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.
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