Proverbs 24

if you say behold not we knew this does not weigh the hearts he consider and who keeps your soul he know and will he not render to man according to his work

12 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki if HC תֹאמַ֗ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you say HVqi2ms הֵן֮ 𐤄𐤍 hen behold HTm לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤅 yadaenu we knew HVqp1cp זֶ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms הֲֽ/לֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo does not HTi/Tn תֹ֘כֵ֤ן 𐤕𐤊𐤍 tokhen weigh HVqrmsa לִבּ֨וֹת 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤕 libot the hearts HNcfpa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms יָבִ֗ין 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍 yavin consider HVqi3ms וְ/נֹצֵ֣ר 𐤅/𐤍𐤑𐤓 venotser and who keeps HC/Vqrmsa נַ֭פְשְׁ/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your soul HNcbsc/Sp2ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 he HPp3ms יֵדָ֑ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda know HVqi3ms וְ/הֵשִׁ֖יב 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 veheshiv and will he not render HC/Vhq3ms לְ/אָדָ֣ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 leadam to man HR/Ncmsa כְּ/פָעֳלֽ/וֹ 𐤊/𐤐𐤏𐤋/𐤅 kefaolo according to his work HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

eat my son honey for it is good and the honeycomb sweet to your palate

13 אֱכָל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 ekhal eat HVqv2ms בְּנִ֣/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs דְבַ֣שׁ 𐤃𐤁𐤔 devash honey HNcmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov it is good HAamsa וְ/נֹ֥פֶת 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤕 venofet and the honeycomb HC/Ncmsa מָ֝ת֗וֹק 𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤒 matoq sweet HAamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR חִכֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤇𐤊/𐤊 chikekha your palate HNcmsc/Sp2ms

so know it wisdom for your soul if you find and there will be a future and your hope not be cut off

14 כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm דְּעֶ֥/ה 𐤃𐤏/𐤄 deeh know it HVqv2ms/Sh חָכְמָ֗ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa לְ/נַ֫פְשֶׁ֥/ךָ 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 lenafeshekha for your soul HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC מָ֭צָאתָ 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕 matsata you find HVqp2ms וְ/יֵ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔 veyesh and there will be HC/Tm אַחֲרִ֑ית 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 acharit a future HNcfsa וְ֝/תִקְוָתְ/ךָ֗ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤊 vetiqevatekha and your hope HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תִכָּרֵֽת 𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤕 tikaret be cut off HVNi3fs

do not lie in wait O wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous do not destroy his resting place

15 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב 𐤕𐤀𐤓𐤁 teerov lie in wait HVqj2ms רָ֭שָׁע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha O wicked man HAamsa לִ/נְוֵ֣ה 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤄 lineveh against the dwelling HR/Ncbsc צַדִּ֑יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq of the righteous HAamsa אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not HTn תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד 𐤕𐤔𐤃𐤃 teshaded destroy HVpj2ms רִבְצ/וֹ 𐤓𐤁𐤑/𐤅 rivetso his resting place HNcmsc/Sp3ms

for seven times falls righteous man and rises but the wicked stumble in calamity

16 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC שֶׁ֨בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven times HAcfsa יִפּ֣וֹל 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 yipol falls HVqi3ms צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous man HAamsa וָ/קָ֑ם 𐤅/𐤒𐤌 vaqam and rises HC/Vqq3ms וּ֝/רְשָׁעִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 ureshaim but the wicked HC/Aampa יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 yikashelu stumble HVNi3mp בְ/רָעָֽה 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤄 veraah in calamity HR/Ncfsa

in-(the)-falling-of your-enemy your-enemy not rejoice and-in-his-stumbling not be-glad your-heart

17 בִּ/נְפֹ֣ל 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤋 binefol in-(the)-falling-of HR/Vqc אויבי/ך 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊 vyvykh your-enemy HVqrmpc/Sp2ms אֽ֭וֹיִבְ/ךָ 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁/𐤊 oyivekha your-enemy HVqrmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תִּשְׂמָ֑ח 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇 tisemach rejoice HVqj2ms וּ֝/בִ/כָּשְׁל֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤔𐤋/𐤅 uvikashelo and-in-his-stumbling HC/R/VNc/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not HTn יָגֵ֥ל 𐤉𐤂𐤋 yagel be-glad HVqj3ms לִבֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your-heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms

lest YHWH see YHWH and it be evil in his eyes and turn away from upon him his anger

