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א מִשְׁלֵי, שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן-דָּוִד-- מֶלֶךְ, יִשְׂרָאֵל.
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1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
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ב לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר; לְהָבִין, אִמְרֵי בִינָה.
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2 To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding;
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ג לָקַחַת, מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל; צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט, וּמֵשָׁרִים.
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3 To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity;
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ד לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה; לְנַעַר, דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּה.
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4 To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion;
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ה יִשְׁמַע חָכָם, וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח; וְנָבוֹן, תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶה.
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5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;
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ו לְהָבִין מָשָׁל, וּמְלִיצָה; דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים, וְחִידֹתָם.
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6 To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
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ז יִרְאַת יְהוָה, רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת; חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר, אֱוִילִים בָּזוּ.
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7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline. {P}
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ח שְׁמַע בְּנִי, מוּסַר אָבִיךָ; וְאַל-תִּטֹּשׁ, תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ.
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8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
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ט כִּי, לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ; וַעֲנָקִים, לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶךָ.
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9 For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
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י בְּנִי-- אִם-יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים, אַל-תֹּבֵא.
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10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
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יא אִם-יֹאמְרוּ, לְכָה אִתָּנוּ:
נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם; נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּם.
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11 If they say: 'Come with us, {N}
let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;
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יב נִבְלָעֵם, כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים; וּתְמִימִים, כְּיוֹרְדֵי בוֹר.
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12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;
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יג כָּל-הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא; נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָל.
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13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil;
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יד גּוֹרָלְךָ, תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ; כִּיס אֶחָד, יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּנוּ.
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14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse'--
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טו בְּנִי--אַל-תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם; מְנַע רַגְלְךָ, מִנְּתִיבָתָם.
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15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;
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טז כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם, לָרַע יָרוּצוּ; וִימַהֲרוּ, לִשְׁפָּךְ-דָּם.
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16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
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יז כִּי-חִנָּם, מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת-- בְּעֵינֵי, כָּל-בַּעַל כָּנָף.
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17 For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;
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יח וְהֵם, לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ; יִצְפְּנוּ, לְנַפְשֹׁתָם.
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18 And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
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יט כֵּן--אָרְחוֹת, כָּל-בֹּצֵעַ בָּצַע; אֶת-נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּח.
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19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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כ חָכְמוֹת, בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה; בָּרְחֹבוֹת, תִּתֵּן קוֹלָהּ.
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20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
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כא בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת, תִּקְרָא: בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר--אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵר.
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21 She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:
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כב עַד-מָתַי, פְּתָיִם-- תְּאֵהֲבוּ-פֶתִי:
וְלֵצִים--לָצוֹן, חָמְדוּ לָהֶם; וּכְסִילִים, יִשְׂנְאוּ-דָעַת.
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22 'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? {N}
And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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כג תָּשׁוּבוּ, לְתוֹכַחְתִּי: הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי; אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶם.
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23 Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
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כד יַעַן קָרָאתִי, וַתְּמָאֵנוּ; נָטִיתִי יָדִי, וְאֵין מַקְשִׁיב.
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24 Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,
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כה וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל-עֲצָתִי; וְתוֹכַחְתִּי, לֹא אֲבִיתֶם.
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25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;
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כו גַּם-אֲנִי, בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק; אֶלְעַג, בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶם.
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26 I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;
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כז בְּבֹא כשאוה (כְשׁוֹאָה), פַּחְדְּכֶם-- וְאֵידְכֶם, כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה;
בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם, צָרָה וְצוּקָה.
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27 When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; {N}
when trouble and distress come upon you.
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כח אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי, וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה; יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי, וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻנְנִי.
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28 Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
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כט תַּחַת, כִּי-שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת; וְיִרְאַת יְהוָה, לֹא בָחָרוּ.
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29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
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ל לֹא-אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי; נָאֲצוּ, כָּל-תּוֹכַחְתִּי.
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30 They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
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לא וְיֹאכְלוּ, מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם; וּמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּעוּ.
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31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
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לב כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּהַרְגֵם; וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵם.
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32 For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.
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לג וְשֹׁמֵעַ לִי, יִשְׁכָּן-בֶּטַח; וְשַׁאֲנַן, מִפַּחַד רָעָה.
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33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.' {P}
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