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Proverbs 3:13-26

13Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is a personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120who findsמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,And oneוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120who obtainsיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

14For herprofitסַ֭חְרָהּSach.rahH5504is betterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH4480the profitמִסְּחַר־mi.se.char-H5504of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,And her produceתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393better thanH4480goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.

15She ismoreH4480preciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanH4480jewelsמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443,And nothingוְכָל־ לֹ֣אve.khol lo'H3605 H3808you desireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656comparesיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737with her.

16Longאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753lifeיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117is in her rightH3225handבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225;In her leftH8040handבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040arerichesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honorוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.

17Herwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870are pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278waysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870,And allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605her pathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

18She is atreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086of lifeH2425to those who takeלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388holdH2388of her,And happyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833are those who holdוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551on to her.

19The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776by wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, Heestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559the heavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064by understandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394.

20By His knowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847theoceanH8415depthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415were burstH1234openנִבְקָ֑עוּniv.Ka.'uH1234, And thecloudsוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834dripיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491with dewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

21My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, see thatthey do not escapeיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868from your sightמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;ComplyH5341withH5341soundתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454and discretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209,

22And they will belifeH2425to your soulלְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle.naf.She.khaH5315Andadornmentוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580to your neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.

23Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you willwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980in your wayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870securelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983,And your footוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272will notstumbleתִגּֽוֹף׃ti.GofH5062.

24Whenאִם־'im-H518youlieתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901downH7901,you will not beH6342afraidH6342;When you lieוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901downH7901,your sleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142will be sweetוְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.VahH6149.

25Do not beH3372afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372of suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597dangerמִפַּ֣חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,Norאַל־'al-H408oftroubleH7724from the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563whenכִּ֣יkiH3588it comesתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935;

26For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will beyour confidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689, And willkeepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104your footרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272from being caughtמִלָּֽכֶד׃mi.La.khedH3921.

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