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Mishle 20:5-18 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

5. Etzah (purpose; see Yn 2:24-25 ) in the lev ish is like deep mayim, but an ish tevunah will draw it out.

6. Rav adam will proclaim every one his own chesed, but an ish emunim (faithful man, loyal man) who can find one?

7. The tzaddik walketh in his tohm (integrity, guilelessness); his banim after him are blessed.

8. A melech that sitteth in the kisse din (throne of judgment) winnows out all rah with his eynayim.

9. Who can say, I have made my lev pure, I am tahor from my chattat?

10. Differing weights, and differing measures, both of them are alike to'evah to Hashem.

11. Even a na'ar (child) is known by his ways, whether his conduct be pure, and whether it be yashar (right).

12. The hearing ozen, and the seeing ayin, Hashem hath made even both of them.

13. Love not sheynah (sleep), lest thou come to poverty; open thine eynayim, and thou shalt have enough lechem.

14. It is good for nothing, it is naught, saith the koneh (buyer), but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15. There is zahav, and a multitude of rubies, but the sfatayim (lips) of da'as are a precious jewel.

16. Take his garment that is guaranty for a zar (stranger), and hold it as his pledge for a nokhriyah (foreign woman, strange woman, seductress).

17. Lechem from sheker (deceit) is sweet to an ish, but afterwards his peh (mouth) shall be filled with gravel.

18. Every plan is established by etzah, and with tachbulot (guidance) wage milchamah.

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