16How muchמַה־mah-H4100betterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896to acquireקְֽנֹה־ke.noh-H7069wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451than goldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742!To gainוּקְנ֥וֹתu.ke.NotH7069understandingבִּ֝ינָ֗הbi.NahH998is more desirableנִבְחָ֥רniv.CharH977than silverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701.
17The highwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477leads awayס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451;he who guardsנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341his wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870protectsשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104his lifeנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347goes beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440destructionשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667,and a haughtyגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440a fallכִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹןkhi.sha.LonH3783.
19It is betterט֣וֹבTovH2896to be lowlyשְׁפַל־she.fal-H8213in spiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307amongאֶת־'et-H854the humbleH6041than to divideמֵֽחַלֵּ֥קme.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁ֝לָ֗לSha.LalH7998withאֶת־'et-H854the proudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.
20Whoever heedsמַשְׂכִּ֣יל עַל־mas.Kil 'al-H7919H5921instructionדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697will findיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672successט֑וֹבTovH2896,and blessedאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he who trustsוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068.
22Understandingשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922is a fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416to its possessorבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167,but the disciplineוּמוּסַ֖רu.mu.SarH4148of foolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191is follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
23The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450maninstructsיַשְׂכִּ֣ילyas.KilH7919his mouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310and addsיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254persuasivenessלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948toוְעַל־ve.'a.lS-H5921his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
24Pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561are a honeycombצוּף־ דְּ֭בַשׁtzuf- De.vashH6688H1706,sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to the soulלַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshH5315and healingוּמַרְפֵּ֥אu.mar.Pe'H4832to the bonesלָעָֽצֶם׃la.'A.tzemH6106.
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