Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 8:4-12

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.

7For mymouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441shallutterיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571; andwickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562is anabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

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.

10Receiveקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947myinstructionמוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.RiH4148, andnotH408silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701; andknowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847ratherH408thanH408choiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977goldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742.

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.

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