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Proverbs 8:1-16

1Dothnotwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451cry?andunderstandingוּ֝תְבוּנָ֗הu.te.vu.NahH8394giveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414forthhervoiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963?

2Onthetopבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218ofhighH4791placesH4791bythewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,atthecross-paths she takethherstandH5324.

3BesidethegatesH8179,attheentryofthecity,atthecominginatthedoorsH6607, she criethaloudתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442.

4Untoyou,menH376,Icallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121,andmyvoiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963istothesonsH1121ofmanH376:

5O ye simple,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195;andyefoolish,understandהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995sense.

6HearH8085,forIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696excellentthings,andtheopeningofmylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shallberightthings.

7Formypalateחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441shallmeditateH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571,andwickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562isanabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441tomylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

8Allthewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofmymouthפִ֑יFiH6310areinrighteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664;thereisnothingH369tortuousorperverseH6141inthem.

9Theyareallplaintohimthatunderstandeth,andrightH3477tothemthatfindלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

10ReceiveH3947myinstruction,andnotsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;andknowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847ratherthanchoicegoldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742:

11forwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896thanrubies,andallthethingsthatmaybedesiredH2656arenotequaltoit.

12Iwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451dwellשָׁכַ֣נְתִּיsha.Khan.tiH7931[with]prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195,andfindאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672theknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847[which cometh]ofreflection.

13Thefearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahistohateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451;prideH1347,andarrogancy,andtheevilרָ֭עra'H7451wayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870,andthefrowardmouthוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310doIhateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

14Counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098ismine,andsoundוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454:Iamintelligence;Ihavestrengthגְבוּרָֽה׃ge.vu.RahH1369.

15By mekingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427,andrulersוְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.NimH7336makejustdecrees;

16bymeprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,andnoblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081,allthejudgesH8199oftheearth.

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