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à ëÌÄé-úÅùÑÅá, ìÄìÀçåÉí àÆú-îåÉùÑÅì-- áÌÄéï úÌÈáÄéï, àÆú-àÂùÑÆø ìÀôÈðÆéêÈ.
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1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;
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á åÀùÒÇîÀúÌÈ ùÒÇëÌÄéï áÌÀìÉòÆêÈ-- àÄí-áÌÇòÇì ðÆôÆùÑ àÈúÌÈä.
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2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
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â àÇì-úÌÄúÀàÈå, ìÀîÇèÀòÇîÌåÉúÈéå; åÀäåÌà, ìÆçÆí ëÌÀæÈáÄéí.
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3 Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.
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ã àÇì-úÌÄéâÇò ìÀäÇòÂùÑÄéø; îÄáÌÄéðÈúÀêÈ çÂãÈì.
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4 Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
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ä äúòåó (äÂúÈòÄéó) òÅéðÆéêÈ áÌåÉ, åÀàÅéðÆðÌåÌ:
ëÌÄé òÈùÒÉä éÇòÂùÒÆä-ìÌåÉ ëÀðÈôÇéÄí; ëÌÀðÆùÑÆø, åòéó (éÈòåÌó) äÇùÌÑÈîÈéÄí.
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5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; {N}
for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven. {P}
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å àÇì-úÌÄìÀçÇí--àÆú-ìÆçÆí, øÇò òÈéÄï; åÀàÇì-úÌÄúÀàÈå, ìÀîÇèÀòÇîÌÉúÈéå.
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6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties;
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æ ëÌÄé, ëÌÀîåÉ ùÑÈòÇø áÌÀðÇôÀùÑåÉ-- ëÌÆï-äåÌà:
àÁëåÉì åÌùÑÀúÅä, éÉàîÇø ìÈêÀ; åÀìÄáÌåÉ, áÌÇì-òÄîÌÈêÀ.
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7 For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he: {N}
'Eat and drink', saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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ç ôÌÄúÌÀêÈ-àÈëÇìÀúÌÈ úÀ÷ÄéàÆðÌÈä; åÀùÑÄçÇúÌÈ, ãÌÀáÈøÆéêÈ äÇðÌÀòÄéîÄéí.
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8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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è áÌÀàÈæÀðÅé ëÀñÄéì, àÇì-úÌÀãÇáÌÅø: ëÌÄé-éÈáåÌæ, ìÀùÒÅëÆì îÄìÌÆéêÈ.
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9 Speak not in the ears of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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é àÇì-úÌÇñÌÅâ, âÌÀáåÌì òåÉìÈí; åÌáÄùÒÀãÅé éÀúåÉîÄéí, àÇì-úÌÈáÉà.
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10 Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless;
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éà ëÌÄé-âÉàÂìÈí çÈæÈ÷; äåÌà-éÈøÄéá àÆú-øÄéáÈí àÄúÌÈêÀ.
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11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee.
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éá äÈáÄéàÈä ìÇîÌåÌñÈø ìÄáÌÆêÈ; åÀàÈæÀðÆêÈ, ìÀàÄîÀøÅé-ãÈòÇú.
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12 Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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éâ àÇì-úÌÄîÀðÇò îÄðÌÇòÇø îåÌñÈø: ëÌÄé-úÇëÌÆðÌåÌ áÇùÌÑÅáÆè, ìÉà éÈîåÌú.
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13 Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
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éã àÇúÌÈä, áÌÇùÌÑÅáÆè úÌÇëÌÆðÌåÌ; åÀðÇôÀùÑåÉ, îÄùÌÑÀàåÉì úÌÇöÌÄéì.
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14 Thou beatest him with the rod, and wilt deliver his soul from the nether-world.
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èå áÌÀðÄé, àÄí-çÈëÇí ìÄáÌÆêÈ-- éÄùÒÀîÇç ìÄáÌÄé âÇí-àÈðÄé.
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15 My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart will be glad, even mine;
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èæ åÀúÇòÀìÉæÀðÈä ëÄìÀéåÉúÈé-- áÌÀãÇáÌÅø ùÒÀôÈúÆéêÈ, îÅéùÑÈøÄéí.
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16 Yea, my reins will rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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éæ àÇì-éÀ÷ÇðÌÅà ìÄáÌÀêÈ, áÌÇçÇèÌÈàÄéí: ëÌÄé àÄí-áÌÀéÄøÀàÇú-éÀäåÈä, ëÌÈì-äÇéÌåÉí.
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17 Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all the day;
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éç ëÌÄé, àÄí-éÅùÑ àÇçÂøÄéú; åÀúÄ÷ÀåÈúÀêÈ, ìÉà úÄëÌÈøÅú.
