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Proverbs 2:2-13

2if you inclineלְהַקְשִׁ֣יבle.hak.ShivH7181your earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֣הla.cha.khe.MahH2451and directתַּטֶּ֥הta.TehH5186your heartלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820to understandingלַתְּבוּנָֽה׃la.te.vu.NahH8394,

3if youאִ֣ם'imH518trulyכִּ֤יkiH3588call outתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121to insightלַבִּינָ֣הla.bi.NahH998and liftתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414your voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963to understandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הla.te.vu.NahH8394,

4ifאִם־'im-H518you seekתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245it like silverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701and search it outתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃tach.pe.Se.nahH2664like hidden treasureוְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםve.kha.mat.mo.NimH4301,

5thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will discernתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and discoverתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068givesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;from His mouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310come knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.

7He stores upיִצְפֹּ֣ןve.tza.fanH6845sound wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtu.shi.YahH8454for the uprightלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםLay.sha.rimH3477;He is a shieldמָ֝גֵ֗ןma.GenH4043to those who walkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיle.Ho.le.kheiH1980with integrityתֹֽם׃TomH8537,

8to guardלִ֭נְצֹרLin.tzorH5341the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941and protectיִשְׁמֹֽר׃yish.MorH8104the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of His saintsחֲסִידָ֣יוcha.si.dovH2623.

9Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will discernתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941and equityוּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339—everyכָּל־kol-H3605goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896pathמַעְגַּל־ma'.gal-H4570.

10Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451will enterתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935your heartבְלִבֶּ֑ךָve.li.Be.khaH3820,and knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847will delightיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276your soulלְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥le.naf.she.KhaH5315.

11Discretionמְ֭זִמָּהMe.zi.mahH4209will watch over youתִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָtish.Mor 'a.Lei.khaH8104 H5921,and understandingתְּבוּנָ֥הte.vu.NahH8394will guard youתִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃tin.tze.Re.kahH5341,

12to deliver youלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,from the manמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'IshH376who speaksמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696perversityתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419,

13from those who leaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha.'O.ze.vimH5800the straightיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734to walkלָ֝לֶ֗כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי־be.dar.khei-H1870of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822,

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