Proverbs 22

Proverbs 22 teaches that a good reputation is more valuable than wealth, and emphasizes ethical treatment of the poor and vulnerable, warning against exploitation and oppression.[1][2] The chapter also provides wisdom on avoiding angry people, avoiding debt and financial pledges, respecting ancestral boundaries, and recognizing that diligent workers will gain prominence, while warning against laziness, adultery, and foolishness.[1][2]

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Verse 1

is to be chosen the chosen one to be chosen a good name name-of name than riches from wealth than wealth great great great than silver from silver than silver and than gold and from gold and than gold favor favor favor is better good good

נִבְחָ֣ר 𐤍𐤁𐤇𐤓 nivechar is to be chosen the chosen one to be chosen HVNrmsa שֵׁ֭ם 𐤔𐤌 shem a good name name-of name HNcmsa מֵ/עֹ֣שֶׁר 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤓 meosher than riches from wealth than wealth HR/Ncmsa רָ֑ב 𐤓𐤁 rav great great great HAamsa מִ/כֶּ֥סֶף 𐤌/𐤊𐤎𐤐 mikesef than silver from silver than silver HR/Ncmsa וּ֝/מִ/זָּהָ֗ב 𐤅/𐤌/𐤆𐤄𐤁 umizahav dhahabu (Swahili) and than gold and from gold and than gold HC/R/Ncmsa חֵ֣ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor favor HNcmsa טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov is better good good HAamsa

Verse 2

the rich wealthy man wealthy man and poor becoming poor and poor man meet together they met one another they met one another maker doer doer of them all the whole of them all of them the LORD Yahweh Yahweh

עָשִׁ֣יר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir the rich wealthy man wealthy man HAamsa וָ/רָ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤓𐤔 varash and poor becoming poor and poor man HC/Vqrmsa נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ 𐤍𐤐𐤂𐤔𐤅 nifegashu meet together they met one another they met one another HVNp3cp עֹשֵׂ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh maker doer doer HVqrmsc כֻלָּ֣/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 khulam kila (Swahili) of them all the whole of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp

Verse 3

prudent shrewd one shrewd one sees seeing seeing evil evil evil and hides and he will be hidden and hides and hides himself and he was hidden and hides himself but the simple naïve ones simple ones pass on they crossed over they crossed over and are punished they were fined and are punished

עָר֤וּם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arum prudent shrewd one shrewd one HAamsa רָאָ֣ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah sees seeing seeing HVqp3ms רָעָ֣ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah-2 evil evil evil HNcfsa ו/יסתר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓 vystr and hides and he will be hidden and hides HC/VNi3ms וְ/נִסְתָּ֑ר 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤓 venisetar and hides himself and he was hidden and hides himself HC/VNp3ms וּ֝/פְתָיִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤉𐤌 ufetayim but the simple naïve ones simple ones HC/Aampa עָבְר֥וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu pass on they crossed over they crossed over HVqp3cp וְֽ/נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤔𐤅 veneenashu and are punished they were fined and are punished HC/VNp3cp

Verse 4

reward consequence as a consequence of humility humble lowliness humble lowliness fear awe-of fear-of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh riches material wealth material wealth and-honor and weighty honor and weighty glory and-life and lives and lives

עֵ֣קֶב 𐤏𐤒𐤁 eqev reward consequence as a consequence of HNcmsc עֲ֭נָוָה 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤄 anavah humility humble lowliness humble lowliness HNcfsa יִרְאַ֣ת 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 yireat fear awe-of fear-of HNcfsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֹ֖שֶׁר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 osher riches material wealth material wealth HNcmsa וְ/כָב֣וֹד 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 vekhavod and-honor and weighty honor and weighty glory HC/Ncbsa וְ/חַיִּֽים 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 vechayim hai (Swahili) and-life and lives and lives HC/Ncmpa

Verse 5

thorns prickly shrubs prickly shrubs snares spread-out traps spread-out traps in-the-way-of in a path in a way the-crooked twisted one crooked one guarding the guarding one the one who keeps his-soul his living-self his life will-keep-far he will become distant he will remove himself from-them — from them

