Proverbs 27

your friend or your father's friend and the friend of your father do not forsake and the house of your brother do not go in day of your calamity better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away

10 רֵֽעֲ/ךָ֨ 𐤓𐤏/𐤊 reakha your friend HNcmsc/Sp2ms ו/רעה 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄 vrh or your father's friend HC/Ncmsc וְ/רֵ֪עַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤏 verea and the friend HC/Ncmsc אָבִ֡י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha of your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תַּעֲזֹ֗ב 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁 taazov forsake HVqj2ms וּ/בֵ֥ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and the house HC/Ncmsc אָחִ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikha of your brother HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not HTn תָּ֭בוֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo go HVqj2ms בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day HR/Ncmsc אֵידֶ֑/ךָ 𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤊 eydekha of your calamity HNcmsc/Sp2ms ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov better HAamsa שָׁכֵ֥ן 𐤔𐤊𐤍 shakhen is a neighbor HAamsa קָ֝ר֗וֹב 𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤁 qarov nearby HAamsa מֵ/אָ֥ח 𐤌/𐤀𐤇 meach than a brother HR/Ncmsa רָחֽוֹק 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 rachoq far away HAamsa

Be wise my son and make glad my heart that I may answer him who reproaches me a word

11 חֲכַ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham Be wise HVqv2ms בְּ֭נִ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/שַׂמַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇 vesamach and make glad HC/Vpv2ms לִבִּ֑/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אָשִׁ֖יבָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤄 veashivah that I may answer HC/Vhh1cs חֹרְפִ֣/י 𐤇𐤓𐤐/𐤉 chorefi him who reproaches me HVqrmsc/Sp1cs דָבָֽר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a word HNcmsa

prudent man sees evil hides himself naive go on are punished

12 עָר֤וּם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arum prudent man HAamsa רָאָ֣ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah sees HVqp3ms רָעָ֣ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah-2 evil HNcfsa נִסְתָּ֑ר 𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤓 nisetar hides himself HVNp3ms פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤉𐤌 petayim naive HNcmpa עָבְר֥וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu go on HVqp3cp נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ 𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤔𐤅 neenashu are punished HVNp3cp

Take his garment when he becomes surety a stranger and for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge

13 קַח 𐤒𐤇 qach Take HVqv2ms בִּ֭גְד/וֹ 𐤁𐤂𐤃/𐤅 bigedo his garment HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki when HC עָ֣רַב 𐤏𐤓𐤁 arav he becomes surety HVqp3ms זָ֑ר 𐤆𐤓 zar a stranger HAamsa וּ/בְעַ֖ד 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤃 uvead and for HC/R נָכְרִיָּ֣ה 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 nakheriyah an adulterous woman HAafsa חַבְלֵֽ/הוּ 𐤇𐤁𐤋/𐤄𐤅 chavelehu hold him in pledge HVqv2ms/Sp3ms

blessing his friend with a voice loud in the morning rising early a curse it will be counted to him

14 מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ 𐤌𐤁𐤓𐤊 mevarekhe blessing HVprmsa רֵעֵ֨/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his friend HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/ק֣וֹל 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol with a voice HR/Ncmsa גָּ֭דוֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol loud HAamsa בַּ/בֹּ֣קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning HRd/Ncmsa הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 hashekeym rising early HVha קְ֝לָלָ֗ה 𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤄 qelalah a curse HNcfsa תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤁 techashev it will be counted HVNi3fs לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms

constant dripping continual on a day of steady rain and a wife contentious quarrelsome are alike

15 דֶּ֣לֶף 𐤃𐤋𐤐 delef constant dripping HNcmsa ט֭וֹרֵד 𐤈𐤅𐤓𐤃 tored continual HVqrmsa בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on a day HR/Ncmsc סַגְרִ֑יר 𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤉𐤓 sagerir of steady rain HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֥שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤕 veeshet and a wife HC/Ncfsc מדונים 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 mdvnym contentious HNcmpa מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mideyanim quarrelsome HNcmpa נִשְׁתָּוָֽה 𐤍𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤄 nishetavah are alike HVDp3fs

hiding her hides the wind and oil his right hand betrays

16 צֹפְנֶ֥י/הָ 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄 tsofeneyha hiding her HVqrmpc/Sp3fs צָֽפַן 𐤑𐤐𐤍 tsafan hides HVqp3ms ר֑וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) the wind HNcbsa וְ/שֶׁ֖מֶן 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍 veshemen and oil HC/Ncmsc יְמִינ֣/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms יִקְרָֽא 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqera betrays HVqi3ms

iron by-iron sharpens and-man sharpens face-of his-friend

17 בַּרְזֶ֣ל 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 barezel iron HNcmsa בְּ/בַרְזֶ֣ל 𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 bevarezel by-iron HR/Ncmsa יָ֑חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad sharpens HVhi3ms וְ֝/אִ֗ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and-man HC/Ncmsa יַ֣חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad-2 sharpens HVhi3ms פְּנֵֽי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face-of HNcbpc רֵעֵֽ/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his-friend HNcmsc/Sp3ms

tends the fig tree will eat its fruit and he who cares for his master will be honored

18 נֹצֵ֣ר 𐤍𐤑𐤓 notser tends HVqrmsc תְּ֭אֵנָה 𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 teenah the fig tree HNcfsa יֹאכַ֣ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal will eat HVqi3ms פִּרְיָ֑/הּ 𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤄 pireyah its fruit HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓 veshomer and he who cares for HC/Vqrmsa אֲדֹנָ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 adonayv his master HNcmpc/Sp3ms יְכֻבָּֽד 𐤉𐤊𐤁𐤃 yekhubad will be honored HVPi3ms

