Proverbs 8

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1: Does notH3808 wisdomH2451 cry out?H7121 and understandingH8394 lift upH5414 her voice?H6963

2: on the topH7218 of the high hill,H4791 BesideH5921 the way toH1870 the placeH1004 the paths [meet]H5410 she takes her stand.H5324

3: ByH3027 the gates,H8179 at the entryH6310 of the city,H7176 at the entranceH3996 of the doorsH6607 she cries out.H7442

4: To youH0413 men,H0376 I call-H7121 and my voice [is]H6963 toH0413 the sonsH1121 of men.H0120

5: UnderstandH0995 you simple ones,H6612 prudence-H6195 and you fools,H3684 be of an understandingH0995 heart.H3820

6: Listen-H8085 forH3588 excellent things-H5057 I will speakH1696 and from the openingH4669 of my lipsH8193 [will come] right things.H4339

7: ForH3588 truth-H0571 will speakH1897 my mouthH2441 and an abomination toH8441 my lipsH8193 Wickedness [is].H7562

8: With righteousness-H6664 all [are]H3605 the wordsH0561 of my mouthH6310 Nothing [is]H0369 crookedH6617 or perverse.H6141

9: They [are] allH3605 plainH5228 to him who understands,H0995 and rightH3477 to those who findH4672 knowledge.H1847

10: ReceiveH3947 my instruction,H4148 and notH0408 silver-H3701 and knowledgeH1847 rather than goldH2742 choice.H0977

11: ForH3588 betterH2896 wisdom [is]H2451 than rubies-H6443 and all the [things]H3605 one may desireH2656 cannotH3808 be comparedH7737

12: IH0589 wisdomH2451 dwellH7931 with prudence,H6195 and knowledgeH1847 [and] discretionH4209 find out.H4672

13: The fearH3374 of YahwehH3068 [is] to hateH8130 evil-H7451 Pride,H1344 and arrogance,H1347 and the way,H1870 evilH7451 and the mouth,H6310 perverseH8419 I hate.H8130 Counsel [is]H6098 and sound wisdom-H8454 I [am]H0589 understanding-H0998 strength.H1369 kingsH4428 reign,H4427 and rulersH7336 decreeH2710 justice.H6664 princesH8269 rule,H8323 and nobles,H5081 allH3605 the judgesH8199 of the earth.H0776

17: IH0589 those who love meH0157 loveH0157 and those who seek me diligentlyH7836 will find me.H4672

18: RichesH6239 and honor [are]H3519 with meH0854 richesH1952 EnduringH6276 and righteousness.H6666

19: BetterH2896 My fruit [is]H6529 than gold,H2742 and yes than fine gold-H6337 and my revenueH8393 than silverH3701 choice.H0977

20: The wayH0734 of righteousness,H6666 I traverseH1980 in the midstH8432 of the pathsH5410 of justice,H4941

21: to inheritH5157 that I may cause those who love meH0157 wealth-H3426 that their treasuriesH0214 I may fill.H4390

22: YahwehH3068 possessed meH7069 at the beginningH7225 of His way,H1870 BeforeH6924 His worksH4659 from then.H0227

23: From everlasting,H5769 I have been establishedH5258 from the beginning,H7218 before there was everH6924 an earth.H0776

24: When [there were] noH0369 depths,H8415 I was brought forth-H2342 when [there were] noH0369 fountainsH4599 abounding withH3513 water.H4325

25: BeforeH2962 the mountainsH2022 were settled,H2883 BeforeH6440 the hillsH1389 I was brought forth.H2342

26: While as yetH5704 notH3808 He had madeH6213 the earth,H0776 or the fields,H2351 Or the primevalH7218 dustH6083 of the world.H8398

27: When He preparedH3559 the heavens,H8064 there,H8033 I [was]H0589 when He drewH2710 a circleH2329 onH5921 the faceH6440 of the deep,H8415

28: when He establishedH0553 the cloudsH7834 above-H4605 when He strengthenedH5810 the fountainsH5869 of the deep-H8415

29: when He assignedH7760 to the seaH3220 its limit,H2706 so that the watersH4325 notH3808 would transgressH5674 His command,H6310 when He marked outH2710 the foundationsH4144 of the earth-H0776

30: and I wasH1961 beside HimH0681 [as] a [master] craftsmanH0525 and I wasH1961 [His] delight,H8191 dayH3117 by dayH3117 RejoicingH7832 before HimH6440 alwaysH3605 -.H6256

31: RejoicingH7832 in inhabitedH8398 His world-H0776 and my delight [was]H8191 withH0854 the sonsH1121 of men.H0120

32: Therefore nowH6258 [my] children,H1121 listenH8085 for blessed [are]H0835 my waysH1870 [those who] keep.H8104

33: HearH8085 instruction,H4148 and be wise,H2449 and notH0408 do disdain [it].H6544

34: Blessed isH0835 the manH0120 who listensH8085 WatchingH8245 atH5921 my gates,H1817 dayH3117 by dayH3117 WaitingH8104 at the postsH4201 of my doors.H6607

35: ForH3588 whoever finds meH4672 findsH4672 life,H2416 and obtainsH6329 favorH7522 from Yahweh.H3068

36: But he who sins against meH2398 wrongsH2554 his own soul-H5315 allH3605 those who hate meH8130 loveH0157 death.H4194