4Ifאִם־'im-H518you seekתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245her assilverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701And searchתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃tach.pe.Se.nahH2664for her as forhiddenH4301treasuresH4301;
5Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will discernתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068And discoverתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.
6Forthe Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068givesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;From His mouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310comeknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.
7He storesיִצְפֹּ֣ןve.tza.fanH6845up soundH8454wisdomH8454for the uprightלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםLay.sha.rimH3477; He is ashieldמָ֝גֵ֗ןma.GenH4043to those who walkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיle.Ho.le.kheiH1980in integrityתֹֽם׃TomH8537,
8Guardingלִ֭נְצֹרLin.tzorH5341the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, And Hepreservesיִשְׁמֹֽר׃yish.MorH8104the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of His godlyH2623onesH2623.
9Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will discernתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941And equityוּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896courseמַעְגַּל־ma'.gal-H4570.
10Forwisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451will enterתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935your heartבְלִבֶּ֑ךָve.li.Be.khaH3820Andknowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847will be pleasantיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276to your soulלְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥le.naf.she.KhaH5315;
12Todeliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337you from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,From the manמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'IshH376who speaksמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696perverseתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419thingsH8419;
13From those wholeaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha.'O.ze.vimH5800the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of uprightnessיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476To walkלָ֝לֶ֗כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in thewaysבְּדַרְכֵי־be.dar.khei-H1870of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;
14WhoH8056delightH8056in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָ֑עRa'H7451And rejoiceיָ֝גִ֗ילוּya.Gi.luH1523in the perversityבְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbe.tah.pu.KhotH8419of evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451;
15Whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834pathsאָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם'a.re.cho.tei.HemH734arecrookedעִקְּשִׁ֑ים'i.ke.ShimH6141,And who are deviousוּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםu.ne.lo.ZimH3868in their waysבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃be.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570;
16Todeliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337you from the strangeזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802, From theadulteressמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237who flattersהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505with her wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561;
17That leavesהַ֭עֹזֶבֶתHa.'o.ze.vetH5800thecompanionאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441of her youthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271And forgetsשָׁכֵֽחָה׃sha.Khe.chahH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of her Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430;
18Forher houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004sinksH7743downשָׁ֣חָהSha.chahH7743to deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194And her tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570lead to thedeadרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496;
19Noneכָּל־ לֹ֣אkol- lo'H3605H3808who goבָּ֭אֶיהָBa.'ei.haH935to her returnיְשׁוּב֑וּןye.shu.VunH7725again,Norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808do they reachיַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּya.Si.guH5381thepathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of lifeH2425.
20Soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you willwalkתֵּ֭לֵךְTe.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896menH2896And keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104to thepathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.ChotH734of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
21Forthe uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477willliveיִשְׁכְּנוּyish.ke.nu-H7931in the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776Andthe blamelessוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549will remainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyi.Va.te.ruH3498in it;
22Butthe wickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםU.re.sha.'imH7563will be cutיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772offH3772from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776Andthe treacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898will beuprootedיִסְּח֥וּyi.se.ChuH5255from it.
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