צִנִּ֣ים 𐤑𐤍𐤉𐤌 tsinim thorns prickly shrubs prickly shrubs HNcmpa פַּ֭חִים 𐤐𐤇𐤉𐤌 pachim snares spread-out traps spread-out traps HNcmpa בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in-the-way-of in a path in a way HR/Ncbsc עִקֵּ֑שׁ 𐤏𐤒𐤔 iqesh the-crooked twisted one crooked one HAamsa שׁוֹמֵ֥ר 𐤔𐤅𐤌𐤓 shomer guarding the guarding one the one who keeps HVqrmsc נַ֝פְשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his-soul his living-self his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms יִרְחַ֥ק 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤒 yirechaq will-keep-far he will become distant he will remove himself HVqi3ms מֵ/הֶֽם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem from-them from them HR/Sp3mp

Verse 6

Train Dedicated One Train a child to the young male to the youth in upon according to the mouth of mouth of mouth of his way his path his way even also even when for/because when he is old he will make old he grows old not not not depart he will turn aside he will turn aside from it from her from it

חֲנֹ֣ךְ 𐤇𐤍𐤊 chanokhe Train Dedicated One Train HVqv2ms לַ֭/נַּעַר 𐤋/𐤍𐤏𐤓 lanaar a child to the young male to the youth HRd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon according to HR פִּ֣י 𐤐𐤉 pi the mouth of mouth of mouth of HNcmsc דַרְכּ֑/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko his way his path his way HNcbsc/Sp3ms גַּ֥ם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also even HTa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC יַ֝זְקִ֗ין 𐤉𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤍 yazeqin he is old he will make old he grows old HVhi3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָס֥וּר 𐤉𐤎𐤅𐤓 yasur depart he will turn aside he will turn aside HVqi3ms מִמֶּֽ/נָּה 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤄 mimenah from it from her from it HR/Sp3fs

Verse 7

the rich wealthy man the wealthy man over the poor impoverished ones over the impoverished ones rules he will rule he will rule and servant and servant and servant borrower one who joins himself the borrower to man to a man to a man lender the one causing to join the lender

עָ֭שִׁיר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir the rich wealthy man the wealthy man HAamsa בְּ/רָשִׁ֣ים 𐤁/𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 berashim over the poor impoverished ones over the impoverished ones HR/Vqrmpa יִמְשׁ֑וֹל 𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤋 yimeshol rules he will rule he will rule HVqi3ms וְ/עֶ֥בֶד 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃 veeved and servant and servant and servant HC/Ncmsa לֹ֝וֶ֗ה 𐤋𐤅𐤄 loveh borrower one who joins himself the borrower HVqrmsa לְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish to man to a man to a man HR/Ncmsa מַלְוֶֽה 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤄 maleveh lender the one causing to join the lender HVhrmsa

Verse 8

he who sows one who sows one who sows iniquity injustice injustice he will reap he will reap he will reap he will reap he will reap he will reap vanity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness and rod staff-rod of and tribe of of his anger his overflowing wrath his raging wrath will fail he will come to an end he will come to an end

זוֹרֵ֣עַ 𐤆𐤅𐤓𐤏 zorea he who sows one who sows one who sows HVqrmsa עַ֭וְלָה 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 avelah iniquity injustice injustice HNcbsa יקצור 𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤅𐤓 yqtsvr he will reap he will reap he will reap HVqi3ms יִקְצָר 𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤓 yiqetsar he will reap he will reap he will reap HVqi3ms אָ֑וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven vanity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness HNcmsa וְ/שֵׁ֖בֶט 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤈 veshevet and rod staff-rod of and tribe of HC/Ncmsc עֶבְרָת֣/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤅 everato of his anger his overflowing wrath his raging wrath HNcfsc/Sp3ms יִכְלֶֽה 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤄 yikheleh will fail he will come to an end he will come to an end HVqi3ms

Verse 9

generous good good eye there-is-no eye he he he will be blessed he will be blessed he will be blessed for for/because for he gives he gave he gave of his bread his bread of his bread to the poor to the lowly one to the poor one

טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov generous good good HAamsc עַ֭יִן 𐤏𐤉𐤍 ayin Enyi (Fante) eye there-is-no eye HNcbsa ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms יְבֹרָ֑ךְ 𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊 yevorakhe baraka (Swahili) will be blessed he will be blessed he will be blessed HVPi3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC נָתַ֖ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he gives he gave he gave HVqp3ms מִ/לַּחְמ֣/וֹ 𐤌/𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤅 milachemo of his bread his bread of his bread HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms לַ/דָּֽל 𐤋/𐤃𐤋 ladal to the poor to the lowly one to the poor one HRd/Aamsa

