1Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתCha.khe.motH2451has builtבָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.TahH1129her houseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004;she has carved outחָצְבָ֖הcha.tze.VahH2672her sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982.
2She has preparedטָבְחָ֣הta.ve.ChahH2873her meatטִ֭בְחָהּTiv.chahH2874andmixedמָסְכָ֣הma.se.KhahH4537her wineיֵינָ֑הּyei.NahH3196;she has alsoאַ֝֗ף'AfH637setעָֽרְכָ֥ה'a.re.KhahH6186her tableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃shul.cha.NahH7979.
3She has sent outשָֽׁלְחָ֣הsha.le.ChahH7971her maidservantsנַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291;she calls outתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121fromעַל־'al-H5921the heightsגַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵיga.Pei me.Ro.meiH1610H4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176.
4“Whoeverמִי־mi-H4310issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turn inיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008!”she saysאָ֣מְרָה'A.me.rahH559to himwho lacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֝֗בLevH3820.
5“Comeלְ֭כוּLe.khuH1980,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898my breadבְֽלַחֲמִ֑יve.la.cha.MiH3899and drinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354the wineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196I have mixedמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537.
6Leave your follyפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612behindעִזְב֣וּ'iz.VuH5800,and you will liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;walkוְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּve.'ish.RuH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.”
7He who correctsיֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀yo.SerH3256a mockerלֵ֗ץLetzH3887bringsלֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.achH3947shameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036on himself;he who rebukesוּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achH3198a wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563mantaints himselfמוּמֽוֹ׃mu.MoH3971.
8Do notאַל־'al-H408rebukeתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198a mockerלֵ֭ץletzH3887,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will hate youיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130;rebukeהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198a wiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450man,and he will love youוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157.
9Instructתֵּ֣ןtenH5414a wise manלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450,and he will be wiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449stillע֑וֹדodH5750;teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045a righteous manלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662,and he will increaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254hislearningלֶֽקַח׃ פLe.kachH3948.
10The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is the beginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,and knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918is understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11Forכִּי־ki-H3588through wisdomyour daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117will be multipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235,and yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141will be addedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254to your lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.
The Way of Folly
12Ifאִם־'im-H518you are wiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449,you are wiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449to your own advantage;but if you scoffוְ֝לַ֗צְתָּve.Latz.taH3887,you aloneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥le.va.de.KhaH905will bearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375the consequences.
13The womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802namedFollyכְּ֭סִילוּתKe.si.lutH3687is loudהֹֽמִיָּ֑הho.mi.YahH1993; she isnaiveפְּ֝תַיּ֗וּתpe.tai.YutH6615and knowsיָ֥דְעָהYa.de.'ahH3045nothingוּבַל־ מָּֽה׃u.val- MahH1077H4100.
14She sitsוְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahH3427at the doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,onעַל־'al-H5921a seatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678in the heightsמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,
15calling outלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121to those who pass byלְעֹֽבְרֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְle.'oe.rei- Da.rekhH5674H1870,who makeהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474their paths straightאֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃'O.re.cho.TamH734.
16“Whoeverמִי־mi-H4310issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turn inיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008!”she saysוְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahH559to himwho lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֝֗בLevH3820.
18But they do notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808knowיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the deadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,that her guestsקְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פke.ru.'Ei.haH7121arein the depthsבְּעִמְקֵ֖יbe.'im.KeiH6012of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
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