New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 3:13-18

13How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is the manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120who findsמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451And the manוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120who gainsיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

14For herprofitסַ֭חְרָהּSach.rahH5504is betterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH4480the profitמִסְּחַר־mi.se.char-H5504of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701And her gainתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393better thanH4480fine goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.

15She ismoreH4480preciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanH4480jewelsמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443;And nothingוְכָל־ לֹ֣אve.khol lo'H3605 H3808you desireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656comparesיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737with her.

16Longאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753lifeיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117is in her rightH3225handבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225;In her leftH8040handבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040arerichesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honorוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.

17Herwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870are pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278waysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870And allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605her pathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

18She is atreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086of lifeH2425to those who takeלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388holdH2388of her,And happyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833are all who holdוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551her fastH8551.

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