Proverbs 26

Proverbs 26 warns against honoring fools, sending messages by them, or answering their folly, likening fools to dogs returning to vomit and prescribing a rod for their correction. It condemns laziness through vivid metaphors of sluggards hinged to beds and too idle to eat, cautions against meddling in quarrels or gossiping, exposes secret haters and flatterers, and teaches that those who dig pits or lie will reap their own ruin.

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Verse 1

like snow like snow like snow in summer in the summer season in the summer and like rain and like rain and like rain in harvest in the harvest in the harvest so thus so not not not fitting beautiful and fitting beautiful and fitting for a fool thick-headed one a fool honor weighty honor weighty glory

כַּ/שֶּׁ֤לֶג 𐤊/𐤔𐤋𐤂 kasheleg like snow like snow like snow HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/קַּ֗יִץ 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤑 baqayits in summer in the summer season in the summer HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כַ/מָּטָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤈𐤓 vekhamatar and like rain and like rain and like rain HC/Rd/Ncmsa בַּ/קָּצִ֑יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 baqatsir in harvest in the harvest in the harvest HRd/Ncmsa כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus so HTm לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn נָאוֶ֖ה 𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤄 naveh fitting beautiful and fitting beautiful and fitting HAamsa לִ/כְסִ֣יל 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 likhesil for a fool thick-headed one a fool HR/Aamsa כָּבֽוֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod honor weighty honor weighty glory HNcbsa

Verse 2

like a bird like a chirping bird like a bird wandering to move to and fro to wander like a swallow like a free-flying swift like a swallow flying to fly to fly so thus so curse curse of curse of causeless gratuitously causelessly not not not to it — to it will come you will come will come

כַּ/צִּפּ֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 katsipor like a bird like a chirping bird like a bird HRd/Ncbsa לָ֭/נוּד 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤃 lanud wandering to move to and fro to wander HR/Vqc כַּ/דְּר֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤓 kaderor like a swallow like a free-flying swift like a swallow HRd/Ncfsa לָ/ע֑וּף 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤐 lauf flying to fly to fly HR/Vqc כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus so HTm קִֽלְלַ֥ת 𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤕 qilelat curse curse of curse of HNcfsc חִ֝נָּ֗ם 𐤇𐤍𐤌 chinam causeless gratuitously causelessly HD לא 𐤋𐤀 l not not not HTn ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to it to it HR/Sp3ms תָבֹֽא 𐤕𐤁𐤀 tavo will come you will come will come HVqi3fs

Verse 3

a whip whip whip for the horse to the horse to the horse a bridle bridle-of bridle for the donkey to the male donkey for the male donkey and a rod staff-rod of and rod for the back to the back-of to the back-of of fools thick-minded ones of fools

שׁ֣וֹט 𐤔𐤅𐤈 shot a whip whip whip HNcmsa לַ֭/סּוּס 𐤋/𐤎𐤅𐤎 lasus for the horse to the horse to the horse HRd/Ncmsa מֶ֣תֶג 𐤌𐤕𐤂 meteg a bridle bridle-of bridle HNcmsa לַ/חֲמ֑וֹר 𐤋/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓 lachamor for the donkey to the male donkey for the male donkey HRd/Ncbsa וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶט 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤈 veshevet and a rod staff-rod of and rod HC/Ncmsa לְ/גֵ֣ו 𐤋/𐤂𐤅 legev for the back to the back-of to the back-of HR/Ncmsc כְּסִילִֽים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 kesilim of fools thick-minded ones of fools HAampa

Verse 4

Do not upon / over do not answer she will answer answer a fool thick-minded one a fool according to his folly according to his folly according to his folly lest lest lest you be like you will be equal you be equal him — to him also also also you you you

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not upon / over do not HTn תַּ֣עַן 𐤕𐤏𐤍 taan answer she will answer answer HVqj2ms כְּ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool thick-minded one a fool HAamsa כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤊/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 keivaleto according to his folly according to his folly according to his folly HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms פֶּֽן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC תִּשְׁוֶה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤄 tisheveh you be like you will be equal you be equal HVqi2ms לּ֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him to him HR/Sp3ms גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HD אָֽתָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms

Verse 5

Answer intensively responding to answer a fool thick-headed fool thick-headed fool according to his folly according to his folly according to his folly lest lest lest he be he will come to be he will be wise wise one of wise in his own eyes in his eyes in his own eyes

עֲנֵ֣ה 𐤏𐤍𐤄 aneh Answer intensively responding to answer HVqv2ms כְ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 khesil a fool thick-headed fool thick-headed fool HAamsa כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤊/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 keivaleto according to his folly according to his folly according to his folly HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC יִהְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh he be he will come to be he will be HVqi3ms חָכָ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise wise one of wise HAamsa בְּ/עֵינָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv Enyi (Fante) in his own eyes in his eyes in his own eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms

Verse 6

cuts off cutting-off one cutting-off one feet two feet two feet violence violent wrongdoing violence drinks drinking-one drinking-one sends the sending one the sending one a message spoken matters spoken matters by the hand of by the hand of in the hand of a fool thick-minded one a fool

מְקַצֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤒𐤑𐤄 meqatseh cuts off cutting-off one cutting-off one HVprmsa רַ֭גְלַיִם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 ragelayim feet two feet two feet HNcfda חָמָ֣ס 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrongdoing violence HNcmsa שֹׁתֶ֑ה 𐤔𐤕𐤄 shoteh drinks drinking-one drinking-one HVqrmsa שֹׁלֵ֖חַ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 sholecha sends the sending one the sending one HVqrmsa דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim Ndaba (Zulu) a message spoken matters spoken matters HNcmpa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc כְּסִֽיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool thick-minded one a fool HAamsa

Verse 7

hang limp they became diminished they hang limp legs lower legs lower legs from a lame man limping man from a lame man and a proverb and he ruled and a proverb in the mouth of in the mouth of in the mouth of fools thick-headed ones fools

דַּלְי֣וּ 𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤅 daleyu dàlà (Igbo) hang limp they became diminished they hang limp HVqp3cp שֹׁ֭קַיִם 𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤌 shoqayim legs lower legs lower legs HNcfda מִ/פִּסֵּ֑חַ 𐤌/𐤐𐤎𐤇 mipisecha from a lame man limping man from a lame man HR/Aamsa וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋 umashal and a proverb and he ruled and a proverb HC/Ncmsa בְּ/פִ֣י 𐤁/𐤐𐤉 befi in the mouth of in the mouth of in the mouth of HR/Ncmsc כְסִילִֽים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 khesilim fools thick-headed ones fools HAampa

Verse 8

like a bundle binding tightly like binding tightly stone building-stone stone in a sling in a stone-heap in a sling so thus so gives the one who gives the one who gives to a fool thick-headed one a fool honor weighty honor weighty glory

כִּ/צְר֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤓 kitseror like a bundle binding tightly like binding tightly HR/Vqc אֶ֭בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even stone building-stone stone HNcfsa בְּ/מַרְגֵּמָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤂𐤌𐤄 bemaregemah in a sling in a stone-heap in a sling HR/Ncfsa כֵּן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus so HTm נוֹתֵ֖ן 𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤍 noten gives the one who gives the one who gives HVqrmsa לִ/כְסִ֣יל 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 likhesil to a fool thick-headed one a fool HR/Aamsa כָּבֽוֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod honor weighty honor weighty glory HNcbsa

Verse 9

thorn piercing-thorn piercing-thorn goes up he ascended he went up in/on hand hand of in the hand of drunkard drunken man drunken man and-proverb and he ruled and proverb in mouth in the mouth of in the mouth of fools thick-headed ones fools

ח֭וֹחַ 𐤇𐤅𐤇 chocha thorn piercing-thorn piercing-thorn HNcmsa עָלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) goes up he ascended he went up HVqp3ms בְ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 veyad in/on hand hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc שִׁכּ֑וֹר 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤓 shikor drunkard drunken man drunken man HAamsa וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋 umashal and-proverb and he ruled and proverb HC/Ncmsa בְּ/פִ֣י 𐤁/𐤐𐤉 befi in mouth in the mouth of in the mouth of HR/Ncmsc כְסִילִֽים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 khesilim fools thick-headed ones fools HAampa

