Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 24:3-7

3Through wisdomבְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahH2451is an houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004buildedיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129;and by understandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.NahH8394it is establishedיִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃yit.ko.NanH3559:

4And by knowledgeוּ֭בְדַעַתU.ve.da.'atH1847shall the chambersחֲדָרִ֣יםcha.da.RimH2315be filledיִמָּלְא֑וּyi.mal.'UH4390with all preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368and pleasantוְנָעִֽים׃ve.na.'ImH5273richesה֖וֹןHonH1952.

5A wiseחָכָ֥םcha.KhamH2450manגֶּֽבֶר־ge.ver-H1397isstrongבַּע֑וֹזba.'ozH5797;yea, a manוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of knowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847increasethמְאַמֶּץ־me.'a.metz-H553strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

6For by wise counselבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotH8458thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thy warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:and in multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of counsellorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃yo.'EtzH3289there issafetyוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'AhH8668.

7WisdomH2454istoo highרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311for a foolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילle.'e.VilH191:he openethיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605not his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310in the gateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

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