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Proverbs 8:10-19

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.

17Iloveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157those who loveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157me; Andthose who diligentlyH7836seekוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836me will findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me.

18Richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honorוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519are with me,Enduringעָ֝תֵ֗ק'a.TekH6276wealthה֥וֹןHonH1952and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

19My fruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH4480goldמֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.RutzH2742,even pureוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337goldH6337;And my yieldוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393betterthanH4480choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.

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