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.
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