18 פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC יִרְאֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh YHWH see HVqi3ms יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וְ/רַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤓𐤏 vera and it be evil HC/Vqq3ms בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וְ/הֵשִׁ֖יב 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 veheshiv and turn away HC/Vhq3ms מֵ/עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 mealayv from upon him HR/R/Sp3ms אַפּֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms

do not fret because of evildoers do not be envious of the wicked

19 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תִּתְחַ֥ר 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤓 titechar fret HVtj2ms בַּ/מְּרֵעִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 bamereim because of evildoers HRd/Vhrmpa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not HTn תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א 𐤕𐤒𐤍𐤀 teqane be envious HVpj2ms בָּ/רְשָׁעִֽים 𐤁/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 bareshaim of the wicked HRd/Aampa

for no will be future for the evil lamp of the wicked will be put out

20 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo no HTn תִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh will be HVqi3fs אַחֲרִ֣ית 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 acharit future HNcfsa לָ/רָ֑ע 𐤋/𐤓𐤏 lara for the evil HRd/Aamsa נֵ֖ר 𐤍𐤓 ner lamp HNcmsc רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked HAampa יִדְעָֽךְ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤊 yideakhe will be put out HVqi3ms

fear [direct object marker] YHWH my son and the king with those given to change do not associate

21 יְרָֽא 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yera fear HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp בְּנִ֣/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וָ/מֶ֑לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vamelekhe and the king HC/Ncmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 shonim those given to change HVqrmpa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תִּתְעָרָֽב 𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤁 titearav associate HVtj2ms

for suddenly will-rise their-calamity and-ruin of-both-of-them who knows

22 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC פִ֭תְאֹם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 fiteom suddenly HD יָק֣וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum will-rise HVqi3ms אֵידָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤌 eydam their-calamity HNcmsc/Sp3mp וּ/פִ֥יד 𐤅/𐤐𐤉𐤃 ufid and-ruin HC/Ncmsc שְׁ֝נֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheneyhem of-both-of-them HAcmdc/Sp3mp מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who HTi יוֹדֵֽעַ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea knows HVqrmsa

also these to the wise to show partiality of persons in judgment not good

23 גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa אֵ֥לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these HPdxcp לַֽ/חֲכָמִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 lachakhamim to the wise HR/Aampa הַֽכֵּר 𐤄𐤊𐤓 haker to show partiality HVha פָּנִ֖ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 panim of persons HNcbpa בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bemishepat in judgment HR/Ncmsa בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal not HTn טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa

says to-the-wicked righteous you will-curse-him peoples will-abhor-him nations

24 אֹ֤מֵ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omer says HVqrmsa לְ/רָשָׁע֮ 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤏 lerasha to-the-wicked HR/Aamsa צַדִּ֪יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous HAamsa אָ֥תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms יִקְּבֻ֥/הוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤁/𐤄𐤅 yiqevuhu will-curse-him HVqi3mp/Sp3ms עַמִּ֑ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim peoples HNcmpa יִזְעָמ֥וּ/הוּ 𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤌𐤅/𐤄𐤅 yizeamuhu will-abhor-him HVqi3mp/Sp3ms לְאֻמִּֽים 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌 leumim nations HNcmpa

but to those who rebuke it will be pleasant and upon them will come blessing good

25 וְ/לַ/מּוֹכִיחִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤊𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤌 velamokhichim but to those who rebuke HC/Rd/Vhrmpa יִנְעָ֑ם 𐤉𐤍𐤏𐤌 yineam it will be pleasant HVqi3ms וַֽ֝/עֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vaaleyhem and upon them HC/R/Sp3mp תָּב֥וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo will come HVqi3fs בִרְכַּת 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕 virekat blessing HNcfsc טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa

lips he kisses who gives answer words right/straight

26 שְׂפָתַ֥יִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim lips HNcfda יִשָּׁ֑ק 𐤉𐤔𐤒 yishaq he kisses HVqi3ms מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁 meshiv who gives answer HVhrmsa דְּבָרִ֥ים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim words HNcmpa נְכֹחִֽים 𐤍𐤊𐤇𐤉𐤌 nekhochim right/straight HAampa

Prepare outside your work and make it ready in the field for yourself afterwards and build your house

27 הָ֘כֵ֤ן 𐤄𐤊𐤍 hakhen Prepare HVhv2ms בַּ/ח֨וּץ 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑 bachuts outside HRd/Ncmsa מְלַאכְתֶּ֗/ךָ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕/𐤊 melakhetekha your work HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/עַתְּדָ֣/הּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤃/𐤄 veatedah and make it ready HC/Vpv2ms/Sp3fs בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֣ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field HRd/Ncmsa לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe for yourself HR/Sp2fs אַ֝חַ֗ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar afterwards HR וּ/בָנִ֥יתָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕 uvanita and build HC/Vqq2ms בֵיתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veytekha your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms

do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor and would you deceive with your lips

