4Togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414subtilty to the simple, to theyoungH5288manH5288knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847anddiscretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209:
5That thewiseH2450manH2450mayhearH8085, andincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254inlearningלֶ֑קַחLe.kachH3948; and that themanH2450ofunderstandingוְ֝נָב֗וֹןve.na.VonH995may attain untosoundH8085counselsתַּחְבֻּל֥וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458:
6Tounderstandלְהָבִ֣יןle.ha.VinH995aproverbמָ֭שָׁלMa.sholH4912, and afigureוּמְלִיצָ֑הu.me.li.TzahH4426; thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450, and theirdarkH2420sayingsH2420.
7Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225ofknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: but thefoolishאֱוִילִ֥ים'e.vi.LimH191despiseבָּֽזוּ׃ פBa.zuH936wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451andinstructionוּ֝מוּסָ֗רu.mu.SarH4148.
9For they shall be a chaplet ofgraceחֵ֓ןchenH2580unto thyheadלְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָle.ro.She.khaH7218, and chains about thyneckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
11Ifאִם־'im-H518theysayיֹאמְרוּ֮yo.me.RuH559, Come withusH559, letusH559layנֶאֶרְבָ֥הne.'er.VahH693waitH693forbloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818, letusH559lurkנִצְפְּנָ֖הnitz.pe.NahH6845privily for theinnocentלְנָקִ֣יle.na.KiH5355withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600;
15Mysonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121,walkH1870notאַל־'al-H408thou in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870with them; refrain thyfootרַ֝גְלְךָ֗rag.le.khaH7272from theirpathH1870:
16For theirfeetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323toevilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451, and theymakeוִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116hasteH4116toshedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.
17For invainחִ֭נָּםChi.nomH2600is thenetהָרָ֑שֶׁתha.Ra.shetH7568spreadמְזֹרָ֣הme.zo.RahH2219, in theeyesבְּ֝עֵינֵ֗יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofanyכָל־khol-H3605birdכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671:
18Andtheseוְ֭הֵםVe.hemH1992layיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.RouH693waitH693for theirownH6845bloodלְדָמָ֣םle.da.MamH1818, theylurkH6845privily for theirownH6845livesלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.TamH5315.
19Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651are thewaysאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that isgreedyבֹּ֣צֵֽעַBo.tze.a'H1214ofgainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215; it takethawayיִקָּֽח׃ פyi.KachH3947thelifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of theownersבְּעָלָ֣יוbe.'a.LavH1167thereof.
20WisdomH2454criethaloudתָּרֹ֑נָּהta.Ro.nahH7442in thestreetבַּח֣וּץba.ChutzH2351; she utterethherתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963in the broad places;
21SheH7121crieth in thechiefבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218place of concourse; at the entering in of thegatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179, in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,sheH7121utterethherH7121wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561:
22Howמָתַ֣י׀ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704, ye simpleonesH3684, will yeloveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157simplicity? and scornersdelightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530them in scorning, andfoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23Turnתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725youH7725at myreproofלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I willpourאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042outH3045myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307untoyouH7725, I willmakeH3045knownH3045mywordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697untoyouH7725.
24Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282I havecalledקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121, and yerefusedוַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּva.te.ma.'E.nuH3985; I havestretchedH5186outH5186myhandיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027, andnoH369manH369regarded;
25But ye have set at noughtallכָל־khol-H3605mycounselעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098, and wouldnoneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of myreproofוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433:
26I also willlaughאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832in the day of yourcalamityבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343; I willmockאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when yourfearפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343cometh;
27When yourfearפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343cometh as astormH7584, and yourcalamityוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343cometh on as a whirlwind; whendistressH6869andanguishH6869comeH935uponH5921youH5921.
28Then shall theycallיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121uponH7121meH7121, but I willnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; they shallseekיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836meH7121diligentlyH7836, but they shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672meH7121:
29For that theyhatedשָׂ֣נְאוּSa.ne.'uH8130knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, anddidH3808notH3808chooseבָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ruH977thefearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֝הֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:
31Therefore shall theyeatוְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּVe.yo.khe.luH398of thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of their ownwayדַרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870, and befilledיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646with their owndevicesוּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.
32For the backsliding of the simple shallslayתַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.GemH2026them, and theprosperityוְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.VatH7962offoolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684shalldestroyתְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃te.'a.be.DemH6them.
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shalldwellיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931securelyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983, and shall be quiet withoutfearמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343ofevilרָעָֽה׃ פra.'AhH7451.
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