2On the heightsבְּרֹאשׁ־ מְרוֹמִ֥יםbe.rosh- me.ro.MimH7218H4791overlookingעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the roadדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,at the crossroadsבֵּ֖ית נְתִיב֣וֹתbeit ne.ti.VotH1004H5410she takes her standנִצָּֽבָה׃ni.Tza.vahH5324.
3Besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027the gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179toלְפִי־le.fi-H6310the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176,at the entrancesמְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣יםme.Vo' fe.ta.ChimH3996H6607she cries outתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442:
4“To youאֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH413,O menאִישִׁ֣ים'i.ShimH376,I call outאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121,and my cryוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963is toאֶל־'el-H413the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
5O simple onesפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612,learnהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995to be shrewdעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195;O foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,gain understandingהָבִ֥ינוּ לֵֽב׃ha.Vi.nu LevH995H3820.
6Listenשִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'uH8085,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696of noble thingsנְגִידִ֣יםne.gi.DimH5057,and the openingוּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.TachH4669of my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193will revealrightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441will speakיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897the truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571,and wickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562is detestableוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.
8Allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310are righteousבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664;noneאֵ֥ין'einH369are crookedנִפְתָּ֥לnif.TalH6617or perverseוְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ve.'i.KeshH6141.
9Theyכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605areall plainנְ֭כֹחִיםNe.kho.chimH5228to the discerningלַמֵּבִ֑יןla.me.VinH995,and uprightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477to those who findלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
10Receiveקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947my instructionמוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.RiH4148instead ofוְאַל־ve.'al-H408silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847rather than pureנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977goldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742.
11Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451is more preciousטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443,and nothingוְכָל־ לֹ֣אve.khol lo'H3605H3808you desireחֲ֝פָצִ֗יםcha.fa.TzimH2656comparesיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737with her.
12Iאֲֽנִי־'ani-H589,wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,dwell togetherשָׁכַ֣נְתִּיsha.Khan.tiH7931with prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195,and I findאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847and discretionמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.
13To fearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is to hateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451;I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130arrogantוְגָא֨וֹן׀ve.ga.'onH1347prideגֵּ֘אָ֤הge.'AhH1344,evilרָ֭עra'H7451conductוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870,and perverseתַהְפֻּכ֬וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419speechוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310.
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