New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 8:4-9

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.

6Listenשִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'uH8085,for I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696nobleH5057thingsH5057;And the openingוּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.TachH4669of my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193will revealrightH4339thingsH4339.

7For mymouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441will utterיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571;And wickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562is an abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

8Allכָּל־kol-H3605the utterancesאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310are in righteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664;ThereH369is nothingH369crookedנִפְתָּ֥לnif.TalH6617or pervertedוְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ve.'i.KeshH6141in them.

9They are allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605straightforwardנְ֭כֹחִיםNe.kho.chimH5228to him who understandsלַמֵּבִ֑יןla.me.VinH995,And rightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477to those whofindלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

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