Proverbs 29

A man of reproofs hardens [his] neck suddenly will be broken and without remedy

1 אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish A man HNcmsc תּ֭וֹכָחוֹת 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤅𐤕 tokhachot of reproofs HNcfpa מַקְשֶׁה 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤄 maqesheh hardens HVhrmsa עֹ֑רֶף 𐤏𐤓𐤐 oref [his] neck HNcmsa פֶּ֥תַע 𐤐𐤕𐤏 peta suddenly HD יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤓 yishaver will be broken HVNi3ms וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and without HC/Tn מַרְפֵּֽא 𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 marepe remedy HNcmsa

when the righteous increase the righteous rejoices the people but when [the wicked] rule the wicked groan the people

2 בִּ/רְב֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 birevot when the righteous increase HR/Vqc צַ֭דִּיקִים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim the righteous HAampa יִשְׂמַ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach rejoices HVqi3ms הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/מְשֹׁ֥ל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤋 uvimeshol but when [the wicked] rule HC/R/Vqc רָ֝שָׁ֗ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked HAamsa יֵאָ֥נַֽח 𐤉𐤀𐤍𐤇 yeanach groan HVNi3ms עָֽם 𐤏𐤌 am the people HNcmsa

A man who loves wisdom makes glad his father but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth

3 אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish A man HNcmsa אֹהֵ֣ב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ohev who loves HVqrmsa חָ֭כְמָה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa יְשַׂמַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yesamach makes glad HVpi3ms אָבִ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/רֹעֶ֥ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄 veroeh but a companion of HC/Vqrmsa ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת 𐤆𐤅𐤍𐤅𐤕 zonot prostitutes HVqrfpa יְאַבֶּד 𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤃 yeabed squanders HVpi3ms הֽוֹן 𐤄𐤅𐤍 hon his wealth HNcmsa

king by justice establishes the land but a man of contributions tears it down

4 מֶ֗לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsa בְּ֭/מִשְׁפָּט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bemishepat by justice HR/Ncmsa יַעֲמִ֣יד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃 yaamid establishes HVhi3ms אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets the land HNcbsa וְ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish but a man HC/Ncmsc תְּרוּמ֣וֹת 𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕 terumot of contributions HNcfpa יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽ/נָּה 𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤎/𐤍𐤄 yeheresenah tears it down HVqi3ms/Sp3fs

A man who flatters his neighbor a net spreads for his feet

5 גֶּ֭בֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gever A man HNcmsa מַחֲלִ֣יק 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤒 machaliq who flatters HVhrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al his HR רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu neighbor HNcmsc/Sp3ms רֶ֝֗שֶׁת 𐤓𐤔𐤕 reshet a net HNcfsa פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ 𐤐𐤅𐤓𐤔 pores spreads HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for HR פְּעָמָֽי/ו 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉/𐤅 peamayv his feet HNcfpc/Sp3ms

In transgression man evil there is a snare but the righteous sings and rejoices

6 בְּ/פֶ֤שַֽׁע 𐤁/𐤐𐤔𐤏 befesha In transgression HR/Ncmsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa רָ֣ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil HAamsa מוֹקֵ֑שׁ 𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 moqesh there is a snare HNcmsa וְ֝/צַדִּ֗יק 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 vetsadiq but the righteous HC/Aamsa יָר֥וּן 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤍 yarun sings HVqi3ms וְ/שָׂמֵֽחַ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇 vesamecha and rejoices HC/Vqq3ms

knows righteous man cause of the poor wicked man not understands knowledge

7 יֹדֵ֣עַ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yodea knows HVqrmsa צַ֭דִּיק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous man HAamsa דִּ֣ין 𐤃𐤉𐤍 din cause HNcmsc דַּלִּ֑ים 𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 dalim of the poor HAampa רָ֝שָׁ֗ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha wicked man HAamsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָבִ֥ין 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍 yavin understands HVqi3ms דָּֽעַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge HNcfsa

scornful men scorn set aflame a city but wise men turn away wrath

8 אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey scornful men HNcmpc לָ֭צוֹן 𐤋𐤑𐤅𐤍 latson scorn HNcmsa יָפִ֣יחוּ 𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤇𐤅 yafichu set aflame HVhi3mp קִרְיָ֑ה 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤄 qireyah a city HNcfsa וַ֝/חֲכָמִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 vachakhamim but wise men HC/Aampa יָשִׁ֥יבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 yashivu turn away HVhi3mp אָֽף 𐤀𐤐 af wrath HNcmsa

man wise is judged with man foolish and rages and laughs and there is no rest

9 אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa חָכָ֗ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise HAamsa נִ֭שְׁפָּט 𐤍𐤔𐤐𐤈 nishepat is judged HVNrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with HR אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 man HNcmsa אֱוִ֑יל 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 evil foolish HAamsa וְ/רָגַ֥ז 𐤅/𐤓𐤂𐤆 veragaz and rages HC/Vqq3ms וְ֝/שָׂחַ֗ק 𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤒 vesachaq and laughs HC/Vqq3ms וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no HC/Tn נָֽחַת 𐤍𐤇𐤕 nachat rest HNcfsa

