Proverbs 8
1 ¿ Not wisdom does she call out and understanding does she give forth? voice her.
Behold, wisdom calleth, and understanding sendeth forth her voice,
2 At [the] top of [the] heights on [the] way between [the] pathways she stations herself.
On the top of high places, by the wayside, at the house where there are [many] paths doth she place herself.
3 To [the] side of [the] gates to [the] opening of [the] town [the] entrance of [the] doorways they cry aloud.
Alongside of gates, at the opening of the city, at the entrance of the town[-doors] doth she call loudly,
4 To you O people I call and voice my [is] to [the] children of humankind.
Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice [goeth forth] to the sons of men,
5 Understand O naive people prudence and O fools understand heart.
Learn, O ye simple, to understand prudence: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Listen for princely things I will speak and [the] utterance of lips my [will be] uprightness.
Hear! for of noble things will I speak; and the opening of my lips shall be of what is equitable.
7 For truth it will utter palate my and [is] an abomination of lips my wickedness.
For truth uttereth my palate ever, and the abomination of my lips is wickedness.
8 [are] Righteousness all [the] words of mouth my there not among them [is] a twisted [thing] and a distorted [thing].
In righteousness are all the sayings of my mouth, there is in them nothing crooked or perverse.
9 All of them [are] right to the discerning [person] and upright to [those who] find knowledge.
They are all evident to the man of understanding, and correct to those that have obtained knowledge.
10 Take discipline my and may not [you take] silver and knowledge more than gold chosen.
Accept my correction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For [is] good wisdom more than jewels and all pleasures not they compare with it.
For wisdom is better than pearls; and all the things that men wish for are not equal to her.
12 I wisdom I dwell prudence and knowledge of discretion I find.
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and the knowledge of discreet thoughts do I discover.
13 [the] fear of Yahweh [is] to hate evil pride and arrogance - and a way evil and a mouth of perversities I hate.
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride and arrogance, and the evil way: and the mouth of perverseness do I hate.
14 [belong] to Me counsel and sound wisdom I [am] understanding [belongs] to me strength.
Mine are counsel and sound wisdom: I am understanding; mine is might.
15 By me kings they reign and rulers they enact righteousness.
Through me do kings reign, and chieftains give decrees [in] righteousness.
16 By me princes they rule and noble [people] all judges of (righteousness. *L(H)*)
Through me do princes rule, and the nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17 I ([those who] love me *Q(K)*) I love and [those who] earnestly seek me they find me.
I indeed love those that love me: and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.
18 Wealth and honor [are] with me wealth enduring and righteousness.
Riches and honor are with me, yea, enduring wealth and righteousness.
19 [is] good Fruit my more than gold and more than pure gold and gain my more than silver chosen.
My fruit is better than gold, and than fine gold; and my products, than choice silver.
20 In [the] path of righteousness I walk in [the] midst of [the] pathways of justice.
On the road of righteousness do I walk firmly, in the midst the paths of justice:
21 To give as an inheritance [those who] love me - substance and treasuries their I fill.
That I may cause those that love me to inherit a lasting possession; and their treasures will I fill
22 Yahweh he created me [the] beginning of way his [the] beginning of works his from then.
The Lord created me as the beginning of his way, the first of his works from the commencement,
23 From long ago I was installed from [the] beginning from [the] beginnings of [the] earth.
From eternity was I appointed chief, from the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
24 When there not [were] [the] deeps I was brought forth when there not [were] springs abounding of water.
When there were yet no depths, was I brought forth; when there were yet no springs laden heavily with water.
25 Before mountains they were planted before [the] hills I was brought forth.
Before the mountains were yet sunk down, before the hills was I brought forth:
26 Until not he had made [the] earth and [the] open places and [the] first of [the] dusts of [the] world.
While as yet he had not made the land and open fields, nor the chief of the dust of the world.
27 When established he [the] heavens [was] there I when marked out he a circle on [the] surface of [the] deep.
When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle over the face of the deep;
28 When made firm he [the] clouds above when became strong [the] springs of [the] deep.
When he fastened the skies above; when the springs of the deep became strong;
29 When set he for the sea - limit its and [the] waters not they will transgress mouth his when marked out he [the] foundations of [the] earth.
When he assigned to the sea his decree, that the waters should not transgress his order: when he established firmly the foundations of the earth:
30 And I was beside him an artisan and I was delight day - day playing before him at every time.
Then was I near him, as a nursling: and I was day by day [his] delights, playing before him at all times;
31 Playing in [the] world of earth his and delight my [were] with [the] children of humankind.
Playing in the world, his earth; and having my delights with the sons of men.
32 And therefore O children listen to me and how blessed! [are those who] ways my they observe.
And now, O children [of men], hearken unto me! for happy those that observe my ways.
33 Listen to correction and act wisely and may not you neglect [it].
Hear correction, and be wise, and reject it not.
34 How blessed! [is] a person [who] listens to me by keeping watch at doors my day - day by watching [the] doorposts of doorways my.
Happy is the man that hearkeneth unto me, watching day by day at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For [one who] finds me (he finds *Q(K)*) life and he obtained favor from Yahweh.
For he who findeth me findeth life, and he obtaineth favor from the Lord.
36 And [one who] misses me [is] doing wrong to self his all [those who] hate me they love death.
But he that sinneth against me doth violence to his own soul: all those that hate me love death.
