Mishlei – Proverbs – Chapter 8(12-36)
12 I am wisdom; I dwelt [beside] cunning, and the knowledge of devices I will find. | יבאֲֽנִי־חָ֖כְמָה שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי עָרְמָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת מְזִמּ֣וֹת אֶמְצָֽא: | |
13 Fear of the Lord is to hate evil, haughtiness, pride, the way of evil, and a perverse mouth; [these] I hate. | יגיִֽרְאַ֣ת יְהוָה֘ שְֹֽנֹ֫את רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָא֨וֹן וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֖ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי: | |
14 I have counsel and sound wisdom; I am understanding; I have might. | ידלִֽי־עֵ֖צָה וְתוּשִׁיָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י בִ֜ינָ֗ה לִ֣י גְבוּרָֽה: | |
15 Kings reign with me, and rulers legislate righteousness. | טובִּי מְלָכִ֣ים יִמְלֹ֑כוּ וְ֜רוֹזְנִ֗ים יְחֹ֣קְקוּ צֶֽדֶק: | |
16Through me princes govern, and nobles, yea, all judges of righteousness. | טזבִּי שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹ֑רוּ וּ֜נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק: | |
17 I will love those who love me, and those who seek me eagerly will find me. | יזאֲנִי אֹהֲבַ֣יה (אֹהֲבַ֣י) אֵהָ֑ב וּ֜מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי: | |
18 Riches and honor are with me, powerful wealth and charity. | יחעֽשֶׁר־וְכָב֥וֹד אִתִּ֑י ה֥וֹן עָ֜תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה: | |
19My fruit is better than gold-yea than fine gold- and my produce [is better] than choice silver. | יטט֣וֹב פִּ֖רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֜תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר: | |
20 In the way of righteousness I will go, in the midst of the paths of justice. | כבְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה אֲהַלֵּ֑ך בְּ֜ת֗וֹךְ נְתִיב֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט: | |
21There is substance to give inheritance to those who love me, and I will fill their treasuries. | כאלְהַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥י יֵ֑שׁ וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם אֲמַלֵּֽא: | |
22 The Lord acquired me at the beginning of His way, before His works of old. | כביְֽהוָ֗ה קָ֖נָנִי רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכּ֑וֹ קֶ֖דֶם מִפְעָלָ֣יו מֵאָֽז: | |
23 From the distant past I was enthroned, from the beginning, of those that preceded the earth. | כגמֵעוֹלָם נִסַּ֥כְתִּי מֵרֹ֗אשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ: | |
24 I was created when there were yet no deeps, when there were no fountains replete with water. | כדבְּאֵין־תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין מַ֜עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם: | |
25 I was created before the mountains were sunk, before the hills; | כהבְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הָטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי: | |
26 when He had not yet made the land and the outsides and the beginning of the dust of the earth. | כועַד־לֹ֣א עָ֖שָׂה אֶ֣רֶץ וְחוּצ֑וֹת וְ֜רֹ֗אשׁ עַפְר֥וֹת תֵּבֵֽל: | |
27 When He established the heavens, there I was, when He drew a circle over the face of the deep; | כזבַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֖מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֜֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם: | |
28 when He made the skies above firm, when He strengthened the fountains of the deep; | כחבְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל בַּ֜עֲז֗וֹז עִינ֥וֹת תְּהֽוֹם: | |
29 when He gave the sea its boundary, and the water shall not transgress His command, when He established the foundations of the earth | כטבְּשֹ֘וּמ֤וֹ לַיָּ֨ם חֻקּ֗וֹ וּ֖מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִ֑יו בְּ֜חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ: | |
30 I was a nursling beside Him, and I was [His] delight every day, playing before Him at all times; | לוָֽאֶהְיֶ֥ה אֶצְל֗וֹ אָ֫מ֥וֹן וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה שַׁ֖עֲשֻׁעִים י֤וֹם י֑וֹם מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת לְפָנָ֣יו בְּכָל־עֵֽת: | |
31 playing in the habitable world of His earth, and [having] my delights with the children of man. | לאמְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹ וְ֜שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם: | |
32 And now, my children, hearken to me, and fortunate are those who observe my ways. | לבוְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֖נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֜אַשְׁרֵ֗י דְּרָכַ֥י יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ: | |
33 Hearken to discipline and become wise, and do not put it to naught. | לגשִׁמְע֖וּ מוּסָ֥ר וַחֲכָ֗מוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ: | |
34 Fortunate is the man who listens to me to watch by my doors day by day, to watch the doorposts of my entrances. | לדאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֘ שֹׁמֵ֪עַ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֖לְתֹתַי י֤וֹם י֑וֹם לִ֜שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי: | |
35 For he who has found me has found life, and he has obtained favor from the Lord. | להכִּ֣י מצאי (כתיב מָצָ֣אי) מָצָ֣א חַיִּ֑ים וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֜צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה: | |
36 But he who sins against me robs his soul; all who hate me, love death.” | לווְֽחֹטְאִי חֹמֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ כָּל־מְ֜שַׂנְאַ֗י אָ֣הֲבוּ מָֽוֶת: |