Proverbs 18 - MAM, English, with Hebrew phrasing

	משלי 18		Proverbs 18
	¹לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה [3] Dechi יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד [2] Etnachta בְּכׇל־תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה [2] Revi'i Mugrash יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ [1] Silluq		¹(His) desire [3] he seeks, one who separates himself; [2] against all sound judgment [2] he rebels. [1]
	²לֹא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל [3] Dechi בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה [2] Etnachta כִּ֝֗י [2] Revi'i Mugrash אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq		²A fool has no delight [3] in understanding; [2] but [2] only in expressing his own opinion. [1]
	³בְּֽבוֹא־רָ֭שָׁע [3] Dechi בָּ֣א גַם־בּ֑וּז [2] Etnachta וְֽעִם־קָל֥וֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃ [1] Silluq		³When wickedness comes, [3] contempt comes also; [2] and with shame, disgrace. [1]
	⁴מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים [3] Dechi דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־אִ֑ישׁ [2] Etnachta נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ [2] Revi'i Mugrash מְק֣וֹר חׇכְמָֽה׃ [1] Silluq		⁴Deep waters [3] are the words of a man’s mouth; [2] a flowing brook [2] is the fountain of wisdom. [1]
	⁵שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵֽי־רָשָׁ֣ע [3] VDechi לֹא־ט֑וֹב [2] Etnachta לְהַטּ֥וֹת צַ֝דִּ֗יק [2] Revi'i Mugrash בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ [1] Silluq		⁵To be partial to the wicked [3] is not good; [2] to turn aside the righteous [2] in judgement. [1]
	⁶שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל [3] Dechi יָבֹ֣אוּ בְרִ֑יב [2] Etnachta וּ֝פִ֗יו [2] Revi'i Mugrash לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ [1] Silluq		⁶The lips of a fool, [3] they enter into an argument; [2] and his mouth, [2] it calls for beatings. [1]
	⁷פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל [3] Dechi מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ [2] Etnachta וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו [2] Revi'i Mugrash מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ [1] Silluq		⁷The mouth of a fool [3] is his ruin; [2] and his lips [2] are a snare to his soul. [1]
	⁸דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן [3] Dechi כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים [2] Etnachta וְ֝הֵ֗ם [2] Revi'i Mugrash יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ [1] Silluq		⁸The words of a gossip [3] are like dainty morsels; [2] and they, [2] they go down into the innermost being. [1]
	⁹גַּ֭ם [3] Dechi מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ [2] Etnachta אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא [2] Revi'i Mugrash לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ [1] Silluq		⁹And [3] one who is slack in his work; [2] he is a brother [2] to a master of destruction. [1]
	¹⁰מִגְדַּל־עֹ֭ז [3] Dechi שֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה [2] Etnachta בּֽוֹ־יָר֖וּץ צַדִּ֣יק [2] VRevMug וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁰A strong tower [3] is the name of the LORD; [2] the righteous runs into it, [2] and he is set safely on high. [1]
	¹¹ה֣וֹן עָ֭שִׁיר [3] Dechi קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ [2] Etnachta וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה [2] Revi'i Mugrash בְּמַשְׂכִּתֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq		¹¹The wealth of the rich [3] is his strong city; [2] and like a high wall [2] in his own imagination. [1]
	¹²לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֭בֶר [3] Dechi יִגְבַּ֣הּ לֶב־אִ֑ישׁ [2] Etnachta וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד [2] VRevMug עֲנָוָֽה׃ [1] Silluq		¹²Before destruction, [3] proud is the heart of man; [2] but before honor, [2] humility. [1]
	¹³מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר [3] Dechi בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע [2] Etnachta אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־ל֝֗וֹ [2] Revi'i Mugrash וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ [1] Silluq		¹³One who answers [3] before he listens, [2] it is his folly [2] and shame. [1]
	¹⁴רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ [3] Dechi יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ [2] Etnachta וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה [2] Revi'i Mugrash מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁴The spirit of a man, [3] it will endure his sickness; [2] but a crushed spirit, [2] who can bear? [1]
	¹⁵לֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן [3] Dechi יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת [2] Etnachta וְאֹ֥זֶן חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים [2] Revi'i Mugrash תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁵A discerning heart, [3] it acquires knowledge; [2] and the ear of the wise, [2] it seeks knowledge. [1]
	¹⁶מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם [3] Dechi יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ [2] Etnachta וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים [2] VRevMug יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁶The gift of a man, [3] it makes room for him; [2] and before the great [2] it leads him. [1]
	¹⁷צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן [3] VDechi בְּרִיב֑וֹ [2] Etnachta יבא *וּבָֽא־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ [2] Revi'i Mugrash וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁷Right is the first [3] who pleads his case; [2] until his neighbor comes, [2] and he questions him. [1]
	¹⁸מִ֭דְיָנִים [3] Dechi יַשְׁבִּ֣ית הַגּוֹרָ֑ל [2] Etnachta וּבֵ֖ין עֲצוּמִ֣ים [2] VRevMug יַפְרִֽיד׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁸Disputes, [3] the lot settles; [2] and between the mighty, [2] it decides. [1]
	¹⁹אָ֗ח [3] Revi'i נִפְשָׁ֥ע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹ֑ז [2] Etnachta ומדונים *וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים [2] Revi'i Mugrash כִּבְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁹A brother [3] offended is as unyielding as a fortified city; [2] and disputes [2] are like the bars of a fortress. [1]
	²⁰מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ [3] Dechi תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑וֹ [2] Etnachta תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣יו [2] VRevMug יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ [1] Silluq		²⁰From the fruit of a man’s mouth [3] his stomach is satisfied; [2] by the yield of his lips [2] he is satisfied. [1]
	²¹מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים [3] Dechi בְּיַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן [2] Etnachta וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ [2] Revi'i Mugrash יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ [1] Silluq		²¹Death and life [3] are in the power of the tongue; [2] and those who love it [2] will eat its fruit. [1]
	²²מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה [3] Dechi מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב [2] Etnachta וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן [2] Revi'i Mugrash מֵיְהֹוָֽה׃ [1] Silluq		²²Whoever finds a wife, [3] he finds a good thing; [2] and he obtains favor [2] from the LORD. [1]
	²³תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים יְדַבֶּר־רָ֑שׁ [2] Etnachta וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר [2] Revi'i Mugrash יַעֲנֶ֥ה עַזּֽוֹת׃ [1] Silluq		²³The poor plead for help; [2] but the rich, [2] he answers harshly. [1]
	²⁴אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים [3] Dechi לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ [2] Etnachta וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב [2] Revi'i Mugrash דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃ [1] Silluq		²⁴A man with many friends [3] may be ruined by them; [2] but there is a friend [2] who sticks closer than a brother. [1]
			end of Proverbs 18