מֵרִ֑יב a dispute , mê·rîḇ וְכָל־ but any wə·ḵāl אֱ֝וִ֗יל fool ’ĕ·wîl יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ will quarrel . yiṯ·gal·lā‘ Proverbs 20:4 עָצֵ֣ל The slacker ‘ā·ṣêl לֹא־ does not lō- יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ plow ya·ḥă·rōš מֵ֭חֹרֶף in season ; mê·ḥō·rep̄ בַּקָּצִ֣יר at harvest time baq·qā·ṣîr יִשְׁאַל he looks , yiš·ʾal וָאָֽיִן׃ but nothing is there . wā·’ā·yin Proverbs 20:5 עֵצָ֣ה The intentions ‘ê·ṣāh אִ֑ישׁ of a man’s ’îš בְלֶב־ heart ḇə·leḇ- עֲ֭מֻקִּים are deep ‘ă·muq·qîm מַ֣יִם waters , ma·yim וְאִ֖ישׁ but a man wə·’îš תְּבוּנָ֣ה of understanding tə·ḇū·nāh יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ draws them out . yiḏ·len·nāh Proverbs 20:6 רָב־ Many rāḇ- אָדָ֗ם a man ’ā·ḏām יִ֭קְרָא proclaims yiq·rā אִ֣ישׁ his ’îš חַסְדּ֑וֹ loving devotion , ḥas·dōw מִ֣י but who mî יִמְצָֽא׃ can find yim·ṣā אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים a trustworthy ’ĕ·mū·nîm וְאִ֥ישׁ man ? wə·’îš Proverbs 20:7 צַדִּ֑יק The righteous man ṣad·dîq מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ walks miṯ·hal·lêḵ בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ with integrity ; bə·ṯum·mōw אַשְׁרֵ֖י blessed [are] ’aš·rê בָנָ֣יו his children ḇā·nāw אַחֲרָֽיו׃ after him . ’a·ḥă·rāw Proverbs 20:8 מֶ֗לֶךְ A king me·leḵ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב who sits yō·wō·šêḇ עַל־ on ‘al- כִּסֵּא־ a throne kis·sê- דִ֑ין to judge ḏîn מְזָרֶ֖ה sifts out mə·zā·reh כָּל־ all kāl- רָֽע׃ evil rā‘ בְעֵינָ֣יו with his eyes . ḇə·‘ê·nāw Proverbs 20:9 מִֽי־ Who mî- יֹ֭אמַר can say , yō·mar לִבִּ֑י “ I have kept my heart lib·bî זִכִּ֣יתִי pure ; zik·kî·ṯî טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי I am cleansed ṭā·har·tî מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ from my sin ”? mê·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî Proverbs 20:10 אֶ֣בֶן Differing ’e·ḇen וָ֭אֶבֶן weights wā·’e·ḇen אֵיפָ֣ה and unequal measures ’ê·p̄āh וְאֵיפָ֑ה . . . — wə·’ê·p̄āh שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ both šə·nê·hem תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת are detestable tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ יְ֝הוָ֗ה to YHWH Yah·weh גַּם־ . . . . gam- Proverbs 20:11 גַּ֣ם Even gam נָ֑עַר a young man nā·‘ar יִתְנַכֶּר־ is known yiṯ·nak·ker- בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו by his actions — bə·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw אִם־ whether ’im- פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃ his conduct pā·‘o·lōw זַ֖ךְ is pure zaḵ וְאִם־ . . . wə·’im- יָשָׁ֣ר and upright . yā·šār Proverbs 20:12 אֹ֣זֶן Ears ’ō·zen שֹׁ֭מַעַת that hear ma·‘aṯ וְעַ֣יִן and eyes wə·‘a·yin רֹאָ֑ה that see — rō·’āh יְ֝הוָ֗ה YHWH Yah·weh עָשָׂ֥ה has made them ‘ā·śāh גַם־ . . . ḡam-