Verse 10

Drive out Drive out! Drive out the scoffer scorner scorner and will go out and he goes out and he will go out contention contention contention and will cease and he will cease and it will cease strife legal judgment strife and dishonor and disgrace and disgrace

גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ 𐤂𐤓𐤔 garesh fukuza (Swahili) Drive out Drive out! Drive out HVpv2ms לֵ֭ץ 𐤋𐤑 lets the scoffer scorner scorner HAamsa וְ/יֵצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 veyetse and will go out and he goes out and he will go out HC/Vqi3ms מָד֑וֹן 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍 madon contention contention contention HNcmsa וְ֝/יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤕 veyishebot and will cease and he will cease and it will cease HC/Vqi3ms דִּ֣ין 𐤃𐤉𐤍 din strife legal judgment strife HNcmsa וְ/קָלֽוֹן 𐤅/𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 veqalon and dishonor and disgrace and disgrace HC/Ncmsa

Verse 11

loves one who loves one who loves purity pure pure purity pure-of purity of of heart inner core of heart grace favor favor of his lips his lips his lips his friend his associate his associate king king of king of

אֹהֵ֥ב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ohev hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) loves one who loves one who loves HVqrmsa טהור 𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 thvr purity pure pure HAamsc טְהָר 𐤈𐤄𐤓 tehar purity pure-of purity of HAamsc לֵ֑ב 𐤋𐤁 lev of heart inner core of heart HNcmsa חֵ֥ן 𐤇𐤍 chen grace favor favor HNcmsc שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 sefatayv of his lips his lips his lips HNcfdc/Sp3ms רֵעֵ֥/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his friend his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsa

Verse 12

eyes of eyes of eyes of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh preserve they guarded they have guarded knowledge knowledge-of knowledge-of but he overthrows and he perverted and he overthrew words of words of words of the treacherous betraying one the treacherous one

עֵינֵ֣י 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 eyney Enyi (Fante) eyes of eyes of eyes of HNcbdc יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp נָ֣צְרוּ 𐤍𐤑𐤓𐤅 natseru preserve they guarded they have guarded HVqp3cp דָ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of knowledge-of HNcfsa וַ֝/יְסַלֵּ֗ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤋𐤐 vayesalef but he overthrows and he perverted and he overthrew HC/Vpw3ms דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) words of words of words of HNcmpc בֹגֵֽד 𐤁𐤂𐤃 voged the treacherous betraying one the treacherous one HVqrmsa

Verse 13

says he said he said the sluggard slack one the sluggard a lion tearing lion tearing lion outside in the outside in the outside in the middle of in the midst of in the midst of streets broad places the squares I will be killed I will be murdered I will be murdered

אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms עָ֭צֵל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel the sluggard slack one the sluggard HAamsa אֲרִ֣י 𐤀𐤓𐤉 ari a lion tearing lion tearing lion HNcmsa בַ/ח֑וּץ 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑 vachuts outside in the outside in the outside HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the middle of in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת 𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤕 rechovot streets broad places the squares HNcfpa אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ 𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤇 eratsecha I will be killed I will be murdered I will be murdered HVNi1cs

Verse 14

pit sunken pit sunken pit deep deep deep mouth mouth of mouth of of strange women foreign women foreign women abhorred denounced one denounced one the LORD Yahweh Yahweh will fall he will fall he will fall will fall he will fall he will fall there in that place there

שׁוּחָ֣ה 𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤄 shuchah pit sunken pit sunken pit HNcfsa עֲ֭מֻקָּה 𐤏𐤌𐤒𐤄 amuqah deep deep deep HAafsa פִּ֣י 𐤐𐤉 pi mouth mouth of mouth of HNcmsc זָר֑וֹת 𐤆𐤓𐤅𐤕 zarot of strange women foreign women foreign women HAafpa זְע֥וּם 𐤆𐤏𐤅𐤌 zeum abhorred denounced one denounced one HVqsmsc יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יפול 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 yfvl will fall he will fall he will fall HVqi3ms יִפָּל 𐤉𐤐𐤋 yipal will fall he will fall he will fall HVqi3ms שָֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD

