13Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is themanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatfindethמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, and themanוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120thatgettethיָפִ֥יקya.FikH6329understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
14For themerchandiseH5504of it isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896than themerchandiseH5505ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, and thegainתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393of it than finegoldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.
15She is morepreciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanrubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.yimH6443: and all the things thou canstdesireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656are not to becomparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737to her.
16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117is in her righthandבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225; and in her lefthandבִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּbis.mo.LahH8040richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239andhonourוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.
17Herwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofpleasantnessנֹ֑עַםNo.'amH5278, and all herpathsנְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָne.Ti.vo.Tei.haH5410arepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
18She is atreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086oflifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to them that layholdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388upon her: andhappyמְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פme.'u.SharH833is every one thatretainethוְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָve.to.me.Khei.haH8551her.
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