20Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתCha.khe.motH2451shoutsתָּרֹ֑נָּהta.Ro.nahH7442in the streetבַּח֣וּץba.ChutzH2351, Sheraisesתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963in the publicH7339squareH7339;
21At the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the noisyהֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.YotH1993streetsshe criesH7121outH7121;At the entranceבְּפִתְחֵ֖יbe.fit.CheiH6607of the gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892she declaresתֹאמֵֽר׃to.MerH559her sayingsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561:
22“HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704H4970, younaiveH6612onesH6612,will you loveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157simplisticH6612thinkingH6612? And how long willscoffersH3917delightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530themselves in scoffingלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944And foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23Turnתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725to my rebukeלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I willpourאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042outH5042my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307on you;I will makeH3045my wordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697knownH3045to you.
25And youneglectedוַתִּפְרְע֥וּva.tif.re.'UH6544allכָל־khol-H3605my adviceעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098And did notwantאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14my rebukeוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433;
26I will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571laughאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832at yourdisasterבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343;I will mockאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when yourdreadפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343comesבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935,
27When your dreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343comesבְּבֹ֤אbe.Vo'H935like a stormH7584And your disasterוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343comesיֶאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857like awhirlwindכְּסוּפָ֣הke.su.FahH5492,When distressצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָֽה׃ve.tzu.KahH6695comeבְּבֹ֥אbe.Vo'H935upon you.
28Thenאָ֣ז'azH227they willcallיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121on me, but I will not answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; They willseekיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836me diligentlyH7836but will not findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me,
29Becauseתַּ֭חַת כִּי־Ta.chat ki-H8478H3588theyhatedשָׂ֣נְאוּSa.ne.'uH8130knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847And did not chooseבָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ruH977the fearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֝הֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
30Theydid not acceptאָב֥וּ'a.VuH14my adviceלַעֲצָתִ֑יla.'a.tza.TiH6098,They disdainfullyH5006rejectedH5006everyכָּל־kol-H3605rebukeתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433from me.
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