1Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתCha.khe.motH2451hasbuiltבָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.TahH1129her houseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004,She has hewnחָצְבָ֖הcha.tze.VahH2672out her sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982;
2She haspreparedטָבְחָ֣הta.ve.ChahH2873her foodטִ֭בְחָהּTiv.chahH2874, she hasmixedמָסְכָ֣הma.se.KhahH4537her wineיֵינָ֑הּyei.NahH3196;She has alsoאַ֝֗ף'AfH637setעָֽרְכָ֥ה'a.re.KhahH6186her tableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃shul.cha.NahH7979;
3She hassentשָֽׁלְחָ֣הsha.le.ChahH7971out her maidensנַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291, shecallsתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121From thetopsגַּ֝פֵּ֗יga.PeiH1610of the heightsמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176:
4“Whoeverמִי־mi-H4310isnaiveפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493in hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008!”To him whoH2638lacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820she saysאָ֣מְרָה'A.me.rahH559,
5“Comeלְ֭כוּLe.khuH1980,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898of my foodבְֽלַחֲמִ֑יve.la.cha.MiH3899And drinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354of the wineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196I have mixedמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537.
6Forsakeעִזְב֣וּ'iz.VuH5800yourfollyפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421, Andproceedוְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּve.'ish.RuH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.”
7He whocorrectsיֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀yo.SerH3256a scofferH3917getsלֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.achH3947dishonorקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036for himself,And he who reprovesוּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achH3198a wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563getsinsultsH4140for himself.
8Do not reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198a scofferH3917,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will hateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130you,Reproveהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198a wiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450manH2450and he will loveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157you.
9Giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414instructionto a wiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450manH2450and he will be stillע֑וֹדodH5750wiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449,Teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045a righteousלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662manH6662and he willincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254hislearningלֶֽקַח׃ פLe.kachH3948.
10Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is the beginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,And the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the Holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918OneH6918is understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11Forby me your daysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117will be multipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235,And yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of lifeH2425will be addedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254to you.
12Ifאִם־'im-H518you are wiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449,you are wiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449for yourself, And if youscoffH3917,you aloneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥le.va.de.KhaH905will bearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it.
13Thewomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of follyכְּ֭סִילוּתKe.si.lutH3687isboisterousהֹֽמִיָּ֑הho.mi.YahH1993, She isnaiveפְּ֝תַיּ֗וּתpe.tai.YutH6615andknowsיָ֥דְעָהYa.de.'ahH3045nothingוּבַל־ מָּֽה׃u.val- MahH1077H4100.
14She sitsוְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahH3427at the doorwayלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,On a seatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678bythe highH4791placesH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,
15Callingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121to those who passלְעֹֽבְרֵי־le.'oe.rei-H5674by,Who are makingהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474their pathsאֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃'O.re.cho.TamH734straightH3474:
16“Whoeverמִי־mi-H4310isnaiveפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493in hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008,”And to him whoH2638lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820she saysוְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahH559,
18But he does not knowיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045that thedeadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033, Thather guestsקְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פke.ru.'Ei.haH7121are in thedepthsH6011of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
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