מִשְׁלֵי 8

1 הֲלֹֽא־חׇכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃

Doth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?

2 בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרֹמִים עֲלֵי־דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת נִצָּֽבָה׃

She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths.

3 לְיַד־שְׁעָרִים לְפִי־קָרֶת מְבוֹא פְתָחִים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃

She cryeth besides the gates before the citie at the entrie of the doores,

4 אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקוֹלִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃

O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.

5 הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עׇרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵֽב׃

O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

6 שִׁמְעוּ כִּֽי־נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי מֵישָׁרִֽים׃

Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.

7 כִּֽי־אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וְתוֹעֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶֽשַׁע׃

For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.

8 בְּצֶדֶק כׇּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי אֵין בָּהֶם נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃

All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them.

9 כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים לַמֵּבִין וִישָׁרִים לְמֹצְאֵי דָֽעַת׃

They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.

10 קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָֽר׃

Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

11 כִּֽי־טוֹבָה חׇכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכׇל־חֲפָצִים לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃

For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.

12 אֲֽנִי־חׇכְמָה שָׁכַנְתִּי עׇרְמָה וְדַעַת מְזִמּוֹת אֶמְצָֽא׃

I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.

13 יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה שְֽׂנֹאת ־ רָע גֵּאָה וְגָאוֹן ׀ וְדֶרֶךְ רָע וּפִי תַהְפֻּכוֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃

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.

14 לִֽי־עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָֽה׃

I haue counsell and wisedome: I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

15 בִּי מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ וְרֹזְנִים יְחֹקְקוּ צֶֽדֶק׃

By me, Kings reigne, and princes decree iustice.

16 בִּי שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ וּנְדִיבִים כׇּל־שֹׁפְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃

By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the iudges of the earth.

17 אֲנִי (אהביה) [אֹהֲבַי] אֵהָב וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃

I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.

18 עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָבוֹד אִתִּי הוֹן עָתֵק וּצְדָקָֽה׃

Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse.

19 טוֹב פִּרְיִי מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז וּתְבוּאָתִי מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָֽר׃

My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.

20 בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּךְ בְּתוֹךְ נְתִיבוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

I cause to walke in the way of righteousnes, and in the middes of the paths of iudgement,

21 לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי ׀ יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃

That I may cause them that loue me, to inherite substance, and I will fill their treasures.

22 יְֽהֹוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָֽז׃

The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his workes of olde.

23 מֵעוֹלָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.

24 בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנוֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃

When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountaines abounding with water.

25 בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הׇטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃

Before the mountaines were setled: and before the hilles, was I begotten.

26 עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצוֹת וְרֹאשׁ עַפְרוֹת תֵּבֵֽל׃

He had not yet made the earth, nor the open places, nor the height of the dust in the worlde.

27 בַּהֲכִינוֹ שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחֻקוֹ חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֽוֹם׃

When hee prepared the heauens, I was there, when he set the compasse vpon the deepe.

28 בְּאַמְּצוֹ שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזוֹז עִינוֹת תְּהֽוֹם׃

When he established the cloudes aboue, when he confirmed the fountaines of the deepe,

29 בְּשׂוּמוֹ לַיָּם ׀ חֻקּוֹ וּמַיִם לֹא יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקוֹ מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

When he gaue his decree to the Sea, that the waters shoulde not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth,

30 וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן וָאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים יוֹם ׀ יוֹם מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכׇל־עֵֽת׃

Then was I with him as a nourisher, and I was dayly his delight reioycing alway before him,

31 מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצוֹ וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃

And tooke my solace in the compasse of his earth: and my delite is with the children of men.

32 וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃

Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

33 שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃

Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:

34 אַשְֽׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יוֹם ׀ יוֹם לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָֽי׃

blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, and giuing attendance at the postes of my doores.

35 כִּי מֹצְאִי (מצאי) [מָצָא] חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהֹוָֽה׃

For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obteine fauour of the Lord.

36 וְֽחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ כׇּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָֽוֶת׃

But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and all that hate me, loue death.