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Proverbs 9

1WisdomhathbuiltH1129herhouseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004, she hathhewnouthersevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982;

2shehathslaughteredטָבְחָ֣הta.ve.ChahH2873hercattle,shehathmingledherwineיֵינָ֑הּyei.NahH3196,shehathalsoאַ֝֗ף'AfH637preparedhertableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃shul.cha.NahH7979;

3shehathsentH7971forthH7971hermaidens:shecriethuponthesummitsofthehighH4791placesH4791ofthecity,

4Whosoissimple, lethimturnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493inhither.Tohimthatisvoidofunderstanding,shesaith,

5Come,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898yeofmybreadH3899,anddrinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354ofthewineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196thatI havemingled.

6ForsakeH5800folliesandliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421,andgointhewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofintelligence.

7Hethat instructethascorner gettethtohimselfshameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036;andhethat reprovethawickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563[man] [getteth]tohimselfablot.

8Reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198notascorner,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hehateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130thee;reproveהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198awiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450[man],andhewillloveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157thee.

9Imparttoawiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450[man],andhewillbecomeyetע֑וֹדodH5750wiser;teacharighteousלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662[man],andhewillincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254learning.

10Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahisthebeginningofwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451;andtheknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847oftheHolyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918isintelligence.

11Forbymethydaysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117shallbemultipliedH7235,andyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141oflifeshallbeaddedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254tothee.

12Ifthou artwiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449, thou shaltbewiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449forthyself;andifthou scornest, thoualoneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥le.va.de.KhaH905shaltbearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it.

13Thefoolishwomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802isclamorous;sheisstupid,andknowethnothing.

14Andshe sittethattheentryofherhouseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,onaseatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678inthehighH4791placesH4791ofthecity,

15tocallלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121passers-bywhogorightontheirwaysH1870:

16Whosoissimple, lethimturnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493inhither.Andtohimthatisvoidofunderstandingshesaith,

17StolenH1589watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325aresweetיִמְתָּ֑קוּyim.Ta.kuH4985,andthebreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899ofsecrecyispleasantH5276.

18Butheknowethnotthatthedeadarethere; [that]herguestsareinthedepthsofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

Commentaries on Proverbs 9

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