1Doth not wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451cryתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121?and understandingוּ֝תְבוּנָ֗הu.te.vu.NahH8394put forthתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963?
2She standethנִצָּֽבָה׃ni.Tza.vahH5324in the topבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218of high placesמְרוֹמִ֥יםme.ro.MimH4791,by the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870in the placesבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the pathsנְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.VotH5410.
3She criethתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442atלְיַד־le.yad-H3027the gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179,at the entryלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176,at the comingמְב֖וֹאme.Vo'H3996in at the doorsפְתָחִ֣יםfe.ta.ChimH6607.
4Unto you, O menאִישִׁ֣ים'i.ShimH376,I callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121;and my voiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963isto the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
5O ye simpleפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995wisdomעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195:and, ye foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,be ye of an understandingהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6Hearשִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'uH8085;for I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696of excellent thingsנְגִידִ֣יםne.gi.DimH5057;and the openingוּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.TachH4669of my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shall beright thingsמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
7For my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441shall speakיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571;and wickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562isan abominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.
8All the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310arein righteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664; there isnothing crookedנִפְתָּ֥לnif.TalH6617or perverseוְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ve.'i.KeshH6141in them.
9They areall plainנְ֭כֹחִיםNe.kho.chimH5228to him that understandethלַמֵּבִ֑יןla.me.VinH995,and rightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477to them that findלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
10Receiveקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947my instructionמוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.RiH4148,and not silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;and knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847rather than choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977goldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742.
11For wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896than rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443;and all the things that may be desiredחֲ֝פָצִ֗יםcha.fa.TzimH2656are not to be comparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737to it.
13The fearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068isto hateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451:prideגֵּ֘אָ֤הge.'AhH1344,and arrogancyוְגָא֨וֹן׀ve.ga.'onH1347,and the evilרָ֭עra'H7451wayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870,and the perverseתַהְפֻּכ֬וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419mouthוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310,do I hateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.
14Counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098ismine, and sound wisdomוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454: I amunderstandingבִ֝ינָ֗הvi.NahH998;I have strengthגְבוּרָֽה׃ge.vu.RahH1369.
15By me kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427,and princesוְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.NimH7336decreeיְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuH2710justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.
16By me princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323,and noblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081, evenall the judgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthH776.
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