Proverbs 8
1 Doth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?
| הֲלֹֽא־חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קֹולָֽהּ׃ |
2 She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths.
| בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרֹומִ֥ים עֲלֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ בֵּ֖ית נְתִיבֹ֣ות נִצָּֽבָה׃ |
3 She cryeth besides the gates before the citie at the entrie of the doores,
| לְיַד־שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְפִי־קָ֑רֶת מְבֹ֖וא פְתָחִ֣ים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ |
4 O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.
| אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם אִישִׁ֣ים אֶקְרָ֑א וְ֝קֹולִ֗י אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ |
5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
| הָבִ֣ינוּ פְתָאיִ֣ם עָרְמָ֑ה וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים הָבִ֥ינוּ לֵֽב׃ |
6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.
| שִׁ֭מְעוּ כִּֽי־נְגִידִ֣ים אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וּמִפְתַּ֥ח שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ |
7 For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.
| כִּֽי־אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתֹועֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י רֶֽשַׁע׃ |
8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them.
| בְּצֶ֥דֶק כָּל־אִמְרֵי־פִ֑י אֵ֥ין בָּ֝הֶ֗ם נִפְתָּ֥ל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ |
9 They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.
| כֻּלָּ֣ם נְ֭כֹחִים לַמֵּבִ֑ין וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים לְמֹ֣צְאֵי דָֽעַת׃ |
10 Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.
| קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִ֥י וְאַל־כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝דַ֗עַת מֵחָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר׃ |
11 For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.
| כִּֽי־טֹובָ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה מִפְּנִינִ֑ים וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ |
12 I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.
| אֲֽנִי־חָ֭כְמָה שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי עָרְמָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת מְזִמֹּ֣ות אֶמְצָֽא׃ |
13 The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.
| יִֽרְאַ֣ת יְהוָה֮ שְֽׂנֹ֫את רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָאֹ֨ון ׀ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֭ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכֹ֬ות שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ |
14 I haue counsell and wisedome: I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.
| לִֽי־עֵ֭צָה וְתוּשִׁיָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י בִ֝ינָ֗ה לִ֣י גְבוּרָֽה׃ |
15 By me, Kings reigne, and princes decree iustice.
| בִּ֭י מְלָכִ֣ים יִמְלֹ֑כוּ וְ֝רֹוזְנִ֗ים יְחֹ֣קְקוּ צֶֽדֶק׃ |
16 By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the iudges of the earth.
| בִּ֭י שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹׂ֑רוּ וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃ |
17 I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.
| אֲ֭נִי אֹהֲבֶיהָ (אֹהֲבַ֣י) אֵהָ֑ב וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ |
18 Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse.
| עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָבֹ֥וד אִתִּ֑י הֹ֥ון עָ֝תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה׃ |
19 My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.
| טֹ֣וב פִּ֭רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר׃ |
20 I cause to walke in the way of righteousnes, and in the middes of the paths of iudgement,
| בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה אֲהַלֵּ֑ך בְּ֝תֹ֗וךְ נְתִיבֹ֥ות מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
21 That I may cause them that loue me, to inherite substance, and I will fill their treasures.
| לְהַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥י ׀ יֵ֑שׁ וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ |
22 The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his workes of olde.
| יְֽהוָ֗ה קָ֭נָנִי רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֹּ֑ו קֶ֖דֶם מִפְעָלָ֣יו מֵאָֽז׃ |
23 I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.
| מֵ֭עֹולָם נִסַּ֥כְתִּי מֵרֹ֗אשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ |
24 When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountaines abounding with water.
| בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמֹ֥ות חֹולָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין מַ֝עְיָנֹ֗ות נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃ |
25 Before the mountaines were setled: and before the hilles, was I begotten.
| בְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הָטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָעֹ֣ות חֹולָֽלְתִּי׃ |
26 He had not yet made the earth, nor the open places, nor the height of the dust in the worlde.
| עַד־לֹ֣א עָ֭שָׂה אֶ֣רֶץ וְחוּצֹ֑ות וְ֝רֹ֗אשׁ עָפְרֹ֥ות תֵּבֵֽל׃ |
27 When hee prepared the heauens, I was there, when he set the compasse vpon the deepe.
| בַּהֲכִינֹ֣ו שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקֹו ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֹֽום׃ |
28 When he established the cloudes aboue, when he confirmed the fountaines of the deepe,
| בְּאַמְּצֹ֣ו שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל בַּ֝עֲזֹ֗וז עִינֹ֥ות תְּהֹום׃ |
29 When he gaue his decree to the Sea, that the waters shoulde not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth,
| בְּשׂ֘וּמֹ֤ו לַיָּ֨ם ׀ חֻקֹּ֗ו וּ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִ֑יו בְּ֝חוּקֹ֗ו מֹ֣וסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ |
30 Then was I with him as a nourisher, and I was dayly his delight reioycing alway before him,
| וָֽאֶהְיֶ֥ה אֶצְלֹ֗ו אָ֫מֹ֥ון וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים יֹ֤ום ׀ יֹ֑ום מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת לְפָנָ֣יו בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃ |
31 And tooke my solace in the compasse of his earth: and my delite is with the children of men.
| מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצֹ֑ו וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ פ |
32 Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.
| וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י דְּרָכַ֥י יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ |
33 Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:
| שִׁמְע֖וּ מוּסָ֥ר וַחֲכָ֗מוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃ |
34 blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, and giuing attendance at the postes of my doores.
| אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי יֹ֤ום ׀ יֹ֑ום לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי׃ |
35 For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obteine fauour of the Lord.
| כִּ֣י מֹ֭צְאִי מֹצְאֵי (מָצָ֣א) חַיִּ֑ים וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צֹ֗ון מֵיְהוָֽה׃ |
36 But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and all that hate me, loue death.
| וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי חֹמֵ֣ס נַפְשֹׁ֑ו כָּל־מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י אָ֣הֲבוּ מָֽוֶת׃ פ |
