Proverbs 8
1 Does not Wisdom call out? Does not Understanding raise her voice?
¿ Not wisdom does she call out and understanding does she give forth? voice her.
2 On the hilltops beside the road, at the crossroads, Wisdom has taken her stand.
At [the] top of [the] heights on [the] way between [the] pathways she stations herself.
3 Before the gates at the entrance into the city, at the entrances into the city, she calls out.
To [the] side of [the] gates to [the] opening of [the] town [the] entrance of [the] doorways they cry aloud.
4 “It is to you, people, that I call; my voice is for the sons of mankind.
To you O people I call and voice my [is] to [the] children of humankind.
5 You who are naive, learn wisdom; and you who are foolish, you must get an understanding mind.
Understand O naive people prudence and O fools understand heart.
6 Listen, because I will speak of noble things, and when my lips open I will say upright things.
Listen for princely things I will speak and [the] utterance of lips my [will be] uprightness.
7 For my mouth speaks what is trustworthy, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.
For truth it will utter palate my and [is] an abomination of lips my wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just; in them is nothing twisted or misleading.
[are] Righteousness all [the] words of mouth my there not among them [is] a twisted [thing] and a distorted [thing].
9 All of them are straight for the person who understands; my words are upright for those who find knowledge.
All of them [are] right to the discerning [person] and upright to [those who] find knowledge.
10 Acquire my instruction rather than silver; acquire knowledge rather than pure gold.
Take discipline my and may not [you take] silver and knowledge more than gold chosen.
11 For Wisdom is better than jewels; no treasure is equal to her.
For [is] good wisdom more than jewels and all pleasures not they compare with it.
12 I, Wisdom, live with Prudence, and I possess knowledge and discretion.
I wisdom I dwell prudence and knowledge of discretion I find.
13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride and arrogance, the evil way, and perverted speech. I hate them.
[the] fear of Yahweh [is] to hate evil pride and arrogance - and a way evil and a mouth of perversities I hate.
14 I have good advice and sound wisdom; I am insight; strength belongs to me.
[belong] to Me counsel and sound wisdom I [am] understanding [belongs] to me strength.
15 By me kings reign, and rulers make laws that are just.
By me kings they reign and rulers they enact righteousness.
16 By me princes rule, nobles, and all who govern with justice.
By me princes they rule and noble [people] all judges of (righteousness. *L(H)*)
17 I love those who love me, and those who diligently seek me, find me.
I ([those who] love me *Q(K)*) I love and [those who] earnestly seek me they find me.
18 With me are riches and honor, lasting wealth and righteousness.
Wealth and honor [are] with me wealth enduring and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold; my produce is better than pure silver.
[is] good Fruit my more than gold and more than pure gold and gain my more than silver chosen.
20 I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice.
In [the] path of righteousness I walk in [the] midst of [the] pathways of justice.
21 As a result, I make those who love me inherit wealth; I fill up their treasuries.
To give as an inheritance [those who] love me - substance and treasuries their I fill.
22 Yahweh created me at the beginning, the first of his deeds then.
Yahweh he created me [the] beginning of way his [the] beginning of works his from then.
23 In ages long ago I was made—from the first, from the beginnings of the earth.
From long ago I was installed from [the] beginning from [the] beginnings of [the] earth.
24 Before there were oceans, I was given birth— before there were springs abounding with water.
When there not [were] [the] deeps I was brought forth when there not [were] springs abounding of water.
25 Before the mountains were settled and before the hills, I was born.
Before mountains they were planted before [the] hills I was brought forth.
26 I was born before Yahweh had made the earth or the fields, or even the first dust in the world.
Until not he had made [the] earth and [the] open places and [the] first of [the] dusts of [the] world.
27 I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew a circle on the surface of the deep.
When established he [the] heavens [was] there I when marked out he a circle on [the] surface of [the] deep.
28 I was there when he established the clouds above and when the springs in the deep became fixed.
When made firm he [the] clouds above when became strong [the] springs of [the] deep.
29 I was there when he made his limit for the sea, so the waters should not spread beyond his command, and when there was set the limit for the foundations of the dry land.
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.
30 I was beside him, as a skilled craftsman; I was his delight day after day, always rejoicing before him.
And I was beside him an artisan and I was delight day - day playing before him at every time.
31 I was rejoicing in his whole world, and my delight was in the sons of mankind.
Playing in [the] world of earth his and delight my [were] with [the] children of humankind.
32 Now, my sons, listen to me, for those who keep my ways will be blessed.
And therefore O children listen to me and how blessed! [are those who] ways my they observe.
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not neglect it.
Listen to correction and act wisely and may not you neglect [it].
34 The one who listens to me will be blessed. He will be watching every day at my doors, waiting beside the posts of my doors.
How blessed! [is] a person [who] listens to me by keeping watch at doors my day - day by watching [the] doorposts of doorways my.
35 For whoever finds me, finds life, and he will find the favor of Yahweh.
For [one who] finds me (he finds *Q(K)*) life and he obtained favor from Yahweh.
36 But he who fails, harms his own life; all who hate me love death.”
And [one who] misses me [is] doing wrong to self his all [those who] hate me they love death.
