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Proverbs

Chapter 9
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): cha֭kemot bּaneta֣h beyta֑hּ chatzeba֖h 'amּude֣yha shshibe'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars:

חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): tabecha֣h ti֭bechahּ maseka֣h yeyna֑hּ 'a֝֗p 'aֽreka֥h shshulechanaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; she has also furnished her table.

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshaֽlecha֣h na'arote֣yha tiqera֑ 'al-gּa֝pּe֗y mero֣mey qaֽret׃
Edified Edition (EDE)She has sent forth her maidens: she cries upon the highest places of the city,

שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): miy-pe֭tiy yasu֣r he֑nּah chasar-le֝֗b 'a֣merah lּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"whoever is simple, let him turn in Here:" as for him that lacks understanding, she says to him,

מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭ku lacham֣u beֽlachami֑y u֝shshet֗u bּeya֣yin masaֽketּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): izeb֣u peta'yi֣m viֽchey֑u ve֝'ishsher֗u bּede֣reke bּiynaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding."

עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): yo֤se֨r ׀ le֗tz loqe֣chaֽ l֣o qal֑on umoki֖ycha lerashsha֣ mumֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He that reproves a scorner gets to himself shame: and he that rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּ֣okach le֭tz pּen-yishsena'e֑kּa hoka֥ch le֝chaka֗m veye'ehabeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּe֣n le֭chakam veyechekּam-'֑od hoda֥ le֝tzadּi֗yq vey֣osep leֽqach׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃פ

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּechilּa֣t cha֭kemah yire'a֣t yehva֑h veda֖'at qedoshshi֣ym bּiynaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-bi֭y yirebּ֣u yame֑yka veyosi֥ypu lּe֝ka֗ shshen֣ot chayּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.

כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-cha֭kametּa chaka֣metּa lּa֑ke ve֝la֗tzetּa leֽbadּeka֥ tishsּaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣shshet kּe֭siylut hoֽmiyּa֑h pּe֝tayּ֗ut ubal-ya֥de'ah mּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knows nothing.

אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ֭yashshebah lepe֣tach bּeyta֑hּ 'al-kּi֝sּe֗ mero֣mey qaֽret׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): liqero֥ le'oֽberey-da֑reke haֽ֝meyashshּeri֗ym 'oֽrechotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To call passengers who go right on their ways:

לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): miy-pe֭tiy yasu֣r he֑nּah vachasar-le֝֗b ve'a֣merah lּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"whoever is simple, let him turn in Here:" and as for him that lacks understanding, she says to him,

מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): maֽyim-gּenubi֥ym yimetּa֑qu vele֖chem setari֣ym yine'aֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant."

מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽlo'-ya֭da kּiֽy-repa'i֣ym shsha֑m bּe'imeqe֖y shshe'֣ol qeru'eֽyha׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