Verse 15

Foolishness reckless foolishness reckless foolishness is bound up bound is bound in the heart inner-core of in the inner-core of of a child youth a youth the rod rod-branch rod of of discipline discipline-instruction of discipline-instruction will drive it far he will distance her will drive her away from him from us from him

אִ֭וֶּלֶת 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕 ivelet Foolishness reckless foolishness reckless foolishness HNcfsa קְשׁוּרָ֣ה 𐤒𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤄 qeshurah is bound up bound is bound HVqsfsa בְ/לֶב 𐤁/𐤋𐤁 velev in the heart inner-core of in the inner-core of HR/Ncmsc נָ֑עַר 𐤍𐤏𐤓 naar of a child youth a youth HNcmsa שֵׁ֥בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet the rod rod-branch rod of HNcmsc מ֝וּסָ֗ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar of discipline discipline-instruction of discipline-instruction HNcmsa יַרְחִיקֶ֥/נָּה 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤍𐤄 yarechiqenah will drive it far he will distance her will drive her away HVhi3ms/Sp3fs מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him from us from him HR/Sp3ms

Verse 16

oppresses ruthless oppression oppressor the poor lowly one poor one to increase to cause to multiply to cause to multiply for himself — for himself gives the one who gives the one who gives to the rich to a wealthy man to a wealthy man only surely surely to poverty for lack for lack

עֹ֣שֵֽׁק 𐤏𐤔𐤒 osheq oppresses ruthless oppression oppressor HVqrmsa דָּ֭ל 𐤃𐤋 dal the poor lowly one poor one HAamsa לְ/הַרְבּ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 leharebot to increase to cause to multiply to cause to multiply HR/Vhc ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself for himself HR/Sp3ms נֹתֵ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten gives the one who gives the one who gives HVqrmsa לְ֝/עָשִׁ֗יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 leashir to the rich to a wealthy man to a wealthy man HR/Aamsa אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely surely HTa לְ/מַחְסֽוֹר 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤅𐤓 lemachesor to poverty for lack for lack HR/Ncmsa

Verse 17

Incline Cause to incline Incline your ear your ear your ear and hear and listen and hear the words words of words of of the wise wise men wise men and your heart your inner core and your inner core apply you will set you will set to my knowledge to my knowledge to my knowledge

הַ֥ט 𐤄𐤈 hat Incline Cause to incline Incline HVhv2ms אָזְנְ/ךָ֗ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your ear your ear your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms וּ֭/שְׁמַע 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏 ushema and hear and listen and hear HC/Vqv2ms דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) the words words of words of HNcmpc חֲכָמִ֑ים 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim of the wise wise men wise men HAampa וְ֝/לִבְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤅/𐤋𐤁/𐤊 velibekha and your heart your inner core and your inner core HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms תָּשִׁ֥ית 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤕 tashit apply you will set you will set HVqi2ms לְ/דַעְתִּֽ/י 𐤋/𐤃𐤏𐤕/𐤉 ledaeti to my knowledge to my knowledge to my knowledge HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs

Verse 18

for for/because for pleasant pleasant pleasant if for/because if you keep them you guard them you will keep them within your belly your inner belly within your belly they will be fixed they will be established they will be established together as one together together on upon upon your lips your lips your lips

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC נָ֭עִים 𐤍𐤏𐤉𐤌 naim pleasant pleasant pleasant HAamsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 if for/because if HC תִשְׁמְרֵ֣/ם 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤌 tishemerem you keep them you guard them you will keep them HVqi2ms/Sp3mp בְּ/בִטְנֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤊 bevitenekha within your belly your inner belly within your belly HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms יִכֹּ֥נוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤍𐤅 yikonu they will be fixed they will be established they will be established HVNi3mp יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤊 sefateykha your lips your lips your lips HNcfdc/Sp2ms

Verse 19

so that it might be to be, to become to be in the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh your trust your security your trust I have made known to you I caused you to know I have made known to you today the day the day even indeed even you you you

