Proverbs 8
1 Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?
| הֲלֹֽא־חׇכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ |
2 On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.
| בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרֹמִים עֲלֵי־דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת נִצָּֽבָה׃ |
3 Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:
| לְיַד־שְׁעָרִים לְפִי־קָרֶת מְבוֹא פְתָחִים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ |
4 “I call to you men! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
| אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקוֹלִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃ |
5 You simple, understand prudence! You fools, be of an understanding heart!
| הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עׇרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵֽב׃ |
6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
| שִׁמְעוּ כִּֽי־נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ |
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
| כִּֽי־אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וְתוֹעֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶֽשַׁע׃ |
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
| בְּצֶדֶק כׇּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי אֵין בָּהֶם נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ |
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
| כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים לַמֵּבִין וִישָׁרִים לְמֹצְאֵי דָֽעַת׃ |
10 Receive my instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than choice gold.
| קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָֽר׃ |
11 For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.
| כִּֽי־טוֹבָה חׇכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכׇל־חֲפָצִים לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ |
12 “I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
| אֲֽנִי־חׇכְמָה שָׁכַנְתִּי עׇרְמָה וְדַעַת מְזִמּוֹת אֶמְצָֽא׃ |
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
| יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה שְֽׂנֹאת ־ רָע גֵּאָה וְגָאוֹן ׀ וְדֶרֶךְ רָע וּפִי תַהְפֻּכוֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ |
14 Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.
| לִֽי־עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָֽה׃ |
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
| בִּי מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ וְרֹזְנִים יְחֹקְקוּ צֶֽדֶק׃ |
16 By me princes rule, nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.
| בִּי שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ וּנְדִיבִים כׇּל־שֹׁפְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃ |
17 I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
| אֲנִי (אהביה) [אֹהֲבַי] אֵהָב וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ |
18 With me are riches, honour, enduring wealth, and prosperity.
| עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָבוֹד אִתִּי הוֹן עָתֵק וּצְדָקָֽה׃ |
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, my yield than choice silver.
| טוֹב פִּרְיִי מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז וּתְבוּאָתִי מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָֽר׃ |
20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of justice,
| בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּךְ בְּתוֹךְ נְתִיבוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
21 that I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.
| לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי ׀ יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ |
22 “The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.
| יְֽהֹוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָֽז׃ |
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.
| מֵעוֹלָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ |
24 When there were no depths, I was born, when there were no springs abounding with water.
| בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנוֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃ |
25 Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was born;
| בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הׇטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃ |
26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
| עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצוֹת וְרֹאשׁ עַפְרוֹת תֵּבֵֽל׃ |
27 When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
| בַּהֲכִינוֹ שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחֻקוֹ חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֽוֹם׃ |
28 when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
| בְּאַמְּצוֹ שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזוֹז עִינוֹת תְּהֽוֹם׃ |
29 when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
| בְּשׂוּמוֹ לַיָּם ׀ חֻקּוֹ וּמַיִם לֹא יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקוֹ מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ |
30 then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
| וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן וָאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים יוֹם ׀ יוֹם מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכׇל־עֵֽת׃ |
31 rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
| מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצוֹ וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃ |
32 “Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
| וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ |
33 Hear instruction, and be wise. Don’t refuse it.
| שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃ |
34 Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
| אַשְֽׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יוֹם ׀ יוֹם לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָֽי׃ |
35 For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favour from the LORD.
| כִּי מֹצְאִי (מצאי) [מָצָא] חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהֹוָֽה׃ |
36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.”
| וְֽחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ כׇּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָֽוֶת׃ |
