Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:1-5

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.

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