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18 For surely there is a future; and thy hope shall not be cut off.
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éè ùÑÀîÇò-àÇúÌÈä áÀðÄé åÇçÂëÈí; åÀàÇùÌÑÅø áÌÇãÌÆøÆêÀ ìÄáÌÆêÈ.
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19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
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ë àÇì-úÌÀäÄé áÀñÉáÀàÅé-éÈéÄï-- áÌÀæÉìÀìÅé áÈùÒÈø ìÈîåÉ.
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20 Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh;
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ëà ëÌÄé-ñÉáÅà åÀæåÉìÅì, éÄåÌÈøÅùÑ; åÌ÷ÀøÈòÄéí, úÌÇìÀáÌÄéùÑ ðåÌîÈä.
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21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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ëá ùÑÀîÇò ìÀàÈáÄéêÈ, æÆä éÀìÈãÆêÈ; åÀàÇì-úÌÈáåÌæ, ëÌÄé-æÈ÷ÀðÈä àÄîÌÆêÈ.
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22 Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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ëâ àÁîÆú ÷ÀðÅä, åÀàÇì-úÌÄîÀëÌÉø; çÈëÀîÈä åÌîåÌñÈø åÌáÄéðÈä.
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23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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ëã âåì (âÌÄéì) éÈâÄéì, àÂáÄé öÇãÌÄé÷; éåìã (åÀéåÉìÅã) çÈëÈí, åéùîç- (éÄùÒÀîÇç-) áÌåÉ.
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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
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ëä éÄùÒÀîÇç-àÈáÄéêÈ åÀàÄîÌÆêÈ; åÀúÈâÅì, éåÉìÇãÀúÌÆêÈ.
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25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bore thee rejoice.
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ëå úÌÀðÈä-áÀðÄé ìÄáÌÀêÈ ìÄé; åÀòÅéðÆéêÈ, ãÌÀøÈëÇé úøöðä (úÌÄöÌÉøÀðÈä).
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26 My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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ëæ ëÌÄé-ùÑåÌçÈä òÂîË÷ÌÈä æåÉðÈä; åÌáÀàÅø öÈøÈä, ðÈëÀøÄéÌÈä.
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27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.
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ëç àÇó-äÄéà, ëÌÀçÆúÆó úÌÆàÁøÉá; åÌáåÉâÀãÄéí, áÌÀàÈãÈí úÌåÉñÄó.
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28 She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the faithless among men.
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ëè ìÀîÄé àåÉé ìÀîÄé àÂáåÉé, ìÀîÄé îãåðéí (îÄãÀéÈðÄéí) ìÀîÄé ùÒÄéçÇ-- ìÀîÄé, ôÌÀöÈòÄéí çÄðÌÈí;
ìÀîÄé, çÇëÀìÄìåÌú òÅéðÈéÄí.
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29 Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'? who hath contentions? who hath raving? who hath wounds without cause? {N}
who hath redness of eyes?
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ì ìÇîÀàÇçÂøÄéí òÇì-äÇéÌÈéÄï-- ìÇáÌÈàÄéí, ìÇçÀ÷Éø îÄîÀñÈêÀ.
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30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine.
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ìà àÇì-úÌÅøÆà éÇéÄï, ëÌÄé éÄúÀàÇãÌÈí: ëÌÄé-éÄúÌÅï áëéñ (áÌÇëÌåÉñ) òÅéðåÉ; éÄúÀäÇìÌÅêÀ, áÌÀîÅéùÑÈøÄéí.
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31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it glideth down smoothly;
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ìá àÇçÂøÄéúåÉ, ëÌÀðÈçÈùÑ éÄùÌÑÈêÀ; åÌëÀöÄôÀòÉðÄé éÇôÀøÄùÑ.
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32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.
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ìâ òÅéðÆéêÈ, éÄøÀàåÌ æÈøåÉú; åÀìÄáÌÀêÈ, éÀãÇáÌÅø úÌÇäÀôÌËëåÉú.
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33 Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.
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ìã åÀäÈéÄéúÈ, ëÌÀùÑÉëÅá áÌÀìÆá-éÈí; åÌëÀùÑÉëÅá, áÌÀøÉàùÑ çÄáÌÅì.
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34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
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ìä äÄëÌåÌðÄé áÇì-çÈìÄéúÄé-- äÂìÈîåÌðÄé, áÌÇì-éÈãÈòÀúÌÄé:
îÈúÇé àÈ÷Äéõ; àåÉñÄéó, àÂáÇ÷ÀùÑÆðÌåÌ òåÉã.
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35 'They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not; {N}
when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.'
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