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א
חָכְמוֹת, בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ; חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה.
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1
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
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ב
טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ, מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ; אַף, עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָהּ.
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2
She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
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ג
שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא-- עַל-גַּפֵּי, מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת.
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3
She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
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ד
מִי-פֶתִי, יָסֻר הֵנָּה; חֲסַר-לֵב, אָמְרָה לּוֹ.
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4
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
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ה
לְכוּ, לַחֲמוּ בְלַחֲמִי; וּשְׁתוּ, בְּיַיִן מָסָכְתִּי.
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5
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
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ו
עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִחְיוּ; וְאִשְׁרוּ, בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה.
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6
Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
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ז
יֹסֵר, לֵץ--לֹקֵחַ לוֹ קָלוֹן; וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמוֹ.
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7
He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
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ח
אַל-תּוֹכַח לֵץ, פֶּן-יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ; הוֹכַח לְחָכָם, וְיֶאֱהָבֶךָּ.
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8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
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ט
תֵּן לְחָכָם, וְיֶחְכַּם-עוֹד; הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק, וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח.
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9
Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
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י
תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה, יִרְאַת יְהוָה; וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָה.
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10
The fear of YAHOWAH is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
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יא
כִּי-בִי, יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ; וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ, שְׁנוֹת חַיִּים.
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11
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
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יב
אִם-חָכַמְתָּ, חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ; וְלַצְתָּ, לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא.
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12
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
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יג
אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת, הֹמִיָּה; פְּתַיּוּת, וּבַל-יָדְעָה מָּה.
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13
The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
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יד
וְיָשְׁבָה, לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ-- עַל-כִּסֵּא, מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת.
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14
And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
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טו
לִקְרֹא לְעֹבְרֵי-דָרֶךְ; הַמְיַשְּׁרִים, אֹרְחוֹתָם.
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15
To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
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טז
מִי-פֶתִי, יָסֻר הֵנָּה; וַחֲסַר-לֵב, וְאָמְרָה לּוֹ.
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16
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
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יז
מַיִם-גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ; וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָם.
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'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
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יח
וְלֹא-יָדַע, כִּי-רְפָאִים שָׁם; בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל קְרֻאֶיהָ.
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But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.
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