Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 3:13-20

13Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is themanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that findethwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, and themanוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120that gettethunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

14For themerchandiseH5504of it isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH2896themerchandiseH5504ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, and thegainH5504thereofthanH2896fineH3701goldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.

15Sheהִ֭יאhi'H1931ismoreH3808preciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanH3808rubies: andnoneH3808of the things thou canstdesireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656are to be compared untoherוְכָל־ve.kholH3605.

16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117is inherH3117rightבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225had; inherH3117leftבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040handH3225arerichesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honour.

17HerH3605waysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of pleasantness, andallH3605herH3605pathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

18Sheהִ֭יאhi'H1931is atreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086oflifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to them that layholdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388uponherH8551: andhappyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833is every one that retainethherH8551.

19TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068bywisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; byunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394heestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559theheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

20By hisknowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847thedepthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415werebrokenH1234upH1234, and theskiesוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834dropdownיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491thedewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

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