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.
32“Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, Osonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to me, Forblessedוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve.'ash.ReiH835are they who keepיִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃yish.Mo.ruH8104my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
33Heedשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085instructionמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148and be wiseוַחֲכָ֗מוּva.cha.Kha.muH2449,And do not neglectתִּפְרָֽעוּ׃tif.Ra.'uH6544it.
34Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835is the manאָדָם֮'a.DamH120who listensשֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫sho.Me.a'H8085to me,Watchingלִשְׁקֹ֣דlish.KodH8245dailyH3117at my gatesדַּ֭לְתֹתַיDal.to.taiH1817,Waitingלִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104at my doorpostsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201.
35Forhe who findsמֹ֭צְאִיMo.tze.'iH4672me findsמָצָ֣אmo.tze.'ei'H4672lifeH2425Andobtainsוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favorרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522from the Lordמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.
36But he whosinsוְֽ֭חֹטְאִיVe.cho.te.'iH2398against meinjuresחֹמֵ֣סcho.MesH2554himselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;Allכָּל־kol-H3605those whohateמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יme.san.'AiH8130meloveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.”
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