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Proverbs 8:1-16

1Dothnotwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451cry,Andunderstandingוּ֝תְבוּנָ֗הu.te.vu.NahH8394putH5414forthhervoiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963?

2Onthetopבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218ofhighH4791placesH4791bythewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,WherethepathsH5410meet, she standeth;

3BesidethegatesH8179,attheentryofthecity,AtthecominginatthedoorsH6607, she criethaloudתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442:

4Untoyou, OmenH376,Icallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121;Andmyvoiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963istothesonsH1121ofmenH376.

5O ye simple,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195;And, yefoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,beofanunderstandingהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

6HearH8085,forIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696excellentthings;Andtheopeningofmylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shallberightthings.

7FormymouthH2441shallutterיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571;Andwickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562isanabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441tomylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

8Allthewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofmymouthפִ֑יFiH6310areinrighteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664;ThereisnothingH369crookedorperverseH6141inthem.

9Theyareallplaintohimthatunderstandeth,AndrightH3477tothemthatfindלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

10ReceiveH3947myinstruction,andnotsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;Andknowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847ratherthanchoicegoldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742.

11Forwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896thanrubies;AndallthethingsthatmaybedesiredH2656arenottobecompared untoit.

12Iwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451havemadeprudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195mydwellingשָׁכַ֣נְתִּיsha.Khan.tiH7931,Andfindאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672outknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847anddiscretionמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.

13Thefearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahistohateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451:PrideH1347,andarrogancy,andtheevilרָ֭עra'H7451wayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870,AndtheperverseH8419mouthוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310,doIhateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

14Counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098ismine,andsoundוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454knowledge:Iamunderstandingבִ֝ינָ֗הvi.NahH998;Ihavemight.

15By mekingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427,Andprincesdecreejustice.

16Bymeprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,Andnoblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081, evenallthejudgesH8199oftheearth.

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