New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 8:1-5

1Does notwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451callתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121,And understandingוּ֝תְבוּנָ֗הu.te.vu.NahH8394liftתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414up her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963?

2On topבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218ofthe heightsמְרוֹמִ֥יםme.ro.MimH4791besideעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,Whereבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004the pathsנְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.VotH5410meetH1007,she takesH5324her standH5324;

3Besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027thegatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179,at the openingלְפִי־le.fi-H6310to the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176,At the entranceמְב֖וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the doorsפְתָחִ֣יםfe.ta.ChimH6607,she criesתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442out:

4“To you, O menאִישִׁ֣ים'i.ShimH376,I callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121,And my voiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963is to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

5Onaiveפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612onesH6612,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195; And, Ofoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,understandהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995wisdomלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

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