16Howמַה־mah-H4100muchbetterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896it is to getקְֽנֹה־ke.noh-H7069wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451thanH4480goldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742!And to getוּקְנ֥וֹתu.ke.NotH7069understandingבִּ֝ינָ֗הbi.NahH998is to be chosenנִבְחָ֥רniv.CharH977aboveH4480silverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701.
17Thehighwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477is to departס֣וּרsurH5493from evilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451;He who watchesנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341his wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870preservesשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104hislifeנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347goesbeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440destructionשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667,And a haughtyגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440stumblingכִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹןkhi.sha.LonH3783.
19It is betterט֣וֹבTovH2896to behumbleH8217in spiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307with the lowlyH6041ThanH4480todivideמֵֽחַלֵּ֥קme.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁ֝לָ֗לSha.LalH7998with the proudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.
20He who givesH7919attentionמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919to the wordדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697willfindיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672goodט֑וֹבTovH2896, Andblessedאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he who trustsוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068.
21Thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450in heartלֵ֭בlevH3820will be calledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121understandingנָב֑וֹןna.VonH995,And sweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986ofspeechשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193increasesיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254persuasivenessלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.
22Understandingשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922is a fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of lifeH2425to one whoH1167hasH1167it,But the disciplineוּמוּסַ֖רu.mu.SarH4148of foolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191is follyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
23Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450instructsיַשְׂכִּ֣ילyas.KilH7919his mouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310And addsיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254persuasivenessלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948to his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
24Pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561are a honeycombצוּף־ דְּ֭בַשׁtzuf- De.vashH1706H6688,Sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to the soulלַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshH5315andhealingוּמַרְפֵּ֥אu.mar.Pe'H4832to the bonesלָעָֽצֶם׃la.'A.tzemH6106.
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