Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
1
He that separates himself seeks his own desire, and snarl against all sound wisdom.
E | LThEUA | IBQSh | NFRD | BKL- | ThUShIA
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| to·? | he-will·in·stubble | we·? | in·all | ?
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2
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.
B | LE- | IChFTs | KSIL | BThBUNA | KI | EM- | BAThGLUTh
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| not | he-will·? | as·? | in·? | that | I-will·from | in·the·?
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3
When the wicked comes, there comes also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
G | BBUE- | RShO | BE | GM- | BUZ | UOM- | QLUN | ChRFA
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| in·come | ? | come | ? | in·and·? | and·? | ? | ?
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4
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; a flowing brook, a fountain of wisdom.
D | MIM | OMQIM | DBRI | FI- | EISh | NChL | NBO
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| waters | ? | ? | ? | I-will·he-will·? | we·? | we·in·?
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5
It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, so as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
A | ShETh | FNI- | RShO | LE- | TUB | LATUTh | TsDIQ | BMShFT
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| ? | face | ? | not | good | to·the·? | ? | in·from·?
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6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
U | ShFThI | KSIL | IBEU | BRIB | UFIU
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| ? | as·? | he-will·in·I-will·and | in·? | and·?
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| LMALMUTh | IQRE
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| to·from·the·to·from·and·she-will | he-will·call
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7
A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Z | FI- | KSIL | MChThA- | LU | UShFThIU | MUQSh
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| ? | as·? | from·? | to·and | and·? | from·and·stubble
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8
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Ch | DBRI | NRGN | KMThLAMIM | UAM | IRDU | ChDRI- | BTN
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| ? | we·? | as·from·? | and·them | he-will·rule | ? | in·?
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9
Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
T | GM | MThRFA | BMLEKThU | ECh
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| ? | from·? | in·from·to·I-will·as·? | I-will·?
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| AUE | LBOL | MShChITh
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| the·and·I-will | to·in·on | from·?
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10
The name of IAUA is a strong tower: the righteous runs into it, and is set up on high.
I | MGDL- | OZ | ShM | IAUA | BU- | IRUTs | TsDIQ | UNShGB
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| from·great | ? | name | IAUA | give | he-will·? | ? | and·we·?
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11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
IE | AUN | OShIR | QRITh | OZU | UKChUMA | NShGBA | BMShKThU
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| the·and·we | ? | ? | ? | and·as·? | we·? | in·from·?
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12
Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honour goes humility.
IB | LFNI- | ShBR | IGBA | LB- | EISh
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| to·face | ? | he-will·? | heart | I-will·he-will·?
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| ULFNI | KBUD | ONUA
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| and·to·face | as·in·and·? | ?
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13
He that gives answer before he hears, it is folly and confusion to him.
IG | MShIB | DBR | BTRM | IShMO
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| from·return | ? | in·before | he-will·?
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| EULTh | AIE- | LU
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| I-will·and·to·she-will | the·he-will·I-will | to·and
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14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
ID | RUCh- | EISh | IKLKL | MChLAU
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| breath | I-will·he-will·? | he-will·as·to·all | from·?
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| URUCh | NKEA | MI | IShENA
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| and·breath | we·as·I-will·the | from·he-will | he-will·?
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15
The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
TU | LB | NBUN | IQNA- | DOTh | UEZN
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| heart | we·in·and·we | he-will·? | ? | and·I-will·?
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| ChKMIM | ThBQSh- | DOTh
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| ? | ? | ?
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16
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
TZ | MThN | EDM | IRChIB | LU | ULFNI | GDLIM
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| from·? | man | he-will·? | to·and | and·to·face | great-ones
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17
He that pleads his cause first seems just; but his neighbor comes and searches him out.
IZ | TsDIQ | AREShUN | BRIBU | IBE- | (UBE-) | ROAU | UChQRU
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| ? | the·? | in·? | he-will·come | and·come | ? | and·?
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18
The lot causes strife to cease, and parts asunder the contentious.
ICh | MDINIM | IShBITh | AGURL | UBIN | OTsUMIM | IFRID
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| from·? | he-will·? | the·? | and·between | ? | he-will·?
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19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
IT | ECh | NFShO | MQRITh- | OZ | UMDUNIM | (UMDINIM)
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| I-will·? | we·? | from·? | ? | and·from·? | and·from·?
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| KBRICh | ERMUN
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| as·in·? | I-will·?
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20
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
K | MFRI | FI- | EISh | ThShBO | BTNU | ThBUETh
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| from·fruit | ? | I-will·he-will·? | ? | in·? | ?
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| ShFThIU | IShBO
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| ? | he-will·?
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21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.
KE | MUTh | UChIIM | BID- | LShUN
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| from·and·she-will | and·life | in·he-will·? | to·?
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| UEABIA | IEKL
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| and·I-will·the·in·he-will·the | he-will·I-will·all
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22
Whoso finds a wife finds a great good, and obtains favour of IAUA.
KB | MTsE | EShA | MTsE | TUB | UIFQ | RTsUN
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| from·? | I-will·? | from·? | good | and·he-will·? | ?
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23
The poor uses entreaties; but the rich answers impudently.
KG | ThChNUNIM | IDBR- | RSh | UOShIR | IONA | OZUTh
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| ? | he-will·? | ? | and·? | he-will·? | ?
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24
There are friends that one has to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
KD | EISh | ROIM | LAThROO | UISh
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| I-will·he-will·? | ? | to·the·? | and·he-will·?
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| EAB | DBQ | MECh
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| I-will·the·in | ? | from·I-will·?
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