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א
הֲלֹא-חָכְמָה תִקְרָא; וּתְבוּנָה, תִּתֵּן קוֹלָהּ.
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Doth not wisdom call, and understanding put forth her voice?
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ב
בְּרֹאשׁ-מְרֹמִים עֲלֵי-דָרֶךְ; בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת נִצָּבָה.
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In the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she standeth;
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ג
לְיַד-שְׁעָרִים לְפִי-קָרֶת; מְבוֹא פְתָחִים תָּרֹנָּה.
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Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
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ד
אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא; וְקוֹלִי, אֶל-בְּנֵי אָדָם.
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'Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
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ה
הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עָרְמָה; וּכְסִילִים, הָבִינוּ לֵב.
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O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
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ו
שִׁמְעוּ, כִּי-נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר; וּמִפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי, מֵישָׁרִים.
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Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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ז
כִּי-אֱמֶת, יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי; וְתוֹעֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶשַׁע.
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For my mouth shall utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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ח
בְּצֶדֶק כָּל-אִמְרֵי-פִי: אֵין בָּהֶם, נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּשׁ.
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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, there is nothing perverse or crooked in them.
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ט
כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים, לַמֵּבִין; וִישָׁרִים, לְמֹצְאֵי דָעַת.
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They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
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י
קְחוּ-מוּסָרִי וְאַל-כָּסֶף; וְדַעַת, מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָר.
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10
Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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יא
כִּי-טוֹבָה חָכְמָה, מִפְּנִינִים; וְכָל-חֲפָצִים, לֹא יִשְׁווּ-בָהּ.
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For wisdom is better than rubies, and all things desirable are not to be compared unto her.
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יב
אֲנִי-חָכְמָה, שָׁכַנְתִּי עָרְמָה; וְדַעַת מְזִמּוֹת אֶמְצָא.
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I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of devices.
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יג
יִרְאַת יְהוָה, שְׂנֹאת-רָע:
גֵּאָה וְגָאוֹן וְדֶרֶךְ רָע, וּפִי תַהְפֻּכוֹת שָׂנֵאתִי.
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The fear of YAHOWAH is to hate evil;
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pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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יד
לִי-עֵצָה, וְתוּשִׁיָּה; אֲנִי בִינָה, לִי גְבוּרָה.
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Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.
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טו
בִּי, מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ; וְרֹזְנִים, יְחֹקְקוּ צֶדֶק.
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15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
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טז
בִּי, שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ; וּנְדִיבִים, כָּל-שֹׁפְטֵי צֶדֶק.
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By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
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יז
אֲנִי, אהביה (אֹהֲבַי) אֵהָב; וּמְשַׁחֲרַי, יִמְצָאֻנְנִי.
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I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.
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יח
עֹשֶׁר-וְכָבוֹד אִתִּי; הוֹן עָתֵק, וּצְדָקָה.
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Riches and honour are with me; yea, enduring riches and righteousness.
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יט
טוֹב פִּרְיִי, מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז; וּתְבוּאָתִי, מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָר.
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My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my produce than choice silver.
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כ
בְּאֹרַח-צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּךְ; בְּתוֹךְ, נְתִיבוֹת מִשְׁפָּט.
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I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;
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כא
לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי יֵשׁ; וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּא.
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That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.
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כב
יְהוָה--קָנָנִי, רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ: קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז.
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YAHOWAH made me as the beginning of His way, the first of His works of old.
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כג
מֵעוֹלָם, נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ-- מִקַּדְמֵי-אָרֶץ.
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I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
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כד
בְּאֵין-תְּהֹמוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי; בְּאֵין מַעְיָנוֹת, נִכְבַּדֵּי-מָיִם.
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When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
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כה
בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ; לִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי.
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Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
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כו
עַד-לֹא עָשָׂה, אֶרֶץ וְחוּצוֹת; וְרֹאשׁ, עַפְרוֹת תֵּבֵל.
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While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
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כז
בַּהֲכִינוֹ שָׁמַיִם, שָׁם אָנִי; בְּחֻקוֹ חוּג, עַל-פְּנֵי תְהוֹם.
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When He established the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep,
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כח
בְּאַמְּצוֹ שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל; בַּעֲזוֹז, עִינוֹת תְּהוֹם.
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When He made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep showed their might,
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כט
בְּשׂוּמוֹ לַיָּם, חֻקּוֹ, וּמַיִם, לֹא יַעַבְרוּ-פִיו; בְּחוּקוֹ, מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ.
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When He gave to the sea His decree, that the waters should not transgress His commandment, when He appointed the foundations of the earth;
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ל
וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ, אָמוֹן: וָאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים, יוֹם יוֹם; מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל-עֵת.
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Then I was by Him, as a nursling; and I was daily all delight, playing always before Him,
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לא
מְשַׂחֶקֶת, בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצוֹ; וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי, אֶת-בְּנֵי אָדָם.
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Playing in His habitable earth, and my delights are with the sons of men.
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לב
וְעַתָּה בָנִים, שִׁמְעוּ-לִי; וְאַשְׁרֵי, דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ.
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Now therefore, ye children, hearken unto me; for happy are they that keep my ways.
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לג
שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ; וְאַל-תִּפְרָעוּ.
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Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
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לד
אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם, שֹׁמֵעַ-לִי: לִשְׁקֹד עַל-דַּלְתֹתַי, יוֹם יוֹם--לִשְׁמֹר, מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָי.
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Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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לה
כִּי מֹצְאִי, מצאי (מָצָא) חַיִּים; וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן, מֵיְהוָה.
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For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of YAHOWAH.
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לו
וְחֹטְאִי, חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ; כָּל-מְשַׂנְאַי, אָהֲבוּ מָוֶת.
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But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.'
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