1WisdomH2454hathbuiltבָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.TahH1129herhouseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004, she hath hewnoutחָצְבָ֖הcha.tze.VahH2672hersevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982:
2She hathkilledטָבְחָ֣הta.ve.ChahH2873herbeastsטִ֭בְחָהּTiv.chahH2874; she hathmixedמָסְכָ֣הma.se.KhahH4537herwineיֵינָ֑הּyei.NahH3196; she hath alsofurnishedעָֽרְכָ֥ה'a.re.KhahH6186hertableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃shul.cha.NahH7979.
4Whoever issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612, let him turninיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493here: as for him thatlackethחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820, shesaithאָ֣מְרָה'A.me.rahH559to him,
5ComeH3212,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898of mybreadבְֽלַחֲמִ֑יve.la.cha.MiH3899, anddrinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354of thewineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196which I havemixedמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537.
7He thatreprovethיֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀yo.SerH3256ascornerלֵ֗ץLetzH3887gettethלֹקֵ֣חַֽlo.Ke.achH3947to himselfshameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036: and he thatrebukethוּמוֹכִ֖יחַu.mo.Khi.achH3198awickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563man getteth himself ablotמוּמֽוֹ׃mu.MoH3971.
8Reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198not ascornerלֵ֭ץletzH3887, lest he shallhateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130thee:rebukeהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198a wisemanלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450, and he willloveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157thee.
9Giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414instruction to awiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450man, and he will be yetwiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449:teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045ajustלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662man, and he willincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254inlearningלֶֽקַח׃ פLe.kachH3948.
10Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is thebeginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462ofwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451: and theknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of the HolyOneקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11For by me thydaysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117shall bemultipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, and theyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of thylifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416shall beincreasedוְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fuH3254.
12If thou artwiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449, thou shalt bewiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449for thyself: but if thouscornestוְ֝לַ֗צְתָּve.Latz.taH3887, thou alone shaltbearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it .
13Afoolishכְּ֭סִילוּתKe.si.lutH3687womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802isclamorousהֹֽמִיָּ֑הho.mi.YahH1993: she issimpleפְּ֝תַיּ֗וּתpe.tai.YutH6615,andוּבַל־u.val-H1077knowethיָ֥דְעָהYa.de.'ahH3045nothingמָּֽה׃MahH4100.
14For shesittethוְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahH3427at thedoorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of herhouseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004, on aseatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678in the highplacesמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of thecityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,
15Tocallלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121those who passbyלְעֹֽבְרֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְle.'oe.rei- Da.rekhH5674H1870who gorightהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474on theirwaysאֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃'O.re.cho.TamH734:
16Whoever issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612, let him turninיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493here: and as for him thatlackethוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820, shesaithוְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahH559to him,
18But heknowethיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045not that thedeadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are there; and that herguestsקְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פke.ru.'Ei.haH7121are in thedepthsבְּעִמְקֵ֖יbe.'im.KeiH6012ofhellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
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