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Proverbs 8:10-19

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'H3605 H3808you 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.

14Counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098and sound judgmentוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454are mine;Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have insightבִ֝ינָ֗הvi.NahH998and strengthגְבוּרָֽה׃ge.vu.RahH1369.

15By mekingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427,and rulersוְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.NimH7336enact justצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664lawsיְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuH2710;

16By meprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,and allכָּל־kol-H3605noblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081who governשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199justlyצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

17Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589loveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157those who love meאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157,and those who seek me earlyוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836shall find meיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672.

18With meאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854are richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honorוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,enduringעָ֝תֵ֗ק'a.TekH6276wealthה֥וֹןHonH1952and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

19My fruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529is betterט֣וֹבTovH2896than goldמֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.RutzH2742,pure goldוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337,and my harvestוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393surpasseschoiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.

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