Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:10-19

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.

12I wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451dwellשָׁכַ֣נְתִּיsha.Khan.tiH7931with prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195,and find outאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of witty inventionsמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.

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.

17I loveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157them that loveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157me; and those that seek me earlyוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836shall findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me.

18Richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honourוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519are with me; yea,durableעָ֝תֵ֗ק'a.TekH6276richesה֥וֹןHonH1952and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

19My fruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than goldמֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.RutzH2742,yea, than fine goldוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337;and my revenueוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393than choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.

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