Verse 10

the great great great who forms the one who causes writhing the one who causes writhing all the whole of all of and hires and one who hires and one who hires a fool thick-minded one a fool and hires and one who hires and one who hires passersby the crossing-ones the crossing-ones

רַ֥ב 𐤓𐤁 rav the great great great HAamsa מְחֽוֹלֵֽל 𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤋 mecholel chula (Bemba) who forms the one who causes writhing the one who causes writhing HVmrmsa כֹּ֑ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) all the whole of all of HNcmsa וְ/שֹׂכֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤓 vesokher and hires and one who hires and one who hires HC/Vqrmsa כְּ֝סִ֗יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool thick-minded one a fool HAamsa וְ/שֹׂכֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤓 vesokher-2 and hires and one who hires and one who hires HC/Vqrmsa עֹבְרִֽים 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 overim passersby the crossing-ones the crossing-ones HVqrmpa

Verse 11

like a dog like a dog like a dog returns he returned he returned to upon to its vomit his vomit his vomit a fool thick-minded one a fool repeats one who repeats who repeats his folly his foolishness his folly

כְּ֭/כֶלֶב 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤁 kekhelev like a dog like a dog like a dog HR/Ncmsa שָׁ֣ב 𐤔𐤁 shav returns he returned he returned HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon to HR קֵא֑/וֹ 𐤒𐤀/𐤅 qeo its vomit his vomit his vomit HNcmsc/Sp3ms כְּ֝סִ֗יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool thick-minded one a fool HAamsa שׁוֹנֶ֥ה 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤄 shoneh repeats one who repeats who repeats HVqrmsa בְ/אִוַּלְתּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 veivaleto his folly his foolishness his folly HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

Verse 12

Do you see you saw you saw a man man man wise wise one of wise in in his own eyes in his eyes his own eyes There is more hope expectant hope expectant hope for a fool thick-headed one a fool than for him from us than for him

רָאִ֗יתָ 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕 raita Do you see you saw you saw HVqp2ms אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man man HNcmsa חָכָ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise wise one of wise in HAamsa בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv Enyi (Fante) in his own eyes in his eyes his own eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms תִּקְוָ֖ה 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 tiqevah There is more hope expectant hope expectant hope HNcfsa לִ/כְסִ֣יל 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 likhesil for a fool thick-headed one a fool HR/Aamsa מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu than for him from us than for him HR/Sp3ms

Verse 13

says he said the sluggard says the sluggard slack one the sluggard a lion fierce lion fierce lion in the road on the trodden path on the trodden way a lion tearing lion tearing lion in the midst of between between the streets the broad plazas the broad plazas

אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said the sluggard says HVqp3ms עָ֭צֵל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel the sluggard slack one the sluggard HAamsa שַׁ֣חַל 𐤔𐤇𐤋 shachal a lion fierce lion fierce lion HNcmsa בַּ/דָּ֑רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 badarekhe in the road on the trodden path on the trodden way HRd/Ncbsa אֲ֝רִ֗י 𐤀𐤓𐤉 ari a lion tearing lion tearing lion HNcmsa בֵּ֣ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn in the midst of between between HR הָ/רְחֹבֽוֹת 𐤄/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤕 harechovot the streets the broad plazas the broad plazas HTd/Ncfpa

Verse 14

the door the hanging door-panel the hanging door-panel turns she will turn around it will turn around on upon upon its hinges her hinge her hinge so the sluggard slack one slack one on upon upon his bed his reclining couch his reclining couch

