16How muchbetterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896is it togetקְֽנֹה־ke.noh-H7069wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451thangoldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742! and togetוּקְנ֥וֹתu.ke.NotH7069understandingבִּ֝ינָ֗הbi.NahH998rather to bechosenנִבְחָ֥רniv.CharH977thansilverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701!
17Thehighwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546of theuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477is todepartס֣וּרsurH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: he thatkeepethנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870preservethשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347goethbeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440destructionשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667, and anhaughtyגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440afallכִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹןkhi.sha.LonH3783.
19Betterט֣וֹבTovH2896it is to be of anhumbleH8217spiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307with thelowlyעֲנָוִ֑יםa.ni.yimH6035H6041, than todivideמֵֽחַלֵּ֥קme.cha.LekH2505thespoilשָׁ֝לָ֗לSha.LalH7998with theproudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.
20He that handleth amatterדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697wiselyמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919shallfindיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: and whoevertrustethוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068,happyאַשְׁרָֽיו׃'ash.RavH835is he.
21Thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820shall becalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121prudentנָב֑וֹןna.VonH995: and thesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986of thelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193increasethיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254learningלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.
22Understandingשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922is awellspringמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416to him thathathבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167it: but theinstructionוּמוּסַ֖רu.mu.SarH4148offoolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191isfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letH200.
Commentaries