1 הֲלֹא־חָכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קֹולָהּ | 1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? |
2 בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרֹומִים עֲלֵי־דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבֹות נִצָּבָה | 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. |
3 לְיַד־שְׁעָרִים לְפִי־קָרֶת מְבֹוא פְתָחִים תָּרֹנָּה | 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. |
4 אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקֹולִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָם | 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. |
5 הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עָרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵב | 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. |
6 מְעוּ כִּי־נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח פָתַי מֵישָׁרִים | 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. |
7 כִּי־אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וְתֹועֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶשַׁע | 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. |
8 בְּצֶדֶק כָּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי אֵין בָּהֶם נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּשׁ | 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. |
9 כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים לַמֵּבִין וִישָׁרִים לְמֹצְאֵי דָעַת | 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. |
10 קְחוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָר | 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. |
11 כִּי־טֹובָה חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצִים לֹא יִשְׁווּ־בָהּ | 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. |
12 אֲנִי־חָכְמָה שָׁכַנְתִּי עָרְמָה וְדַעַת מְזִמֹּות אֶמְצָא | 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. |
13 יִרְאַת יְהוָה שְׂנֹאת רָע גֵּאָה וְגָאֹון ׀ וְדֶרֶךְ רָע וּפִי תַהְפֻּכֹות שָׂנֵאתִי | 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
14 לִי־עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָה | 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. |
15 בִּי מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ וְרֹוזְנִים יְחֹקְקוּ צֶדֶק | 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. |
16 בִּי שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ וּנְדִיבִים כָּל־שֹׁפְטֵי צֶדֶק | 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. |
17 אֲנִי [אֹהֲבֶיהָ כ] (אֹהֲבַי ק) אֵהָב וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻנְנִי | 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. |
18 עֹשֶׁר־וְכָבֹוד אִתִּי הֹון עָתֵק וּצְדָקָה | 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. |
19 טֹוב פִּרְיִי מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז וּתְבוּאָתִי מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָר | 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. |
20 בְּאֹרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּך בְּתֹוךְ נְתִיבֹות מִשְׁפָּט | 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: |
21 לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי ׀ יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּא׃ פ | 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. |
22 יְהוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֹּו קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז | 22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. |
23 מֵעֹולָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָרֶץ | 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. |
24 בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמֹות חֹולָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנֹות נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָיִם | 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. |
25 בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעֹות חֹולָלְתִּי | 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: |
26 עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצֹות וְרֹאשׁ עָפְרֹות תֵּבֵל | 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. |
27 בַּהֲכִינֹו מַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחוּקֹו חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֹום | 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: |
28 בְּאַמְּצֹו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזֹוז עִינֹות תְּהֹום | 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: |
29 בְּשׂוּמֹו לַיָּם ׀ חֻקֹּו וּמַיִם לֹא יַעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקֹו מֹוסְדֵי אָרֶץ | 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: |
30 וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלֹו אָמֹון וָאֶהְיֶה עֲשֻׁעִים יֹום ׀ יֹום מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵת | 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; |
31 מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצֹו וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָם׃ פ | 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. |
32 וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ | 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. |
33 שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָעוּ | 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. |
34 אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יֹום ׀ יֹום לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָי | 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. |
35 כִּי מֹצְאִי [מֹצְאֵי כ] (מָצָא ק) חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצֹון מֵיְהוָה | 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. |
36 וְחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשֹׁו כָּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָוֶת׃ פ | 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. |