3andfor receivingלָ֭קַחַתLa.ka.chatH3947instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148in wise livingהַשְׂכֵּ֑לhas.KelH7919and in righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664,justiceוּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טu.mish.PatH4941,and equityוּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃u.mei.sha.RimH4339.
4To impartלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195to the simpleלִפְתָאיִ֣םlif.ta.YimH6612andknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and discretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209to the youngלְ֝נַ֗עַרle.Na.'arH5288,
5let the wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450listenיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085and gainוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254instructionלֶ֑קַחLe.kachH3948,and the discerningוְ֝נָב֗וֹןve.na.VonH995acquireיִקְנֶֽה׃yik.NehH7069wise counselתַּחְבֻּל֥וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458
6by understandingלְהָבִ֣יןle.ha.VinH995the proverbsמָ֭שָׁלMa.sholH4912and parablesוּמְלִיצָ֑הu.me.li.TzahH4426,the sayingsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697and riddlesוְחִידֹתָֽם׃ve.chi.do.TamH2420of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450.
The Enticement of Sin
7The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isthe beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, butfoolsאֱוִילִ֥ים'e.vi.LimH191despiseבָּֽזוּ׃ פBa.zuH936wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and disciplineוּ֝מוּסָ֗רu.mu.SarH4148.
8Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,to your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148,and do not forsakeוְאַל־ תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁve.'al- ti.ToshH5203H408the teachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of your motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.
9Forכִּ֤י׀kiH3588theyהֵ֬םhemH1992area garlandלִוְיַ֤תliv.YatH3880of graceחֵ֓ןchenH2580on your headלְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָle.ro.She.khaH7218and a pendantוַ֝עֲנָקִ֗יםva.'a.na.KimH6060around your neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
11Ifאִם־'im-H518they sayיֹאמְרוּ֮yo.me.RuH559, “Comeלְכָ֪הle.KhahH1980alongאִ֫תָּ֥נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854,let us lie in waitנֶאֶרְבָ֥הne.'er.VahH693for bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818,let us ambushנִצְפְּנָ֖הnitz.pe.NahH6845the innocentלְנָקִ֣יle.na.KiH5355without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600,
12let us swallow themנִ֭בְלָעֵםNiv.la.'emH1104aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416like Sheolכִּשְׁא֣וֹלkish.'olH7585,and wholeוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549like those descendingכְּי֣וֹרְדֵיke.Yor.deiH3381into the Pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.
13We will findנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672all mannerכָּל־kol-H3605of preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368goodsה֣וֹןHonH1952;we will fillנְמַלֵּ֖אne.ma.Le'H4390our housesבָתֵּ֣ינוּva.Tei.nuH1004with plunderשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.
14Throw inתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307your lotגּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָgo.Ral.khaH1486with usבְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432;let us allלְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃le.khu.La.nuH3605shareיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961oneאֶ֝חָ֗ד'e.ChadH259purseכִּ֥יסkisH3599”—
15my sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121,do notאַל־'al-H408walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980the roadבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870with themאִתָּ֑ם'i.TamH854or setמְנַ֥עme.Na'H4513footרַ֝גְלְךָ֗rag.le.khaH7272upon their pathמִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃mi.ne.ti.va.TamH5410.
16Forכִּ֣יkiH3588their feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,and they are swiftוִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116to shedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.
17Howכִּֽי־ki-H3588futileחִ֭נָּםChi.nomH2600it isto spreadמְזֹרָ֣הme.zo.RahH2219the netהָרָ֑שֶׁתha.Ra.shetH7568where anyכָל־khol-H3605birdבַּ֥עַל כָּנָֽף׃Ba.'al ka.NafH1167H3671can see itבְּ֝עֵינֵ֗יbe.'ei.NeiH5869!
18But theyוְ֭הֵםVe.hemH1992lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.RouH693for their own bloodלְדָמָ֣םle.da.MamH1818;they ambushיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.NuH6845their own livesלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.TamH5315.
Wisdom Calls Aloud
19Suchכֵּ֗ןKenH3651isthe fateאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of allכָּל־kol-H3605who are greedyבֹּ֣צֵֽעַBo.tze.a'H1214,whose unjust gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215אֶת־'et-H853takesיִקָּֽח׃ פyi.KachH3947the livesנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of its possessorsבְּעָלָ֣יוbe.'a.LavH1167.
20Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתCha.khe.motH2451calls outתָּרֹ֑נָּהta.Ro.nahH7442in the streetבַּח֣וּץba.ChutzH2351,she liftsתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963in the squareבָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339;
21in the mainבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218concourseהֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.YotH1993she cries aloudתִּ֫קְרָ֥אtik.Ra'H7121,at the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892gatesבְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥יםbe.fit.Chei she.'a.RimH6607H8179she makesתֹאמֵֽר׃to.MerH559her speechאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561:
22“Howעַד־'ad-H5704longמָתַ֣י׀ma.TaiH4970,O simple onesפְּתָיִם֮pe.ta.YimH6612,will you loveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157your simpleפֶ֥תִיFe.tiH6612ways?How long will scoffersוְלֵצִ֗יםve.le.TzimH3887delightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530in their scornלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944and foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23If you had repentedתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725at my rebukeלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433,then surelyהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009I would have poured outאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042myspirit on youרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;I would have madeאוֹדִ֖יעָה'o.Di.'ahH3045my wordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697known to youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.
24Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּva.te.ma.'E.nuH3985my callקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121,and no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369tookמַקְשִֽׁיב׃mak.ShivH7181my outstretchedנָטִ֥יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186handיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027,
25because you neglectedוַתִּפְרְע֥וּva.tif.re.'UH6544allכָל־khol-H3605my counselעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098,and wantedאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of my correctionוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433,
26in turnגַּם־gam-H1571Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589will mockאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832your calamityבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343;I will sneerאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when terrorפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343strikes youבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935,
27when your dreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343comesבְּבֹ֤אbe.Vo'H935like a stormH7584,and your destructionוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343יֶאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857like a whirlwindכְּסוּפָ֣הke.su.FahH5492,when distressצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָֽה׃ve.tzu.KahH6695overwhelm youבְּבֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗םbe.Vo' 'a.lei.KhemH935H5921.
28Thenאָ֣ז'azH227they will call on meיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121,but I will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;they will earnestly seek meיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836,but will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find meיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672.
30They acceptedאָב֥וּ'a.VuH14noneלֹא־lo'-H3808of my counselלַעֲצָתִ֑יla.'a.tza.TiH6098;they despisedנָ֝אֲצ֗וּna.'a.TzuH5006allכָּל־kol-H3605my reproofתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433.
31So they will eatוְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּVe.yo.khe.luH398the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of their own wayדַרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870,and be filledיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646with their own devicesוּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.
32Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the waywardnessמְשׁוּבַ֣תme.shu.VatH4878of the simpleפְּתָיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612will slay themתַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.GemH2026,and the complacencyוְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.VatH7962of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684will destroy themתְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃te.'a.be.DemH6.
33But whoever listensוְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽve.sho.Me.a'H8085to mewill dwellיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931in safetyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983,secureוְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599from the fearמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of evilרָעָֽה׃ פra.'AhH7451.”
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