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Proverbs 8:1-16

1Does notwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451callתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121,And understandingוּ֝תְבוּנָ֗הu.te.vu.NahH8394raiseתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963?

2On topבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218ofthe heightsמְרוֹמִ֥יםme.ro.MimH4791besideעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,Whereבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004the pathsנְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.VotH5410meetH1007,she takesH5324her standH5324;

3Besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027thegatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179,at the openingלְפִי־le.fi-H6310to the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176,At the entranceמְב֖וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the doorsפְתָחִ֣יםfe.ta.ChimH6607,she criesתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442outH7442:

4“To you, peopleאִישִׁ֣ים'i.ShimH376,I callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121,And my voiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963is tomankindבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃be.Nei 'a.DamH1121 H120.

5Younaiveפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612onesH6612,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195; And, youfoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.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 proclaimיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571;And wickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562is an abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

8Allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310are in righteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664;ThereH369isH369nothingH369crookedנִפְתָּ֥לnif.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.

10Acceptקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947myinstructionמוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.RiH4148and not silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,And knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847ratherH4480thanH4480choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977goldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742.

11For wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896thanH4480jewelsמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443; Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605desirableH2656thingsH2656cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808compareיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737with her.

12“I, wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,dwellשָׁכַ֣נְתִּיsha.Khan.tiH7931with prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195,And I findאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847anddiscretionמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.

13Thefearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is to hateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451;PrideH1344,arroganceH1344,the evilרָ֭עra'H7451wayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870, And thepervertedתַהְפֻּכ֬וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419mouthוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310,I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.

14Adviceעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098is mine andsoundוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454;I am understandingבִ֝ינָ֗הvi.NahH998,powerגְבוּרָֽה׃ge.vu.RahH1369is mine.

15By mekingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427,And rulersוְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.NimH7336decreeיְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuH2710justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

16By me princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,and noblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081,Allכָּל־kol-H3605who judgeשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199rightlyצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

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