16By me princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,and noblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081,Allכָּל־kol-H3605who judgeשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199rightlyצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.
17Iloveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157those who loveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157me; Andthose who diligentlyH7836seekוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836me will findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me.
18Richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honorוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519are with me,Enduringעָ֝תֵ֗ק'a.TekH6276wealthה֥וֹןHonH1952and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.
19My fruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH4480goldמֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.RutzH2742,even pureוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337goldH6337,And my yieldוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393betterthanH4480choicestנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.
20I walkאֲהַלֵּ֑ך'a.ha.LekhH1980in the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734of righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666,In the midstבְּ֝ת֗וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the pathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410of justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941,
21To endowלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157those who loveאֹהֲבַ֥י׀'o.ha.VaiH157me with wealthיֵ֑שׁYeshH3426, That I mayfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ'a.ma.Le'H4390their treasuriesוְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.HemH214.
22“The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069meat the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,BeforeH6924His worksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of oldH6924.
23From everlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769I wasestablishedנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258,From the beginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218,from the earliestH6924timesH6924of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
26Whileעַד־'ad-H5704He had not yet madeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and thefieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808the firstוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218dustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When Heestablishedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,I was thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033, WhenHe inscribedבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710a circleח֝֗וּגChugH2329on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the deepתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415,
28When He madeH553firmבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553the skiesשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480H4605,When the springsH5871of the deepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415becameH5810fixedH5810,
29WhenHe setבְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.MoH7760for the seaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220its boundaryחֻקּ֗וֹchu.KoH2706So that the waterוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325would not transgressיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674Hiscommandפִ֑יוFivH6310,When He markedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710outthe foundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776;
30ThenI was besideאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681Him, asa masterH525workmanH525;And I was dailyH3117Hisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,Rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysבְּכָל־ עֵֽת׃be.khol 'EtH3605H6256beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440Him,
31Rejoicingמְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ketH7832in the worldבְּתֵבֵ֣לbe.te.VelH8398,His earthאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776, And havingmy delightוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191in the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃ פ'a.DamH120.
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