Men of blood hate the blameless but the upright seek his life

10 אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey Men of HNcmpc דָ֭מִים 𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 damim blood HNcmpa יִשְׂנְאוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤅 yiseneu hate HVqi3mp תָ֑ם 𐤕𐤌 tam the blameless HAamsa וִֽ֝/ישָׁרִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 visharim but the upright HC/Aampa יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 yevaqeshu seek HVpi3mp נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms

all his spirit utters fool but wise in the end holds it back

11 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc ר֭וּח/וֹ 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤅 rucho Roho (Swahili) his spirit HNcbsc/Sp3ms יוֹצִ֣יא 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 yotsi utters HVhi3ms כְסִ֑יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 khesil fool HAamsa וְ֝/חָכָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤊𐤌 vechakham but wise HC/Aamsa בְּ/אָח֥וֹר 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤓 beachor in the end HR/Ncmsa יְשַׁבְּחֶֽ/נָּה 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤇/𐤍𐤄 yeshabechenah holds it back HVpi3ms/Sp3fs

ruler listens to word of falsehood all his servants are wicked

12 מֹ֭שֵׁל 𐤌𐤔𐤋 moshel ruler HVqrmsa מַקְשִׁ֣יב 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁 maqeshiv listens HVhrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word HNcmsc שָׁ֑קֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 shaqer of falsehood HNcmsa כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc מְשָׁרְתָ֥י/ו 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mesharetayv his servants HVprmpc/Sp3ms רְשָׁעִֽים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim are wicked HAampa

poor [man] and man oppressions meet together gives light eyes both of them YHWH

13 רָ֤שׁ 𐤓𐤔 rash poor [man] HVqrmsa וְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and man HC/Ncmsc תְּכָכִ֣ים 𐤕𐤊𐤊𐤉𐤌 tekhakhim oppressions HNcmpa נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ 𐤍𐤐𐤂𐤔𐤅 nifegashu meet together HVNp3cp מֵ֤אִיר 𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤓 meir gives light HVhrmsa עֵינֵ֖י 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 eyney eyes HNcbdc שְׁנֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheneyhem both of them HAcmdc/Sp3mp יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp

king judges with truth the poor his throne forever will be established

14 מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsa שׁוֹפֵ֣ט 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤈 shofet judges HVqrmsa בֶּֽ/אֱמֶ֣ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤕 beemet with truth HR/Ncfsa דַּלִּ֑ים 𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 dalim the poor HAampa כִּ֝סְא֗/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo his throne HNcmsc/Sp3ms לָ/עַ֥ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad forever HR/Ncmsa יִכּֽוֹן 𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍 yikon will be established HVNi3ms

rod and-reproof give wisdom and-child left-to-himself brings-shame his-mother

15 שֵׁ֣בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet rod HNcmsa וְ֭/תוֹכַחַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 vetokhachat and-reproof HC/Ncfsa יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten give HVqi3ms חָכְמָ֑ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa וְ/נַ֥עַר 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓 venaar and-child HC/Ncmsa מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗ח 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤇 meshulach left-to-himself HVPsmsa מֵבִ֥ישׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤔 mevish brings-shame HVhrmsa אִמּֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤌/𐤅 imo his-mother HNcfsc/Sp3ms

when they increase the wicked increases transgression but the righteous their downfall will see

16 בִּ/רְב֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 birevot when they increase HR/Vqc רְ֭שָׁעִים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked HAampa יִרְבֶּה 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤄 yirebeh increases HVqi3ms פָּ֑שַׁע 𐤐𐤔𐤏 pasha transgression HNcmsa וְ֝/צַדִּיקִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 vetsadiqim but the righteous HC/Aampa בְּֽ/מַפַּלְתָּ֥/ם 𐤁/𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤌 bemapaletam their downfall HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp יִרְאֽוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yireu will see HVqi3mp

Correct your son and he will give you rest and he will give delight to your soul

17 יַסֵּ֣ר 𐤉𐤎𐤓 yaser Correct HVpv2ms בִּ֭נְ/ךָ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 binekha Bene (Bemba) your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms וִֽ/ינִיחֶ֑/ךָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤇/𐤊 vinichekha and he will give you rest HC/Vhi3ms/Sp2ms וְ/יִתֵּ֖ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 veyiten and he will give HC/Vqi3ms מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים 𐤌𐤏𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤌 maadanim delight HNcbpa לְ/נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 lenafeshekha to your soul HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms

where there is no vision is unrestrained people but (the one) keeping law happy is he

