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.
Commentaries