Proverbs 27:23
Proverbs · משלי · Ketuvim · 31 chapters · 915 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (7 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֽוֹ
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise.
אִם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל בַּֽמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִֽים
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds;
כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדוֹר דור
For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִֽים
When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;