13Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatfindethמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and the manוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120thatgettethיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
14For the merchandiseH5504of it isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than the merchandiseH5505of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and the gainתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof than fine goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.
15She ismore preciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443:and all the things thou canst desireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656are not to be comparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737unto her.
16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117isin her right handבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225; andin her left handבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honourוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.
17Her waysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of pleasantnessנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278,and all her pathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
18She isa treeעֵץ־'etz-H6086of lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to them that lay holdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388upon her: and happyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833is every onethat retainethוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551her.
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