As in water the face to face so the heart of man to man

19 כַּ֭/מַּיִם 𐤊/𐤌𐤉𐤌 kamayim Amanzi (Zulu) As in water HRd/Ncmpa הַ/פָּנִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 hapanim the face HTd/Ncbpa לַ/פָּנִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 lapanim to face HRd/Ncbpa כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev the heart HNcmsc הָ֝/אָדָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam of man HTd/Ncmsa לָ/אָדָֽם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam to man HRd/Ncmsa

Sheol and Abaddon and Abaddon not are satisfied and eyes of man not are satisfied

20 שְׁא֣וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol HNp ו/אבדה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤄 vvdh and Abaddon HC/Ncmsc וַ֭/אֲבַדּוֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 vaavado and Abaddon HC/Ncmsc לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤄 tisebaenah are satisfied HVqi3fp וְ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 veeyney and eyes HC/Ncbdc הָ֝/אָדָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam of man HTd/Ncmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤄 tisebaenah-2 are satisfied HVqi3fp

refining pot for silver and furnace for gold and man according to mouth his praise

21 מַצְרֵ֣ף 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤐 matseref refining pot HNcmsa לַ֭/כֶּסֶף 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤐 lakesef for silver HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כ֣וּר 𐤅/𐤊𐤅𐤓 vekhur and furnace HC/Ncmsa לַ/זָּהָ֑ב 𐤋/𐤆𐤄𐤁 lazahav for gold HRd/Ncmsa וְ֝/אִ֗ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and man HC/Ncmsa לְ/פִ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi according to mouth HR/Ncmsc מַהֲלָלֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤋/𐤅 mahalalo his praise HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Though you pound [direct object marker] the fool in the mortar among the crushed grain with the pestle not will depart from him his foolishness

22 אִ֥ם 𐤀𐤌 im Though HC תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ 𐤕𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤔 tikhetosh you pound HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָ/אֱוִ֨יל 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 haevil the fool HTd/Aamsa בַּֽ/מַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤔 bamakhetesh in the mortar HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe among HR/Ncmsc הָ֭/רִיפוֹת 𐤄/𐤓𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤕 harifot the crushed grain HTd/Ncfpa בַּֽ/עֱלִ֑י 𐤁/𐤏𐤋𐤉 baeli with the pestle HRd/Ncmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תָס֥וּר 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤓 tasur will depart HVqi3fs מֵ֝/עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 mealayv from him HR/R/Sp3ms אִוַּלְתּֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 ivaleto his foolishness HNcfsc/Sp3ms

Know you-shall-know the-face-of your-flock set your-heart to-the-herds

23 יָדֹ֣עַ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yadoa Know HVqa תֵּ֭דַע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you-shall-know HVqj2ms פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the-face-of HNcbpc צֹאנֶ֑/ךָ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤊 tsonekha your-flock HNcbsc/Sp2ms שִׁ֥ית 𐤔𐤉𐤕 shit set HVqv2ms לִ֝בְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your-heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms לַ/עֲדָרִֽים 𐤋/𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤌 laadarim to-the-herds HR/Ncmpa

for not forever riches nor does a crown to generation generation and generation

24 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever HR/Ncmsa חֹ֑סֶן 𐤇𐤎𐤍 chosen riches HNcmsa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim nor does HC/C נֵ֝֗זֶר 𐤍𐤆𐤓 nezer a crown HNcmsa לְ/ד֣וֹר 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤓 ledor to generation HR/Ncmsa דור 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dvr generation HNcmsa וָ/דֽוֹר 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤓 vador and generation HC/Ncmsa

is removed the hay and is seen the tender grass and are gathered the herbs of the mountains

25 גָּלָ֣ה 𐤂𐤋𐤄 galah is removed HVqp3ms חָ֭צִיר 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤓 chatsir the hay HNcmsa וְ/נִרְאָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤄 venireah and is seen HC/VNp3ms דֶ֑שֶׁא 𐤃𐤔𐤀 deshe the tender grass HNcmsa וְ֝/נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 veneesefu and are gathered HC/VNp3cp עִשְּׂב֥וֹת 𐤏𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 isevot the herbs HNcmpc הָרִֽים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim of the mountains HNcmpa

lambs for your clothing and the price of the field goats

26 כְּבָשִׂ֥ים 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 kevasim lambs HNcmpa לִ/לְבוּשֶׁ֑/ךָ 𐤋/𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤔/𐤊 lilevushekha for your clothing HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וּ/מְחִ֥יר 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤓 umechir and the price HC/Ncmsc שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sadeh of the field HNcmsa עַתּוּדִֽים 𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 atudim goats HNcmpa

and enough milk of goats for your food for food of your house and lives for your maidservants

27 וְ/דֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤃𐤉 vedey and enough HC/Ncmsc חֲלֵ֬ב 𐤇𐤋𐤁 chalev milk HNcmsc עִזִּ֗ים 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 izim of goats HNcfpa לְֽ֭/לַחְמְ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤊 lelachemekha for your food HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms לְ/לֶ֣חֶם 𐤋/𐤋𐤇𐤌 lelechem for food HR/Ncbsc בֵּיתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beytekha of your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ֝/חַיִּ֗ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 vechayim and lives HC/Ncmpa לְ/נַעֲרוֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤋/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 lenaaroteykha for your maidservants HR/Ncfpc/Sp2ms

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