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Proverbs 3:13-26

13HappyisthemanH120that findethwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,AndthemanH120that gettethunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

14Forthegainingofitisbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanthegainingofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,AndtheprofitH5504thereofthanfinegoldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.

15Sheismorepreciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanrubies:Andnoneofthethingsthou canstdesireH2656aretobecompared untoher.

16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117isinherrightבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225handH3225;InherlefthandH3225arerichesH6239andhonorוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.

17Herwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofpleasantness,AndallherpathsH5410arepeaceH7965.

18Sheisatreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086oflifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416tothemthatlayholdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388uponher:Andhappyiseveryonethatretainethher.

19Jehovahbywisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;Byunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394heestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559theheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

20Byhisknowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847thedepthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415werebrokenH1234up,Andtheskiesdropdownthedewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

21Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,letthemnotdepartיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868fromthineeyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;Keepנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341soundתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454anddiscretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209:

22Soshalltheybeוְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.YuH1961lifeH5315unto thysoulH5315,Andgraceוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580tothyneckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.

23Thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thouwalkinthywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870securely,Andthyfootוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272shallnotstumble.

24Whenthou liestdownתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901, thou shaltnotbeafraidH6342: Yea, thou shaltlieוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901down,andthysleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142shallbesweet.

25Benotafraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372ofsuddenfearH3372,Neitherofthedesolationofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563,whenitcometh:

26ForJehovahwillbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thyconfidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689,Andwillkeepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104thyfootרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272frombeingtaken.

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