hand of in the hand of of the tongue tongue the tongue and those who love it and her loving-ones and her lovers will eat he will consume he will eat its fruit her fruit her fruit

מָ֣וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet Death death death HNcmsa וְ֭/חַיִּים 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 vechayim hai (Swahili) and life and lives and living ones HC/Ncmpa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the power by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc לָשׁ֑וֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 lashon of the tongue tongue the tongue HNcbsa וְ֝/אֹהֲבֶ֗י/הָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤄 veohaveyha hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) and those who love it and her loving-ones and her lovers HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs יֹאכַ֥ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal okèlè (Yoruba) will eat he will consume he will eat HVqi3ms פִּרְיָֽ/הּ 𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤄 pireyah its fruit her fruit her fruit HNcmsc/Sp3fs

Verse 22

finds he found he found a wife woman woman finds he found he found a good thing good good and obtains and he caused to bring out and obtains favor favorable acceptance favor from the LORD from Yahweh from Yahweh

מָצָ֣א 𐤌𐤑𐤀 matsa finds he found he found HVqp3ms אִ֭שָּׁה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a wife woman woman HNcfsa מָ֣צָא 𐤌𐤑𐤀 matsa-2 finds he found he found HVqp3ms ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov a good thing good good HAamsa וַ/יָּ֥פֶק 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒 vayafeq and obtains and he caused to bring out and obtains HC/Vhw3ms רָ֝צ֗וֹן 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍 ratson favor favorable acceptance favor HNcmsa מֵ/יְהוָֽה 𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 meyehvah Nyambe (Lozi) from the LORD from Yahweh from Yahweh HR/Np

Verse 23

supplications earnest pleas for favor earnest pleas for favor utters he declares he will speak poor man Become impoverished the poor man but the rich wealthy man and the wealthy man answers he answers he will answer roughly strong ones harshly

תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 tachanunim supplications earnest pleas for favor earnest pleas for favor HNcmpa יְדַבֶּר 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 yedaber utters he declares he will speak HVpi3ms רָ֑שׁ 𐤓𐤔 rash poor man Become impoverished the poor man HVqrmsa וְ֝/עָשִׁ֗יר 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 veashir but the rich wealthy man and the wealthy man HC/Aamsa יַעֲנֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 yaaneh answers he answers he will answer HVqi3ms עַזּֽוֹת 𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤕 azot roughly strong ones harshly HAafpa

Verse 24

a man man man of friends companions associates may come to ruin to act harmfully to act harmfully but there is and there is and there is a friend one who loves one who loves who sticks closer he clung clinging than a brother from a brother than a brother

אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man man HNcmsc רֵ֭עִים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 reim of friends companions associates HNcmpa לְ/הִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤏 lehiteroea may come to ruin to act harmfully to act harmfully HR/Vrc וְ/יֵ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔 veyesh but there is and there is and there is HC/Tm אֹ֝הֵ֗ב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ohev hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) a friend one who loves one who loves HVqrmsa דָּבֵ֥ק 𐤃𐤁𐤒 daveq who sticks closer he clung clinging HAamsa מֵ/אָֽח 𐤌/𐤀𐤇 meach than a brother from a brother than a brother HR/Ncmsa

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