Proverbs 8
1 Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice?
| הֲלֹֽא־חָכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ |
2 Standing in the top of the highest places by the way, in the midst of the paths.
| בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרוֹמִים עֲלֵי־דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת נִצָּֽבָה׃ |
3 Beside the gates of the city, in the very doors she speaketh, saying:
| לְיַד־שְׁעָרִים לְפִי־קָרֶת מְבוֹא פְתָחִים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ |
4 O ye men, to you I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
| אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקוֹלִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃ |
5 O little ones, understand subtilty, and ye unwise, take notice.
| הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עָרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵֽב׃ |
6 Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.
| שִׁמְעוּ כִּֽי־נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ |
7 My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness.
| כִּֽי־אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וְתוֹעֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶֽשַׁע׃ |
8 All my words are just, there is nothing wicked nor perverse in them.
| בְּצֶדֶק כָּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי אֵין בָּהֶם נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ |
9 They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge.
| כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים לַמֵּבִין וִֽישָׁרִים לְמֹצְאֵי דָֽעַת׃ |
10 Receive my instruction, and not money: choose knowledge rather than gold.
| קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָֽר׃ |
11 For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.
| כִּֽי־טוֹבָה חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצִים לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ |
12 I wisdom dwell in counsel, and am present in learned thoughts.
| אֲֽנִי־חָכְמָה שָׁכַנְתִּי עָרְמָה וְדַעַת מְזִמּוֹת אֶמְצָֽא׃ |
13 The fear of the Lord hateth evil: I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
| יִֽרְאַת יְהוָה שְֽׂנֹאת רָע גֵּאָה וְגָאוֹן ׀ וְדֶרֶךְ רָע וּפִי תַהְפֻּכוֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ |
14 Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.
| לִֽי־עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָֽה׃ |
15 By me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things,
| בִּי מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ וְרוֹזְנִים יְחֹקְקוּ צֶֽדֶק׃ |
16 By me princes rule, and the mighty decree justice.
| בִּי שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ וּנְדִיבִים כָּל־שֹׁפְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃ |
17 I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me.
| אֲנִי אהביה אֹהֲבַי אֵהָב וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ |
18 With me are riches and glory, glorious riches and justice.
| עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָבוֹד אִתִּי הוֹן עָתֵק וּצְדָקָֽה׃ |
19 For my fruit is better than gold and the precious stone, and my blossoms than choice silver.
| טוֹב פִּרְיִי מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז וּתְבוּאָתִי מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָֽר׃ |
20 I walk in the way of justice, in the midst of the paths of judgment,
| בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּך בְּתוֹךְ נְתִיבוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
21 That I may enrich them that love me, and may fill their treasures.
| לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי ׀ יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ |
22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning.
| יְֽהוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָֽז׃ |
23 I was set up from eternity, and of old before the earth was made.
| מֵעוֹלָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ |
24 The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived. neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out:
| בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנוֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃ |
25 The mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established: before the hills I was brought forth:
| בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃ |
26 He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.
| עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצוֹת וְרֹאשׁ עָפְרוֹת תֵּבֵֽל׃ |
27 When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:
| בַּהֲכִינוֹ שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחוּקוֹ חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֽוֹם׃ |
28 When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters:
| בְּאַמְּצוֹ שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזוֹז עִינוֹת תְּהוֹם׃ |
29 When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when be balanced the foundations of the earth;
| בְּשׂוּמוֹ לַיָּם ׀ חֻקּוֹ וּמַיִם לֹא יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקוֹ מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ |
30 I was with him forming all things: and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times;
| וָֽאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן וָֽאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים יוֹם ׀ יוֹם מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃ |
31 Playing in the world: and my delights were to be with the children of men.
| מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצוֹ וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃ |
32 Now therefore, ye children, hear me: Blessed are they that keep my ways.
| וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ |
33 Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
| שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃ |
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors.
| אַשְֽׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יוֹם ׀ יוֹם לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָֽי׃ |
35 He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord:
| כִּי מֹצְאִי מצאי מָצָא חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃ |
36 But he that shall sin against me, shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death.
| וְֽחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ כָּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָֽוֶת׃ |
