2In thetopבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218ofhighH4791placesH4791by thewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,whereעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921thepathsנְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.VotH5410meet, she standeth;
3Besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027thegatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179, at theentryמְב֖וֹאme.Vo'H3996of thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, at the coming in at thedoorsפְתָחִ֣יםfe.ta.ChimH6607, she criethaloudתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442:
4UntoyouH413, OmenH376, Icallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121; and myvoiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963is to thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH376.
5O ye simple,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995subtilty; and, yefoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684, be ye of anunderstandingהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6Hearשִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'uH8085, for I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696excellent things; and theopeningוּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.TachH4669of mylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shall berightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339things.
8Allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310are inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664; there isnothingאֵ֥ין'einH369crookedH6141orperverseH6141in them.
9They areallכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605plain to him that understandeth, andrightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477to them thatfindלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
11Forwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896thanH3808rubies; andallH3605the things that may bedesiredחֲ֝פָצִ֗יםcha.fa.TzimH2656arenotH3808to be compared untoherH3605.
12Iwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451have made subtilty mydwellingשָׁכַ֣נְתִּיsha.Khan.tiH7931, andfindאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672outH4672knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847anddiscretionמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.
13Thefearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is tohateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451:prideוְגָא֨וֹן׀ve.ga.'onH1347, and arrogancy, and theevilרָ֭עra'H7451wayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870, and the frowardmouthוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310,doH1870Ihateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.
14Counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098is mine, andsoundוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454knowledge: I amunderstandingבִ֝ינָ֗הvi.NahH998; I have might.
15By mekingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427, and princesdecreeיְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuH2710justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.
16BymeH3605princesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323, andnoblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081, evenallH3605thejudgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earth.
17Iloveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157them thatloveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157meH589; and those thatseekוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836meH589diligentlyH7836shallfindיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672meH589.
18RichesH6239and honour are with me; yea, durablerichesH6239andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.
19Myfruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanH2896goldוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337, yea,thanH2896fineH6337goldH6337; and myrevenueוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393thanH2896choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.
20Iwalkאֲהַלֵּ֑ך'a.ha.LekhH1980in thewayH734ofrighteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666, in themidstבְּ֝ת֗וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thepathsבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941:
21That I may cause those thatloveאֹהֲבַ֥י׀'o.ha.VaiH157meH157toinheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157substance, and that I mayfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ'a.ma.Le'H4390theirtreasuriesוְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.HemH214.
22TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedH7069meH7069in thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeמֵאָֽז׃me.'AzH227his works of old.
23I was set up fromeverlastingH5769, from thebeginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218, oreverH5769theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.
24When there werenoבְּאֵין־be.'ein-H369depthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415, I was brought forth; when there werenoבְּאֵ֥יןbe.'EinH369fountainsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513withwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25BeforeH6440themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022weresettledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeH6440thehillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389was I brought forth:
26Whileעַד־'ad-H5704as yet he hadnotH3808madeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,norH3808thefieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351,norH3808thebeginningוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of thedustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of theworldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When heestablishedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, I was there: when hesetH3559acircleח֝֗וּגChugH2329uponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thedeepתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415:
28When hemadeH553firmבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553the sidesaboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605: when thefountainsעִינ֥וֹתi.NotH5869of thedeepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415becameבַּ֝עֲז֗וֹזba.'a.ZozH5810strongH553:
29When hegaveH7760to theseaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220itsH7760bound, that thewatersוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325shouldnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808transgressיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674hiscommandmentפִ֑יוFivH6310: when hemarkedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710outH2710thefoundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776:
30Then I was by him, as amasterH525workmanH525: and I wasdailyי֤וֹם׀YomH3117hisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysי֑וֹםYomH3117beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him;
31Rejoicingמְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ketH7832in his habitableearthאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776; and mydelightוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191was with thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃ פ'a.DamH120.
32Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, mysonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121, hearken untomeH8104: forblessedוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve.'ash.ReiH835are they thatkeepH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
33Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085instructionמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148, and bewiseוַחֲכָ֗מוּva.cha.Kha.muH2449, and refuse itnotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408.
35For whoso findethmeH4672findethlifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, and shallobtainוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favour of theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.
36But he that sinnethagainstוְֽ֭חֹטְאִיVe.cho.te.'iH2398meH5315wrongeth hisownH5315soulH5315:allכָּל־kol-H3605they thathateמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יme.san.'AiH8130meH5315loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.
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