16Howמַה־mah-H4100muchH4100betterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896is it togetקְֽנֹה־ke.noh-H7069wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451thanH2896goldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742! yea, togetוּקְנ֥וֹתu.ke.NotH7069understandingבִּ֝ינָ֗הbi.NahH998is rather to bechosenנִבְחָ֥רniv.CharH977thanH2896silverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701.
17Thehighwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477is todepartס֣וּרsurH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: he that keepeth hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870preserveth hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347goethbeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440destructionשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667, and anhaughtyגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440a fall.
19BetterH2896it is to be of alowlyH8217spiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307with thepoorH6041,thanH2896todivideמֵֽחַלֵּ֥קme.cha.LekH2505thespoilשָׁ֝לָ֗לSha.LalH7998with theproudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.
20He that giveth heed unto thewordדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697shallfindיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: and whoso trusteth in theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068,happyאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he.
21Thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820shall becalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121prudentנָב֑וֹןna.VonH995: and thesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of thelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193increasethlearningלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.
22Understandingשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922is a wellspring oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416unto him that hath it: but thecorrectionוּמוּסַ֖רu.mu.SarH4148offoolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191is theirfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
23Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thewiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450instructeth hismouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310, and addethlearningלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948to hislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.
24Pleasantנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561are as anhoneycombצוּף־tzuf-H6688,sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to thesoulלַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshH5315, andhealthוּמַרְפֵּ֥אu.mar.Pe'H4832to thebonesלָעָֽצֶם׃la.'A.tzemH6106.
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