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Proverbs 2:3-12

3Yea,ifthoucryafterdiscernmentלַבִּינָ֣הla.bi.NahH998,Andliftupthyvoiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963forunderstandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הla.te.vu.NahH8394;

4Ifthouseekתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245herassilverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701,AndsearchH1245forherasforhidtreasures:

5Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227shalt thouunderstandH995thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovah,Andfindתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672theknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.

6ForJehovahgivethwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451; Outofhismouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310comethknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394:

7HelayethupsoundH8454wisdomH8454fortheuprightלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםLay.sha.rimH3477;Heisashieldמָ֝גֵ֗ןma.GenH4043tothemthatwalkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיle.Ho.le.kheiH1980inintegrityתֹֽם׃TomH8537;

8Thathe mayguardH8104thepathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,AndpreserveH5341thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofhissaints.

9Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227shalt thouunderstandתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664andjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,Andequity, yea,everygoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896path.

10Forwisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451shallenterintothyheartבְלִבֶּ֑ךָve.li.Be.khaH3820,Andknowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847shallbepleasantיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276unto thysoulH5315;

11Discretionמְ֭זִמָּהMe.zi.mahH4209shallwatchתִּשְׁמֹ֥רtish.MorH8104overthee;Understandingתְּבוּנָ֥הte.vu.NahH8394shallkeepH8104thee:

12Todeliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337theefromthewayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870ofevilרָ֑עRa'H7451,FromthemenH376thatspeakמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696perverseתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419thingsH8419;

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