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Proverbs 9:9-12

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.

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.

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