3She hath sent forthשָֽׁלְחָ֣הsha.le.ChahH7971her maidensנַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291:she criethתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121uponגַּ֝פֵּ֗יga.PeiH1610the highest placesמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,
4Whoso issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turn inיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493hither: as forhim that wantethחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820,she saithאָ֣מְרָה'A.me.rahH559to him,
5ComeH3212,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898of my breadבְֽלַחֲמִ֑יve.la.cha.MiH3899,and drinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354of the wineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196whichI have mingledמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537.
6Forsakeעִזְב֣וּ'iz.VuH5800the foolishפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;and goוְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּve.'ish.RuH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
7He that reprovethיֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀yo.SerH3256a scornerלֵ֗ץLetzH3887gettethלֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.achH3947to himself shameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036:and he that rebukethוּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achH3198a wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563man gettethhimself a blotמוּמֽוֹ׃mu.MoH3971.
8Reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198not a scornerלֵ֭ץletzH3887,lest he hateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130thee: rebukeהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198a wise manלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450,and he will loveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157thee.
9Giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414instructionto a wiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450man,and he will be yet wiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449:teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045a justלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662man,and he will increaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254in learningלֶֽקַח׃ פLe.kachH3948.
10The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isthe beginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451:and the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11For by me thy daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117shall be multipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235,and the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of thy lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416shall be increasedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254.
12If thou be wiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449,thou shalt be wiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449for thyself: but ifthou scornestוְ֝לַ֗צְתָּve.Latz.taH3887,thou alone shalt bearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it.
13A foolishכְּ֭סִילוּתKe.si.lutH3687womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802isclamorousהֹֽמִיָּ֑הho.mi.YahH1993: she issimpleפְּ֝תַיּ֗וּתpe.tai.YutH6615,andוּבַל־u.val-H1077knowethיָ֥דְעָהYa.de.'ahH3045nothingמָּֽה׃MahH4100.
14For she sittethוְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahH3427at the doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,on a seatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678in the high placesמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,
15To callלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121passengersלְעֹֽבְרֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְle.'oe.rei- Da.rekhH1870H5674who go rightהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474on their waysאֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃'O.re.cho.TamH734:
16Whoso issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turn inיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493hither: and as forhim that wantethוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820,she saithוְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahH559to him,
18But he knowethיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045not that the deadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are there; and thather guestsקְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פke.ru.'Ei.haH7121arein the depthsבְּעִמְקֵ֖יbe.'im.KeiH6012of hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
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