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Proverbs 8:1-16

1Doth notwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451cryתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121? andunderstandingוּ֝תְבוּנָ֗הu.te.vu.NahH8394putforthתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414hervoiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963?

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.

7For mymouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441shallspeakיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571; andwickednessרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562is anabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441to mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

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.

15By mekingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428reignיִמְלֹ֑כוּyim.Lo.khuH4427, andprincesוְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםve.roz.NimH7336decreeיְחֹ֣קְקוּye.Cho.ke.kuH2710justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

16By meprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269ruleיָשֹׂ֑רוּya.So.ruH8323, andnoblesוּ֝נְדִיבִ֗יםu.ne.di.VimH5081, even all thejudgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of theearthH776.

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