28 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תְּהִ֣י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi be HVqj2ms עֵד 𐤏𐤃 ed a witness HNcmsa חִנָּ֣ם 𐤇𐤍𐤌 chinam without cause HD בְּ/רֵעֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏/𐤊 bereekha against your neighbor HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וַ֝/הֲ/פִתִּ֗יתָ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤕 vahafitita and would you deceive HC/Ti/Vpp2ms בִּ/שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤊 bisefateykha with your lips HR/Ncfdc/Sp2ms

Do not say as he did to me so I will do to him I will repay to the man according to his work

29 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not HTn תֹּאמַ֗ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar say HVqj2ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr עָֽשָׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he did HVqp3ms לִ֭/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm אֶֽעֱשֶׂה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do HVqi1cs לּ֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms אָשִׁ֖יב 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 ashiv I will repay HVhi1cs לָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 laish to the man HRd/Ncmsa כְּ/פָעֳלֽ/וֹ 𐤊/𐤐𐤏𐤋/𐤅 kefaolo according to his work HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

by the field of a man lazy I passed and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense

30 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by HR שְׂדֵ֣ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh the field HNcmsc אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of a man HNcmsa עָצֵ֣ל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel lazy HAamsa עָבַ֑רְתִּי 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 avareti I passed HVqp1cs וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and by HC/R כֶּ֝֗רֶם 𐤊𐤓𐤌 kerem the vineyard HNcbsc אָדָ֥ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of a man HNcmsa חֲסַר 𐤇𐤎𐤓 chasar lacking HAamsc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev sense HNcmsa

and behold had grown up all of it thistles had covered its surface nettles and wall its stones was broken down

31 וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm עָ֘לָ֤ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah had grown up HVqp3ms כֻלּ֨/וֹ 𐤊𐤋/𐤅 khulo all of it HNcmsc/Sp3ms קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים 𐤒𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 qimesonim thistles HNcmpa כָּסּ֣וּ 𐤊𐤎𐤅 kasu had covered HVPp3cp פָנָ֣י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 fanayv its surface HNcbpc/Sp3ms חֲרֻלִּ֑ים 𐤇𐤓𐤋𐤉𐤌 charulim nettles HNcmpa וְ/גֶ֖דֶר 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤓 vegeder and wall HC/Ncmsc אֲבָנָ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 avanayv its stones HNcfpc/Sp3ms נֶהֱרָֽסָה 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤎𐤄 neherasah was broken down HVNp3fs

Then I saw I considered it [in] my heart I looked received instruction

32 וָֽ/אֶחֱזֶ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤄 vaechezeh Then I saw HC/Vqw1cs אָ֭נֹכִֽי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I HPp1cs אָשִׁ֣ית 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 ashit considered HVqi1cs לִבִּ֑/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi it [in] my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs רָ֝אִ֗יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I looked HVqp1cs לָקַ֥חְתִּי 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 laqacheti received HVqp1cs מוּסָֽר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar instruction HNcmsa

a little sleep a little slumber a little folding of hands to sleep

33 מְעַ֣ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat a little HNcmsc שֵׁ֭נוֹת 𐤔𐤍𐤅𐤕 shenot sleep HNcfpa מְעַ֣ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat-2 a little HNcmsc תְּנוּמ֑וֹת 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕 tenumot slumber HNcfpa מְעַ֓ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat-3 a little HNcmsc חִבֻּ֖ק 𐤇𐤁𐤒 chibuq folding HNcmsc יָדַ֣יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim of hands HNcbda לִ/שְׁכָּֽב 𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤁 lishekav to sleep HR/Vqc

and-will-come walking your-poverty and-your-want like-a-man of-shield

34 וּ/בָֽא 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uva and-will-come HC/Vqq3ms מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ 𐤌𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 mitehalekhe walking HVtrmsa רֵישֶׁ֑/ךָ 𐤓𐤉𐤔/𐤊 reyshekha your-poverty HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ֝/מַחְסֹרֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤓𐤉/𐤊 umachesoreykha and-your-want HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms כְּ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤔 keish like-a-man HR/Ncmsa מָגֵֽן 𐤌𐤂𐤍 magen of-shield HNcbsa

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