הַ֭/דֶּלֶת 𐤄/𐤃𐤋𐤕 hadelet the door the hanging door-panel the hanging door-panel HTd/Ncfsa תִּסּ֣וֹב 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤁 tisov turns she will turn around it will turn around HVqi3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR צִירָ֑/הּ 𐤑𐤉𐤓/𐤄 tsirah its hinges her hinge her hinge HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ֝/עָצֵ֗ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤋 veatsel so the sluggard slack one slack one HC/Aamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR מִטָּתֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤈𐤕/𐤅 mitato his bed his reclining couch his reclining couch HNcfsc/Sp3ms

Verse 15

buries he hid away he buries sluggard slack one sluggard his hand his hand his hand in the dish in the broad dish in the dish is weary he became weary he is weary to bring it back to cause her to return to cause her to return to toward to his mouth his mouth his mouth

טָ֘מַ֤ן 𐤈𐤌𐤍 taman buries he hid away he buries HVqp3ms עָצֵ֣ל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel sluggard slack one sluggard HAamsa יָ֭ד/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms בַּ/צַּלָּ֑חַת 𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤇𐤕 batsalachat in the dish in the broad dish in the dish HRd/Ncfsa נִ֝לְאָ֗ה 𐤍𐤋𐤀𐤄 nileah Naka (Bemba) is weary he became weary he is weary HVNp3ms לַֽ/הֲשִׁיבָ֥/הּ 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤄 lahashivah to bring it back to cause her to return to cause her to return HR/Vhc/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR פִּֽי/ו 𐤐𐤉/𐤅 piv his mouth his mouth his mouth HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 16

wise wise one of wise one sluggard slack one slack one in his own eyes in his eyes in his eyes than seven from seven than seven who can give restorers of returners of a discreet answer he tasted discernment

חָכָ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise wise one of wise one HAamsa עָצֵ֣ל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel sluggard slack one slack one HAamsa בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv Enyi (Fante) in his own eyes in his eyes in his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms מִ֝/שִּׁבְעָ֗ה 𐤌/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 mishiveah than seven from seven than seven HR/Acmsa מְשִׁ֣יבֵי 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤉 meshivey who can give restorers of returners of HVhrmpc טָֽעַם 𐤈𐤏𐤌 taam a discreet answer he tasted discernment HNcmsa

Verse 17

grabs the one who strengthens the one who seizes by-the-ears-of in the ears of by the ears of a-dog Dog a dog passing-by one crossing over one crossing over who-meddles the overstepping one the crossing one in upon in a-quarrel dispute dispute not not not his — for him

מַחֲזִ֥יק 𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 machaziq kosa (Bemba (Zambia)) grabs the one who strengthens the one who seizes HVhrmsa בְּ/אָזְנֵי 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney by-the-ears-of in the ears of by the ears of HR/Ncfdc כָ֑לֶב 𐤊𐤋𐤁 khalev a-dog Dog a dog HNcmsa עֹבֵ֥ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over passing-by one crossing over one crossing over HVqrmsa מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר 𐤌𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓 miteaber who-meddles the overstepping one the crossing one HVtrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon in HR רִ֥יב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv a-quarrel dispute dispute HNcbsa לֹּֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 his for him HR/Sp3ms

Verse 18

like a madman like a self-enflaming one like a madman who shoots the shooter the shooter firebrands leaping sparks firebrands arrows piercing arrows piercing arrows and death and death and death

כְּֽ֭/מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ 𐤊/𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤄 kemitelaheleha like a madman like a self-enflaming one like a madman HR/Vfrmsa הַ/יֹּרֶ֥ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤄 hayoreh who shoots the shooter the shooter HTd/Vqrmsa זִקִּ֗ים 𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤌 ziqim firebrands leaping sparks firebrands HNcbpa חִצִּ֥ים 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤌 chitsim arrows piercing arrows piercing arrows HNcmpa וָ/מָֽוֶת 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤕 vamavet and death and death and death HC/Ncmsa

Verse 19

so thus so man man man deceives deceit deceives [direct object marker] object-marker [·] his neighbor his associate his associate and says and he said and he said not is it not? is it not? joking one making sport one making sport I I I

כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus so HTm אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa רִמָּ֣ה 𐤓𐤌𐤄 rimah deceives deceit deceives HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his neighbor his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ֝/אָמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and says and he said and he said HC/Vqp3ms הֲֽ/לֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn מְשַׂחֵ֥ק 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒 mesacheq Seka (Bemba) joking one making sport one making sport HVprmsa אָֽנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs

Verse 20

for lack of at the limit for lack of wood trees trees goes out she will go out it will go out the fire fire fire and where there is no and in absence and in absence of whisperer covert whisperer covert whisperer ceases he will grow quiet it will be quiet strife contention contention

בְּ/אֶ֣פֶס 𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤎 beefes for lack of at the limit for lack of HR/Ncmsc עֵ֭צִים 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim wood trees trees HNcmpa תִּכְבֶּה 𐤕𐤊𐤁𐤄 tikhebeh goes out she will go out it will go out HVqi3fs אֵ֑שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh the fire fire fire HNcbsa וּ/בְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤍 uveeyn and where there is no and in absence and in absence of HC/R/Tn נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤍 niregan whisperer covert whisperer covert whisperer HVNrmsa יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤒 yishetoq ceases he will grow quiet it will be quiet HVqi3ms מָדֽוֹן 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍 madon strife contention contention HNcmsa

Verse 21

charcoal charred coal charcoal to hot embers to glowing coals to hot embers and wood and trees and trees to fire to fire to fire and man and a man and a man contentious contentions of contentions quarrelsome Midianites of quarrelsome to kindle to kindle intensely to kindle strife dispute dispute

פֶּחָ֣ם 𐤐𐤇𐤌 pecham charcoal charred coal charcoal HNcmsa לְ֭/גֶחָלִים 𐤋/𐤂𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤌 legechalim gakɔ (Ewe) to hot embers to glowing coals to hot embers HR/Ncbpa וְ/עֵצִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 veetsim and wood and trees and trees HC/Ncmpa לְ/אֵ֑שׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤔 leesh to fire to fire to fire HR/Ncbsa וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and man and a man and a man HC/Ncmsc מדונים 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 mdvnym contentious contentions of contentions HNcmpa מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mideyanim quarrelsome Midianites of quarrelsome HNcmpa לְ/חַרְחַר 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤇𐤓 lecharechar kala (Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba)) to kindle to kindle intensely to kindle HR/Vlc רִֽיב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv strife dispute dispute HNcbsa

Verse 22

words of words of words of a gossip covert whisperer covert whisperer like delicious 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 gossip covert whisperer covert whisperer HVNrmsa כְּ/מִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים 𐤊/𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤌 kemitelahamim like delicious 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 23

silver silver silver dross metal drosses metal drosses overlaid overlaid overlaid on upon upon earthenware pottery shard pottery shard lips lips lips burning burning ones burning ones and-heart inner-core of inner-core of wicked bad bad

כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver silver silver HNcmsc סִ֭יגִים 𐤎𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤌 sigim dross metal drosses metal drosses HNcmpa מְצֻפֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 metsupeh overlaid overlaid overlaid HVPsmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR חָ֑רֶשׂ 𐤇𐤓𐤔 chares earthenware pottery shard pottery shard HNcmsa שְׂפָתַ֖יִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim lips lips lips HNcfda דֹּלְקִ֣ים 𐤃𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤌 doleqim waka (Swahili) burning burning ones burning ones HVqrmpa וְ/לֶב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev and-heart inner-core of inner-core of HC/Ncmsc רָֽע 𐤓𐤏 ra wicked bad bad HAamsa

Verse 24

with his lip with his lip with his lip with his lips in his lips in his two lips disguises he will be recognized he disguises one who hates the one hating the one hating and in his inward part and within his inner midst and in his midst lays up he sets he will set deceit deliberate deceit deliberate deceit

ב/שפת/ו 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤅 vshftv with his lip with his lip with his lip HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms בִּ֭/שְׂפָתָי/ו 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 bisefatayv with his lips in his lips in his two lips HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms יִנָּכֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤍𐤊𐤓 yinakher disguises he will be recognized he disguises HVNi3ms שׂוֹנֵ֑א 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤀 sone one who hates the one hating the one hating HVqrmsa וּ֝/בְ/קִרְבּ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤅 uveqirebo and in his inward part and within his inner midst and in his midst HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יָשִׁ֥ית 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 yashit lays up he sets he will set HVqi3ms מִרְמָֽה 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 miremah deceit deliberate deceit deliberate deceit HNcfsa

