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Proverbs 8:10-19

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.

17Iloveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157themthatloveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157me;Andthose thatseekוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836mediligentlyshallfindיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me.

18RichesH6239andhonorוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519arewithme; Yea, durablewealthה֥וֹןHonH1952andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

19Myfruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thangoldוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337, yea,thanfinegoldH6337;Andmyrevenuethanchoicesilverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.

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