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Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
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ט֤וֹב
פַּ֣ת
חֲ֭רֵבָה
וְשַׁלְוָה־
בָ֑הּ
מִ֝בַּ֗יִת
מָלֵ֥א
זִבְחֵי־
רִֽיב׃
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A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.
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עֶֽבֶד־
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל
יִ֭מְשֹׁל
בְּבֵ֣ן
מֵבִ֑ישׁ
וּבְת֥וֹךְ
אַ֝חִ֗ים
יַחֲלֹ֥ק
נַחֲלָֽה׃
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A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the LORD is the tester of hearts.
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מַצְרֵ֣ף
לַ֭כֶּסֶף
וְכ֣וּר
לַזָּהָ֑ב
וּבֹחֵ֖ן
לִבּ֣וֹת
יְהוָֽה׃
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A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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מֵ֭רַע
מַקְשִׁ֣יב
עַל־
שְׂפַת־
אָ֑וֶן
שֶׁ֥קֶר
מֵ֝זִין
עַל־
לְשׁ֥וֹן
הַוֺּֽת׃
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The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished.
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לֹעֵ֣ג
לָ֭רָשׁ
חֵרֵ֣ף
עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ
שָׂמֵ֥חַ
לְ֝אֵ֗יד
לֹ֣א
יִנָּקֶֽה׃
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Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of sons is their fathers.
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עֲטֶ֣רֶת
זְ֭קֵנִים
בְּנֵ֣י
בָנִ֑ים
וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת
בָּנִ֣ים
אֲבוֹתָֽם׃
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Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool's lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
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לֹא־
נָאוָ֣ה
לְנָבָ֣ל
שְׂפַת־
יֶ֑תֶר
אַ֝֗ף
כִּֽי־
לְנָדִ֥יב
שְׂפַת־
שָֽׁקֶר׃
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A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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אֶֽבֶן־
חֵ֣ן
הַ֭שֹּׁחַד
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
בְעָלָ֑יו
אֶֽל־
כָּל־
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
יִפְנֶ֣ה
יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
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Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
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מְֽכַסֶּה־
פֶּ֭שַׁע
מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ
אַהֲבָ֑ה
וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה
בְ֝דָבָ֗ר
מַפְרִ֥יד
אַלּֽוּף׃
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A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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תֵּ֣חַת
גְּעָרָ֣ה
בְמֵבִ֑ין
מֵהַכּ֖וֹת
כְּסִ֣יל
מֵאָֽה׃
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An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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אַךְ־
מְרִ֥י
יְבַקֶּשׁ־
רָ֑ע
וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ
אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י
יְשֻׁלַּח־
בּֽוֹ׃
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Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
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פָּג֬וֹשׁ
דֹּ֣ב
שַׁכּ֣וּל
בְּאִ֑ישׁ
וְאַל־
כְּ֝סִ֗יל
בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃
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If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.
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מֵשִׁ֣יב
רָ֭עָה
תַּ֣חַת
טוֹבָ֑ה
לֹא־
[תמיש]
(תָמ֥וּשׁ)
רָ֝עָ֗ה
מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃
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To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
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פּ֣וֹטֵֽר
מַ֭יִם
רֵאשִׁ֣ית
מָד֑וֹן
וְלִפְנֵ֥י
הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע
הָרִ֥יב
נְטֽוֹשׁ׃
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Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just-- both are detestable to the LORD.
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מַצְדִּ֣יק
רָ֭שָׁע
וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ
צַדִּ֑יק
תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
גַּם־
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃
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Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
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לָמָּה־
זֶּ֣ה
מְחִ֣יר
בְּיַד־
כְּסִ֑יל
לִקְנ֖וֹת
חָכְמָ֣ה
וְלֶב־
אָֽיִן׃
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.
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בְּכָל־
עֵ֭ת
אֹהֵ֣ב
הָרֵ֑עַ
וְאָ֥ח
לְ֝צָרָ֗ה
יִוָּלֵֽד׃
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One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.
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אָדָ֣ם
חֲסַר־
לֵ֭ב
תּוֹקֵ֣עַ
כָּ֑ף
עֹרֵ֥ב
עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה
לִפְנֵ֥י
רֵעֵֽהוּ׃
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One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
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אֹ֣הֵֽב
פֶּ֭שַׁע
אֹהֵ֣ב
מַצָּ֑ה
מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ
פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ
מְבַקֶּשׁ־
שָֽׁבֶר׃
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One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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עִקֶּשׁ־
לֵ֭ב
לֹ֣א
יִמְצָא־
ט֑וֹב
וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ
בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ
יִפּ֥וֹל
בְּרָעָֽה׃
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A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
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יֹלֵ֣ד
כְּ֭סִיל
לְת֣וּגָה
ל֑וֹ
וְלֹֽא־
יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח
אֲבִ֣י
נָבָֽל׃
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A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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לֵ֣ב
שָׂ֭מֵחַ
יֵיטִ֣ב
גֵּהָ֑ה
וְר֥וּחַ
נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה
תְּיַבֶּשׁ־
גָּֽרֶם׃
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A wicked man secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
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שֹׁ֣חַד
מֵ֭חֵיק
רָשָׁ֣ע
יִקָּ֑ח
לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת
אָרְח֥וֹת
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
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Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
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אֶת־
פְּנֵ֣י
מֵבִ֣ין
חָכְמָ֑ה
וְעֵינֵ֥י
כְ֝סִ֗יל
בִּקְצֵה־
אָֽרֶץ׃
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A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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כַּ֣עַס
לְ֭אָבִיו
בֵּ֣ן
כְּסִ֑יל
וּ֝מֶ֗מֶר
לְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃
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It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.
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גַּ֤ם
עֲנ֣וֹשׁ
לַצַּדִּ֣יק
לֹא־
ט֑וֹב
לְהַכּ֖וֹת
נְדִיבִ֣ים
עַל־
יֹֽשֶׁר׃
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The intelligent person restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a man of understanding.
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חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ
אֲ֭מָרָיו
יוֹדֵ֣עַ
דָּ֑עַת
[וקר־]
(יְקַר־)
ר֝֗וּחַ
אִ֣ישׁ
תְּבוּנָֽה׃
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Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning when he seals his lips.
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גַּ֤ם
אֱוִ֣יל
מַ֭חֲרִישׁ
חָכָ֣ם
יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב
אֹטֵ֖ם
שְׂפָתָ֣יו
נָבֽוֹן׃
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