4Togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195to thesimpleלִפְתָאיִ֣םlif.ta.YimH6612, to the youngmanלְ֝נַ֗עַרle.Na.'arH5288knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847anddiscretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209.
5Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450man willhearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085, and willincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254learningלֶ֑קַחLe.kachH3948; and a man ofunderstandingוְ֝נָב֗וֹןve.na.VonH995shallattainיִקְנֶֽה׃yik.NehH7069to wisecounselsתַּחְבֻּל֥וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458:
6Tounderstandלְהָבִ֣יןle.ha.VinH995aproverbמָ֭שָׁלMa.sholH4912, and theinterpretationוּמְלִיצָ֑הu.me.li.TzahH4426; thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450, and their darksayingsוְחִידֹתָֽם׃ve.chi.do.TamH2420.
9For they shall be anornamentלִוְיַ֤תliv.YatH3880ofgraceחֵ֓ןchenH2580to thyheadלְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָle.ro.She.khaH7218, andchainsוַ֝עֲנָקִ֗יםva.'a.na.KimH6060about thyneckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.
11If theysayיֹאמְרוּ֮yo.me.RuH559,ComeH3212with us, let us laywaitנֶאֶרְבָ֥הne.'er.VahH693forbloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818, let uslurkנִצְפְּנָ֖הnitz.pe.NahH6845secretly for theinnocentלְנָקִ֣יle.na.KiH5355withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600:
12Let us swallow themupנִ֭בְלָעֵםNiv.la.'emH1104aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416as thegraveכִּשְׁא֣וֹלkish.'olH7585; andwholeוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549, as those that godownכְּי֣וֹרְדֵיke.Yor.deiH3381into thepitבֽוֹר׃VorH953:
13We shallfindנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672allpreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368substanceה֣וֹןHonH1952, we shallfillנְמַלֵּ֖אne.ma.Le'H4390ourhousesבָתֵּ֣ינוּva.Tei.nuH1004withspoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998:
14Castתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307in thylotגּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָgo.Ral.khaH1486amongבְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432us; let us all haveoneאֶ֝חָ֗ד'e.ChadH259purseכִּ֥יסkisH3599:
15Mysonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121,walkH3212not thou in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870with them;keepמְנַ֥עme.Na'H4513thyfootרַ֝גְלְךָ֗rag.le.khaH7272from theirpathמִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃mi.ne.ti.va.TamH5410:
16For theirfeetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323toevilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451, and makehasteוִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116toshedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.
18And they laywaitיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.RouH693for their ownbloodלְדָמָ֣םle.da.MamH1818; they lurksecretlyיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.NuH6845for their ownlivesלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.TamH5315.
19So are thewaysאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of every one that isgreedyבֹּ֣צֵֽעַBo.tze.a'H1214ofgainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215; who takethawayיִקָּֽח׃ פyi.KachH3947thelifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of itsownersבְּעָלָ֣יוbe.'a.LavH1167.
21Shecriethתִּ֫קְרָ֥אtik.Ra'H7121in the chiefplaceבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofconcourseהֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.YotH1993, in theopeningsבְּפִתְחֵ֖יbe.fit.CheiH6607of thegatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179: in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892sheutterethתֹאמֵֽר׃to.MerH559herwordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561, saying,
22How long, ye simpleonesפְּתָיִם֮pe.ta.YimH6612, will yeloveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157simplicityפֶ֥תִיFe.tiH6612? and thescornersוְלֵצִ֗יםve.le.TzimH3887delightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530in theirscorningלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944, andfoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23Turnתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725ye at myreproofלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433: behold, I will pouroutאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307to you, I will makeknownאוֹדִ֖יעָה'o.Di.'ahH3045to you mywordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697.
24Because I havecalledקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121, and yerefusedוַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּva.te.ma.'E.nuH3985; I have stretchedoutנָטִ֥יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186myhandיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027, and no manregardedמַקְשִֽׁיב׃mak.ShivH7181;
25But ye have set atnoughtוַתִּפְרְע֥וּva.tif.re.'UH6544all mycounselעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098, andrejectedאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14myreproofוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433:
26I also willlaughאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832at yourcalamityבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343; I willmockאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when yourfearפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343comethבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935;
27When yourfearפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343comethבְּבֹ֤אbe.Vo'H935asdesolationכְשׁוֹאָ֨הkhe.sha.'a.vahH7722H7584, and yourdestructionוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343comethיֶאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857as awhirlwindכְּסוּפָ֣הke.su.FahH5492; whendistressצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869andanguishוְצוּקָֽה׃ve.tzu.KahH6695comethבְּבֹ֥אbe.Vo'H935upon you.
28Then shall theycallיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121upon me, but I will notanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; they shall seek meearlyיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836, but they shall notfindיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me:
29Because theyhatedשָׂ֣נְאוּSa.ne.'uH8130knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, and did notchooseבָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ruH977thefearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֝הֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:
31Therefore shall theyeatוְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּVe.yo.khe.luH398of thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of their ownwayדַרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870, and befilledיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646with their owndevicesוּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.
32For the turningawayמְשׁוּבַ֣תme.shu.VatH4878of thesimpleפְּתָיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612shallslayתַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.GemH2026them, and theprosperityוְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.VatH7962offoolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684shalldestroyתְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃te.'a.be.DemH6them.
33But whoeverhearkenethוְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽve.sho.Me.a'H8085to me shalldwellיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931insafetyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983, and shall bequietוְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599fromfearמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343ofevilרָעָֽה׃ פra.'AhH7451.
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