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.
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