Verse 25

when for/because for he makes gracious he pleads for favor he makes gracious his voice his voice his voicing do not upon / over do not believe may you place trust place trust in him — in him for for/because for seven seven seven abominations detestable things detestable things in his heart in his inner-core in his heart

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because for HC יְחַנֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤍 yechanen kana (Kikongo) he makes gracious he pleads for favor he makes gracious HVpi3ms ק֭וֹל/וֹ 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤅 qolo his voice his voice his voicing HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תַּֽאֲמֶן 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤍 taamen believe may you place trust place trust HVhj2ms בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him in him HR/Sp3ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC שֶׁ֖בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven seven HAcfsa תּוֹעֵב֣וֹת 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 toevot abominations detestable things detestable things HNcfpa בְּ/לִבּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤅 belibo in his heart in his inner-core in his heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 26

is covered she will be covered it will be covered hatred hatred hatred by deceit in treachery in treachery is revealed she will be uncovered it will be uncovered his wickedness his evil his evil in the assembly assembly in assembly

תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה 𐤕𐤊𐤎𐤄 tikaseh is covered she will be covered it will be covered HVNi3fs שִׂ֭נְאָה 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤄 sineah hatred hatred hatred HNcfsa בְּ/מַשָּׁא֑וֹן 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤍 bemashaon by deceit in treachery in treachery HR/Ncmsa תִּגָּלֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤄 tigaleh is revealed she will be uncovered it will be uncovered HVNi3fs רָעָת֣/וֹ 𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 raato his wickedness his evil his evil HNcfsc/Sp3ms בְ/קָהָֽל 𐤁/𐤒𐤄𐤋 veqahal in the assembly assembly in assembly HR/Ncmsa

Verse 27

digs one who digs one who digs a pit he sank down a pit into it — into it will fall he will fall he will fall and rolls and rolling and rolling a stone building-stone stone on him toward him upon him it will return you will return it will return

כֹּֽרֶה 𐤊𐤓𐤄 koreh kola (Bemba) digs one who digs one who digs HVqrmsa שַּׁ֭חַת 𐤔𐤇𐤕 shachat a pit he sank down a pit HNcfsa בָּ֣/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah into it into it HR/Sp3fs יִפֹּ֑ל 𐤉𐤐𐤋 yipol will fall he will fall he will fall HVqi3ms וְ/גֹ֥לֵ֥ל 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤋 vegolel and rolls and rolling and rolling HC/Vqrmsa אֶ֝בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even a stone building-stone stone HNcfsa אֵלָ֥י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv on him toward him upon him HR/Sp3ms תָּשֽׁוּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv it will return you will return it will return HVqi3fs

Verse 28

tongue tongue-of tongue-of of-lie falsehood a lie hates he will hate he will hate its-crushed his crushed ones his crushed ones and-mouth and mouth and mouth flattering smooth flattering works he will do he will do ruin place of casting away ruin

לְֽשׁוֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 leshon tongue tongue-of tongue-of HNcbsc שֶׁ֭קֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 sheqer of-lie falsehood a lie HNcmsa יִשְׂנָ֣א 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤀 yisena hates he will hate he will hate HVqi3ms דַכָּ֑י/ו 𐤃𐤊𐤉/𐤅 dakayv its-crushed his crushed ones his crushed ones HAampc/Sp3ms וּ/פֶ֥ה 𐤅/𐤐𐤄 ufeh and-mouth and mouth and mouth HC/Ncmsa חָ֝לָ֗ק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 chalaq flattering smooth flattering HAamsa יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh works he will do he will do HVqi3ms מִדְחֶֽה 𐤌𐤃𐤇𐤄 midecheh ruin place of casting away ruin HNcmsa

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