לִ/הְי֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot so that it might be to be, to become to be HR/Vqc בַּ֭/יהוָה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) in the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np מִבְטַחֶ֑/ךָ 𐤌𐤁𐤈𐤇/𐤊 mivetachekha your trust your security your trust HNcmsc/Sp2ms הוֹדַעְתִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 hodaetikha I have made known to you I caused you to know I have made known to you HVhp1cs/Sp2ms הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day the day HTd/Ncmsa אַף 𐤀𐤐 af even indeed even HTa אָֽתָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms

Verse 20

Have not is it not? is it not? I written I wrote I wrote to you — to you thirty three-days ago formerly sayings triad officers triad officers of counsels in deliberative councils in counsels and knowledge and knowledge and knowledge

הֲ/לֹ֤א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Have not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn כָתַ֣בְתִּי 𐤊𐤕𐤁𐤕𐤉 khataveti I written I wrote I wrote HVqp1cs לְ֭/ךָ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms שלשום 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 shlshvm thirty three-days ago formerly HD שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים 𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌 shalishim sayings triad officers triad officers HAompa בְּ/מ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת 𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤕 bemoetsot of counsels in deliberative councils in counsels HR/Ncfpa וָ/דָֽעַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vadaat and knowledge and knowledge and knowledge HC/Ncfsa

Verse 21

to make you know to make you know to make you know certainty uprightness certainty of the words utterances of words of of truth firm reliability truth that you may return to cause to return to cause to return words utterances words of truth firm reliability truth to those who send you to your senders to your senders

לְ/הוֹדִֽיעֲ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏/𐤊 lehodiakha to make you know to make you know to make you know HR/Vhc/Sp2ms קֹ֭שְׁטְ 𐤒𐤔𐤈 qoshete certainty uprightness certainty HNcmsc אִמְרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 imerey of the words utterances of words of HNcmpc אֱמֶ֑ת 𐤀𐤌𐤕 emet of truth firm reliability truth HNcfsa לְ/הָשִׁ֥יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 lehashiv that you may return to cause to return to cause to return HR/Vhc אֲמָרִ֥ים 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 amarim words utterances words HNcmpa אֱ֝מֶ֗ת 𐤀𐤌𐤕 emet-2 of truth firm reliability truth HNcfsa לְ/שֹׁלְחֶֽי/ךָ 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤉/𐤊 lesholecheykha to those who send you to your senders to your senders HR/Vqrmpc/Sp2ms

Verse 22

Do not upon / over do not rob may you seize by force seize by force the poor lowly one poor one because for/because for poor lowly one poor one he is he he nor and do not and do not oppress may you crush down crush down the afflicted I I am afflicted at the gate in the gate in the gate

אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not upon / over do not HTn תִּגְזָל 𐤕𐤂𐤆𐤋 tigezal rob may you seize by force seize by force HVqj2ms דָּ֭ל 𐤃𐤋 dal the poor lowly one poor one HAamsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because for HC דַל 𐤃𐤋 dal-2 poor lowly one poor one HAamsa ה֑וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he is he he HPp3ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal nor and do not and do not HC/Tn תְּדַכֵּ֖א 𐤕𐤃𐤊𐤀 tedake oppress may you crush down crush down HVpj2ms עָנִ֣י 𐤏𐤍𐤉 ani the afflicted I I am afflicted HAamsa בַ/שָּֽׁעַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 vashaar at the gate in the gate in the gate HRd/Ncmsa

Verse 23

for for/because because the LORD Yahweh Yahweh will plead he will contend he will contend their cause their dispute their dispute and will rob and he gouged out and he will rob [direct object marker] object-marker [·] those who rob them those who seize them by force those who rob them life breathing being life

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because because HC יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יָרִ֣יב 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤁 yariv will plead he will contend he will contend HVqi3ms רִיבָ֑/ם 𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤌 rivam their cause their dispute their dispute HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/קָבַ֖ע 𐤅/𐤒𐤁𐤏 veqava and will rob and he gouged out and he will rob HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo קֹבְעֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤒𐤁𐤏𐤉/𐤄𐤌 qoveeyhem those who rob them those who seize them by force those who rob them HVqrmpc/Sp3mp נָֽפֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nafesh life breathing being life HNcbsa

Verse 24

do not upon / over do not make friends associate yourself make friends with object-marker with owner master lord of anger nose anger and with and marked-object and with man man man of fury burning heats of fury not not not go you will come you will come

