Proverbs 8
1 ¿ Not wisdom does she call out and understanding does she give forth? voice her.
Does not wisdom cry out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At [the] top of [the] heights on [the] way between [the] pathways she stations herself.
On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.
3 To [the] side of [the] gates to [the] opening of [the] town [the] entrance of [the] doorways they cry aloud.
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:
4 To you O people I call and voice my [is] to [the] children of humankind.
“To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
5 Understand O naive people prudence and O fools understand heart.
You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Listen for princely things I will speak and [the] utterance of lips my [will be] uprightness.
Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For truth it will utter palate my and [is] an abomination of lips my wickedness.
For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 [are] Righteousness all [the] words of mouth my there not among them [is] a twisted [thing] and a distorted [thing].
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 All of them [are] right to the discerning [person] and upright to [those who] find knowledge.
They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
10 Take discipline my and may not [you take] silver and knowledge more than gold chosen.
Receive my instruction rather than silver; knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For [is] good wisdom more than jewels and all pleasures not they compare with it.
For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.
12 I wisdom I dwell prudence and knowledge of discretion I find.
“I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
13 [the] fear of Yahweh [is] to hate evil pride and arrogance - and a way evil and a mouth of perversities I hate.
The fear of Adonai is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
14 [belong] to Me counsel and sound wisdom I [am] understanding [belongs] to me strength.
Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.
15 By me kings they reign and rulers they enact righteousness.
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes they rule and noble [people] all judges of (righteousness. *LH)
By me princes rule; nobles, and all the upright rulers of the earth.
17 I ([those who] love me *QK) I love and [those who] earnestly seek me they find me.
I 'ahav ·affectionately love· those who 'ahav ·affectionately love· me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 Wealth and honor [are] with me wealth enduring and righteousness.
With me are riches, kavod ·weighty glory·, enduring wealth, and prosperity.
19 [is] good Fruit my more than gold and more than pure gold and gain my more than silver chosen.
My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.
20 In [the] path of righteousness I walk in [the] midst of [the] pathways of justice.
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of mishpat ·justice·;
21 To give as an inheritance [those who] love me - substance and treasuries their I fill.
That I may give wealth to those who 'ahav ·affectionately love· me. I fill their treasuries.
22 Yahweh he created me [the] beginning of way his [the] beginning of works his from then.
“Adonai possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.
23 From long ago I was installed from [the] beginning from [the] beginnings of [the] earth.
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.
24 When there not [were] [the] deeps I was brought forth when there not [were] springs abounding of water.
When there were no depths, I was born, when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before mountains they were planted before [the] hills I was brought forth.
Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was born;
26 Until not he had made [the] earth and [the] open places and [the] first of [the] dusts of [the] world.
while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
27 When established he [the] heavens [was] there I when marked out he a circle on [the] surface of [the] deep.
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
28 When made firm he [the] clouds above when became strong [the] springs of [the] deep.
when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
29 When set he for the sea - limit its and [the] waters not they will transgress mouth his when marked out he [the] foundations of [the] earth.
when he gave to the sea its boundary by his statute, that the waters should not violate the word of his mouth, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;
30 And I was beside him an artisan and I was delight day - day playing before him at every time.
then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
31 Playing in [the] world of earth his and delight my [were] with [the] children of humankind.
Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
32 And therefore O children listen to me and how blessed! [are those who] ways my they observe.
“Now therefore, my sons, sh'ma ·hear obey· unto me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to correction and act wisely and may not you neglect [it].
Sh'ma ·Hear obey· instruction, and be wise. Don’t refuse it.
34 How blessed! [is] a person [who] listens to me by keeping watch at doors my day - day by watching [the] doorposts of doorways my.
Blessed is the man who sh'ma ·hears obeys· me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
35 For [one who] finds me (he finds *QK) life and he obtained favor from Yahweh.
For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Adonai.
36 And [one who] misses me [is] doing wrong to self his all [those who] hate me they love death.
But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me 'ahav ·affectionately love· death.”