18 בְּ/אֵ֣ין 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤍 beeyn where there is no HR/Tn חָ֭זוֹן 𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤍 chazon vision HNcmsa יִפָּ֣רַֽע 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤏 yipara is unrestrained HVNi3ms עָ֑ם 𐤏𐤌 am people HNcmsa וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓 veshomer but (the one) keeping HC/Vqrmsa תּוֹרָ֣ה 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 torah law HNcfsa אַשְׁרֵֽ/הוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤓/𐤄𐤅 asherehu happy is he HNcmsc/Sp3ms

by words not will be corrected servant for he understands and there is no response

19 בִּ֭/דְבָרִים 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 bidevarim by words HR/Ncmpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִוָּ֣סֶר 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤓 yivaser will be corrected HVNi3ms עָ֑בֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 aved servant HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC יָ֝בִ֗ין 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍 yavin he understands HVqi3ms וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no HC/Tn מַעֲנֶֽה 𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤄 maaneh response HVhrmsa

Have you seen a man hasty in his words hope for a fool than for him

20 חָזִ֗יתָ 𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤕 chazita Have you seen HVqp2ms אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa אָ֣ץ 𐤀𐤑 ats hasty HVqrmsa בִּ/דְבָרָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅 bidevarayv in his words HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms תִּקְוָ֖ה 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 tiqevah hope HNcfsa לִ/כְסִ֣יל 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 likhesil for a fool HR/Aamsa מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu than for him HR/Sp3ms

pampers from youth his servant and his end will be a son

21 מְפַנֵּ֣ק 𐤌𐤐𐤍𐤒 mefaneq pampers HVprmsa מִ/נֹּ֣עַר 𐤌/𐤍𐤏𐤓 minoar from youth HR/Ncmsa עַבְדּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avedo his servant HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ֝/אַחֲרִית֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤅 veacharito and his end HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be HVqi3ms מָנֽוֹן 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 manon a son HNcmsa

man angry stirs up strife and a master of anger abounds transgression

22 אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsc אַ֭ף 𐤀𐤐 af angry HTa יְגָרֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤄 yegareh stirs up HVpi3ms מָד֑וֹן 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍 madon strife HNcmsa וּ/בַ֖עַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤋 uvaal and a master of HC/Ncmsc חֵמָ֣ה 𐤇𐤌𐤄 chemah anger HNcfsa רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav abounds HAamsc פָּֽשַׁע 𐤐𐤔𐤏 pasha transgression HNcmsa

pride of man will bring low but humble of spirit will uphold honor

23 גַּאֲוַ֣ת 𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤕 gaavat pride HNcfsc אָ֭דָם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man HNcmsa תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤅 tashepilenu will bring low HVhi3fs/Sp3ms וּ/שְׁפַל 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤋 ushefal but humble HC/Aamsc ר֝֗וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) of spirit HNcbsa יִתְמֹ֥ךְ 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤊 yitemokhe will uphold HVqi3ms כָּבֽוֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod honor HNcbsa

partner with thief hates his own life oath hears but not tells

24 חוֹלֵ֣ק 𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤒 choleq partner HVqrmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR גַּ֭נָּב 𐤂𐤍𐤁 ganav thief HNcmsa שׂוֹנֵ֣א 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤀 sone hates HVqrmsa נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his own life HNcbsc/Sp3ms אָלָ֥ה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 alah oath HNcfsa יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishema hears HVqi3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not HC/Tn יַגִּֽיד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yagid tells HVhi3ms

fear of man lays a snare but trusts in YHWH will be exalted

25 חֶרְדַּ֣ת 𐤇𐤓𐤃𐤕 cheredat fear HNcfsc אָ֭דָם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man HNcmsa יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten lays HVqi3ms מוֹקֵ֑שׁ 𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 moqesh a snare HNcmsa וּ/בוֹטֵ֖חַ 𐤅/𐤁𐤅𐤈𐤇 uvotecha but trusts HC/Vqrmsa בַּ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) in YHWH HR/Np יְשֻׂגָּֽב 𐤉𐤔𐤂𐤁 yesugav will be exalted HVPi3ms

Many seek face-of ruler but-from-YHWH justice man

26 רַ֭בִּים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim Many HAampa מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 mevaqeshim seek HVprmpa פְּנֵי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face-of HNcbpc מוֹשֵׁ֑ל 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋 moshel ruler HVqrmsa וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 umeyehvah Nyambe (Lozi) but-from-YHWH HC/R/Np מִשְׁפַּט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa

abomination of the righteous man unjust and abomination of the wicked upright way

27 תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕 toavat abomination HNcfsc צַ֭דִּיקִים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of the righteous HAampa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsc עָ֑וֶל 𐤏𐤅𐤋 avel unjust HNcbsa וְ/תוֹעֲבַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕 vetoavat and abomination HC/Ncfsc רָשָׁ֣ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha of the wicked HAamsa יְשַׁר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yeshar upright HAamsc דָּֽרֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 darekhe way HNcbsa

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