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תִּ֭תְרַע 𐤕𐤕𐤓𐤏 titera make friends associate yourself make friends HVtj2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker with HR בַּ֣עַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal owner master lord HNcmsc אָ֑ף 𐤀𐤐 af of anger nose anger HNcmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and with and marked-object and with HC/R אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsc חֵ֝מוֹת 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 chemot of fury burning heats of fury HNcfpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תָבֽוֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo go you will come you will come HVqi2ms

Verse 25

lest lest lest you learn you will become accustomed you learn his way his well-trodden path his way his ways his well-trodden paths his ways and take and you took and you take a snare snare a snare for your soul to your living self to your life

פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC תֶּאֱלַ֥ף 𐤕𐤀𐤋𐤐 teelaf you learn you will become accustomed you learn HVqi2ms ארחת/ו 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤕/𐤅 rchtv his way his well-trodden path his way HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 orechotayv his ways his well-trodden paths his ways HNcbpc/Sp3ms וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta and take and you took and you take HC/Vqq2ms מוֹקֵ֣שׁ 𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 moqesh a snare snare a snare HNcmsa לְ/נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 lenafeshekha for your soul to your living self to your life HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms

Verse 26

do not upon / over do not be let her be be among those striking in thrusting-ones of among those who strike hand curved palm of curved palm of among the sureties among the guarantors among the guarantors for debts loans loans

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תְּהִ֥י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi be let her be be HVqj2ms בְ/תֹֽקְעֵי 𐤁/𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤉 vetoqeey among those striking in thrusting-ones of among those who strike HR/Vqrmpc כָ֑ף 𐤊𐤐 khaf hand curved palm of curved palm of HNcfsa בַּ֝/עֹרְבִ֗ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 baorevim among the sureties among the guarantors among the guarantors HRd/Vqrmpa מַשָּׁאֽוֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤕 mashaot for debts loans loans HNcfpa

Verse 27

if if / whether if there is not there is not there is not for you — for you to pay to make whole to pay why for what? why should he take he will take should he take your bed your lying-place your bed from under you from beneath you from under you

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not there is not HTn לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for you for you HR/Sp2ms לְ/שַׁלֵּ֑ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤌 leshalem to pay to make whole to pay HR/Vpc לָ֥/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? why HR/Ti יִקַּ֥ח 𐤉𐤒𐤇 yiqach should he take he will take should he take HVqi3ms מִ֝שְׁכָּבְ/ךָ֗ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤊 mishekavekha your bed your lying-place your bed HNcmsc/Sp2ms מִ/תַּחְתֶּֽי/ךָ 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤊 mitacheteykha from under you from beneath you from under you HR/R/Sp2ms

Verse 28

Do not upon / over do not remove may you cause to retreat you remove boundary boundary of boundary of ancient hidden age forever which that-which which have set they did they made your fathers your fathers your fathers

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not upon / over do not HTn תַּ֭סֵּג 𐤕𐤎𐤂 taseg remove may you cause to retreat you remove HVhj2ms גְּב֣וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul boundary boundary of boundary of HNcmsc עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam ancient hidden age forever HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu have set they did they made HVqp3cp אֲבוֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 avoteykha your fathers your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2ms

Verse 29

Have you seen you beheld have you seen a man man a man skilled quick, ready skilled in his work in his accomplished-work in his skilled work before to the face of to before the face of kings kings kings he will stand he will station himself he will stand himself not not at all not he will stand he will station himself he will stand himself before to the face of to before the face of obscure men dark ones obscure men

חָזִ֡יתָ 𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤕 chazita Have you seen you beheld have you seen HVqp2ms אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man a man HNcmsa מָ֘הִ֤יר 𐤌𐤄𐤉𐤓 mahir skilled quick, ready skilled HAamsa בִּ/מְלַאכְתּ֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕/𐤅 bimelakheto in his work in his accomplished-work in his skilled work HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms לִֽ/פְנֵֽי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc מְלָכִ֥ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings kings kings HNcmpa יִתְיַצָּ֑ב 𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁 yiteyatsav he will stand he will station himself he will stand himself HVti3ms בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal not not at all not HTn יִ֝תְיַצֵּב 𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁 yiteyatsev he will stand he will station himself he will stand himself HVti3ms לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc חֲשֻׁכִּֽים 𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 chashukim tshishi (Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba)) obscure men dark ones obscure men HAampa

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