1Doth not wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451cryתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121?and understandingוּ֝תְבוּנָ֗הu.te.vu.NahH8394put forthתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963?
2She standethנִצָּֽבָה׃ni.Tza.vahH5324in the topבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218of high placesמְרוֹמִ֥יםme.ro.MimH4791,by the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870in the placesבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the pathsנְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.VotH5410.
3She criethתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442atלְיַד־le.yad-H3027the gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179,at the entryלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176,at the comingמְב֖וֹאme.Vo'H3996in at the doorsפְתָחִ֣יםfe.ta.ChimH6607.
4Unto you, O menאִישִׁ֣ים'i.ShimH376,I callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121;and my voiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963isto the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
5O ye simpleפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995wisdomעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195:and, ye foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,be ye of an understandingהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6Hearשִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'uH8085;for I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696of excellent thingsנְגִידִ֣יםne.gi.DimH5057;and the openingוּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.TachH4669of my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shall beright thingsמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
7For my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441shall speakיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571;and wickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562isan abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.
8All the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310arein righteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664; there isnothing frowardנִפְתָּ֥לnif.TalH6617or perverseוְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ve.'i.KeshH6141in them.
9They areall plainנְ֭כֹחִיםNe.kho.chimH5228to him that understandethלַמֵּבִ֑יןla.me.VinH995,and rightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477to them that findלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
10Receiveקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947my instructionמוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.RiH4148,and not silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;and knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847rather than choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977goldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742.
11For wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443;and all the things that may be desiredחֲ֝פָצִ֗יםcha.fa.TzimH2656are not to be comparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737to it.
13The fearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068isto hateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451:prideגֵּ֘אָ֤הge.'AhH1344,and arrogancyוְגָא֨וֹן׀ve.ga.'onH1347,and the evilרָ֭עra'H7451wayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870,and the frowardתַהְפֻּכ֬וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419mouthוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310,do I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.
14Counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098ismine, and sound wisdomוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454: I amunderstandingבִ֝ינָ֗הvi.NahH998;I have strengthגְבוּרָֽה׃ge.vu.RahH1369.
15By me kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427,and princesוְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.NimH7336decreeיְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuH2710justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.
16By me princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,and noblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081, evenall the judgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthH776.
17I loveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157them that loveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157me; and those that seek me earlyוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836shall findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me.
18Richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honourוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519are with me; yea,durableעָ֝תֵ֗ק'a.TekH6276richesה֥וֹןHonH1952and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.
19My fruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than goldמֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.RutzH2742,yea, than fine goldוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337;and my revenueוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393than choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.
20I leadאֲהַלֵּ֑ך'a.ha.LekhH1980in the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734of righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666,in the midstבְּ֝ת֗וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the pathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410of judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941:
21That I may cause those that loveאֹהֲבַ֥י׀'o.ha.VaiH157me to inheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157substanceיֵ֑שׁYeshH3426;and I will fillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ'a.ma.Le'H4390their treasuresוְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.HemH214.
22The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069me in the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924his worksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of old.
23I was set upנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258from everlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769,from the beginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218,or everמִקַּדְמֵי־mi.kad.mei-H6924the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.
24When there wereno depthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415,I was brought forthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342; when there wereno fountainsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513with waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25Before the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were settledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389was I brought forthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342:
26While as yet he had not madeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,nor the fieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351,nor the highest partוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of the dustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When he preparedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, I wasthere: when he setבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710a compassח֝֗וּגChugH2329upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the depthתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415:
28When he establishedבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605:when he strengthenedבַּ֝עֲז֗וֹזba.'a.ZozH5810the fountainsעִינ֥וֹתi.NotH5869of the deepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415:
29When he gaveבְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.MoH7760to the seaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220his decreeחֻקּ֗וֹchu.KoH2706,that the watersוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325should not passיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674his commandmentפִ֑יוFivH6310:when he appointedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710the foundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776:
30Then I was by himאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681, asone brought upאָ֫מ֥וֹן'a.MonH525with him:and I was dailyH3117hisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysעֵֽת׃'EtH6256beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him;
31Rejoicingמְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ketH7832in the habitable partבְּתֵבֵ֣לbe.te.VelH8398of his earthאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;and my delightsוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191werewith the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃ פ'a.DamH120.
32Now therefore hearkenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085unto me, O ye childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121:for blessedוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve.'ash.ReiH835are they thatkeepיִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃yish.Mo.ruH8104my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
33Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085instructionמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148,and be wiseוַחֲכָ֗מוּva.cha.Kha.muH2449,and refuseתִּפְרָֽעוּ׃tif.Ra.'uH6544it not.
34Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835isthe manאָדָם֮'a.DamH120that hearethשֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫sho.Me.a'H8085me, watchingלִשְׁקֹ֣דlish.KodH8245dailyH3117at my gatesדַּ֭לְתֹתַיDal.to.taiH1817,waitingלִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104at the postsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of my doorsפְּתָחָֽי׃pe.ta.ChaiH6607.
35For whoso findethמֹ֭צְאִיMo.tze.'iH4672me findethמָצָ֣אmo.tze.'ei'H4672lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,and shall obtainוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favourרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522of the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.
36But he that sinnethוְֽ֭חֹטְאִיVe.cho.te.'iH2398against me wrongethחֹמֵ֣סcho.MesH2554his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:all they that hateמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יme.san.'AiH8130me loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.
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