2Shestandethנִצָּֽבָה׃ni.Tza.vahH5324on thetopבְּרֹאשׁ־be.rosh-H7218of highplacesמְרוֹמִ֥יםme.ro.MimH4791, by thewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870in theplacesבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of thepathsנְתִיב֣וֹתne.ti.VotH5410.
3Shecriethתָּרֹֽנָּה׃ta.Ro.nahH7442atלְיַד־le.yad-H3027thegatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179, at theentryלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, at theentranceמְב֖וֹאme.Vo'H3996of thedoorsפְתָחִ֣יםfe.ta.ChimH6607.
4To you, Omenאִישִׁ֣ים'i.ShimH376, Icallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121; and myvoiceוְ֝קוֹלִ֗יve.ko.LiH6963is to thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
5O yesimpleפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612,understandהָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nuH995wisdomעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195: and, yefoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684, be ye of anunderstandingהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6Hearשִׁ֭מְעוּShim.'uH8085; for I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696of excellentthingsנְגִידִ֣יםne.gi.DimH5057; and theopeningוּמִפְתַּ֥חu.mif.TachH4669of mylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shall be rightthingsמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.
8All thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310are inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֥דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664; there is nothingcrookedנִפְתָּ֥לnif.TalH6617orperverseוְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ve.'i.KeshH6141in them.
9They are allplainנְ֭כֹחִיםNe.kho.chimH5228to him thatunderstandethלַמֵּבִ֑יןla.me.VinH995, andrightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477to them thatfindלְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eiH4672knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
10Receiveקְחֽוּ־ke.chu-H3947myinstructionמוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.RiH4148, and notsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701; andknowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847rather thanchoiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977goldמֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.RutzH2742.
11Forwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896thanrubiesמִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443; and all the things that may bedesiredחֲ֝פָצִ֗יםcha.fa.TzimH2656are not to becomparedיִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-H7737to it.
12Iwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451dwellשָׁכַ֣נְתִּיsha.Khan.tiH7931withprudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195, and findoutאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847anddiscretionמְזִמּ֣וֹתme.zi.MotH4209.
13Thefearיִֽרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is tohateשְֽׂנֹ֫אתse.NotH8130evilרָ֥עra'H7451:prideגֵּ֘אָ֤הge.'AhH1344, andarroganceוְגָא֨וֹן׀ve.ga.'onH1347, and theevilרָ֭עra'H7451wayוְדֶ֣רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870, and theperverseתַהְפֻּכ֬וֹתtah.pu.KhotH8419mouthוּפִ֨יu.FiH6310, do Ihateשָׂנֵֽאתִי׃sa.Ne.tiH8130.
14Counselעֵ֭צָה'E.tzahH6098is mine, and soundwisdomוְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454: I amunderstandingבִ֝ינָ֗הvi.NahH998; I havestrengthגְבוּרָֽה׃ge.vu.RahH1369.
16By meprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323, andnoblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081, even all thejudgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of theearthH776.
17Iloveאֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.iH157them thatloveאֵהָ֑ב'e.HavH157me; and those that seek meearlyוּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.RaiH7836shallfindיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me.
18Richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239andhonourוְכָב֥וֹדve.kha.VodH3519are with me; yea,durableעָ֝תֵ֗ק'a.TekH6276richesה֥וֹןHonH1952andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.
19Myfruitפִּ֭רְיִיPir.yiH6529isbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thangoldמֵחָר֣וּץme.cha.RutzH2742, yea, than finegoldוּמִפָּ֑זu.mi.PazH6337; and myrevenueוּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗יu.te.vu.'a.TiH8393thanchoiceנִבְחָֽר׃niv.CharH977silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701.
20Ileadאֲהַלֵּ֑ך'a.ha.LekhH1980in thewayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734ofrighteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666, in themidstבְּ֝ת֗וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thepathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941:
21That I may cause those thatloveאֹהֲבַ֥י׀'o.ha.VaiH157me toinheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157substanceיֵ֑שׁYeshH3426; and I willfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ'a.ma.Le'H4390theirtreasuriesוְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.HemH214.
22TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068possessedקָ֭נָנִיKa.na.niH7069me in thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,beforeקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924hisworksמִפְעָלָ֣יוmif.'a.LavH4659of old.
23I was setupנִסַּ֥כְתִּיni.Sakh.tiH5258fromeverlastingמֵ֭עוֹלָםMe.'o.lomH5769, from thebeginningמֵרֹ֗אשׁme.RoshH7218, oreverמִקַּדְמֵי־mi.kad.mei-H6924theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776was.
24When there were nodepthsתְּהֹמ֥וֹתte.ho.MotH8415, I was broughtforthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342; when there were nofountainsמַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599aboundingנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513withwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.
25Before themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022weresettledהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thehillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389was I broughtforthחוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃cho.Lal.tiH2342:
26While as yet he had notmadeעָ֭שָׂה'A.sahH6213theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, nor thefieldsוְחוּצ֑וֹתve.chu.TzotH2351, nor the highestpartוְ֝רֹ֗אשׁve.RoshH7218of thedustעָפְר֥וֹתa.fe.RotH6083of theworldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.
27When hepreparedבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹba.ha.khi.NoH3559theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, I was there: when hesetבְּח֥וּקוֹbe.Chu.kovH2710acircleח֝֗וּגChugH2329upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thedepthתְהֽוֹם׃te.HomH8415:
28When heestablishedבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹbe.'a.me.TzoH553thecloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605: when hestrengthenedבַּ֝עֲז֗וֹזba.'a.ZozH5810thefountainsעִינ֥וֹתi.NotH5869of thedeepתְּהוֹם׃te.homH8415:
29When hegaveבְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹbe.Su.MoH7760to theseaלַיָּ֨ם׀lai.YamH3220hisdecreeחֻקּ֗וֹchu.KoH2706, that thewatersוּ֭מַיִםU.ma.yimH4325should notpassיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674hiscommandmentפִ֑יוFivH6310: when heappointedבְּ֝חוּק֗וֹbe.chu.KoH2710thefoundationsמ֣וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776:
30Then I was byhimאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681, as one broughtupאָ֫מ֥וֹן'a.MonH525with him : and I wasdailyH3117hisdelightשַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםSha.'a.shu.'imH8191,rejoicingמְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתme.sa.Che.ketH7832alwaysעֵֽת׃'EtH6256beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him;
31Rejoicingמְ֭שַׂחֶקֶתMe.sa.che.ketH7832in the habitablepartבְּתֵבֵ֣לbe.te.VelH8398of hisearthאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776; and mydelightsוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗יve.sha.'a.shu.'AiH8191were with thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃ פ'a.DamH120.
32Now thereforehearkenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to me, O yechildrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121: forblessedוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve.'ash.ReiH835are they thatkeepיִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃yish.Mo.ruH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.
33Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085instructionמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148, and bewiseוַחֲכָ֗מוּva.cha.Kha.muH2449, andrefuseתִּפְרָֽעוּ׃tif.Ra.'uH6544it not.
35For whoeverfindethמֹ֭צְאִיMo.tze.'iH4672mefindethמָצָ֣אmo.tze.'ei'H4672lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, and shallobtainוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favourרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522from theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.
36But he thatsinnethוְֽ֭חֹטְאִיVe.cho.te.'iH2398against mewrongethחֹמֵ֣סcho.MesH2554his ownsoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: all they thathateמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יme.san.'AiH8130meloveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.
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