Proverbs 8 — TOJB

8Verse 1Doth not Chochmah cry out?
And Tevunah (understanding) put forth her voice?
^{Verse 2}In the top of high hills, beside the derech (road),
in the bais netivot (meeting place of trodden paths, crossroads) nitzavah (she⁺stands).
^{Verse 3}She crieth out at the she'arim (gates), at the entry of the city,
at the entrance at the petachim (doorways):
^{Verse 4}Unto you, O ishim, I call out;
and my voice is to the Bnei Adam.
^{Verse 5}O ye simple ones, understand armah (prudence);
and, ye kesilim, understand in your lev.
^{Verse 6}Hear; for I will speak negidim (noble things, worthy [words]);
and the opening of my sfatayim (lips) shall be meisharim (upright, fair things).
^{Verse 7}For my mouth shall speak emes;
and resha is an abomination to my sfatayim (lips).
^{Verse 8}All the words of my peh (mouth) are in tzedek;
there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
^{Verse 9}They are all correct to him that discerneth,
and yesharim (straight ones) to them that find da'as (knowledge).
^{Verse 10}Receive my musar, and not kesef;
and da'as (knowledge) rather than choice gold.
^{Verse 11}For chochmah is tovah (better, more precious) than pearls;
and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.^{Verse 12}I, Chochmah, dwell with armah (prudence),
and find out da'as (knowledge) of mezimot (discretions).
^{Verse 13}The Yirat Hashem is to hate rah;
pride, and ga'on (arrogance), and the derech rah,
and the perverse peh (mouth), do I hate.
^{Verse 14}Etzah (counsel, advice) is mine, and sound judgment;
I am binah; I have gevurah.
^{Verse 15}By me melachim reign,
and nobles decree tzedek.
^{Verse 16}By me sarim (princes) rule, and nobles,
even all the shofetim of tzedek.
^{Verse 17}I love them that have ahavah for me;
and those that seek me shall find me.
^{Verse 18}Osher and kavod are with me;
indeed, enduring hon (wealth) and tzedakah.
^{Verse 19}My p'ri is better than gold, indeed, than fine gold;
and my revenue than choice kesef.
^{Verse 20}I walk in the orach tzedakah (way of righteousness),
in the midst of the netivot (paths) of mishpat,
^{Verse 21}That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance;
and I will fill their otzarot.^{Verse 22}Hashem possessed⁺me in the reshit of His derech,
before His works of old.
^{Verse 23}I was set up [to reign] me'olam (from eternity),
from the beginning, or ever eretz was.
^{Verse 24}When there were no tehomot,
I was brought forth;
when there were no springs abounding with mayim.
^{Verse 25}Before the harim were settled,
before the geva'ot (hills) was I brought forth;
^{Verse 26}While as yet He had not made eretz, nor the outer places,
nor the beginning of the dust of the tevel.
^{Verse 27}When He set in place Shomayim, I was there;
when He drew a khoog (circle, horizon) upon the face of the tehom,
^{Verse 28}When He established the clouds above,
when He strengthened the fountains of the tehom,
^{Verse 29}When He gave to the yam His chok (decree, limits),
that the mayim should not pass its limits,
when He appointed the foundations of the Eretz;
^{Verse 30}Then I was etzel (at the side of, beside)⁺Him,
as an Amon (master craftsman, builder, architect, artist);
and I was daily His delight,
rejoicing always before Him;^{+
Verse 31}Rejoicing in the tevel of His Eretz;
and my delights were with the Bnei Adam.^{Verse 32}Now therefore pay heed unto me, O ye banim;
for ashrei (blessed, happy) are they that are shomer over my drakhim.
^{Verse 33}Hear musar, and be chacham,
and disdain it not.
^{Verse 34}Ashrei is adam that heareth me,
watching daily at my dalatot,
waiting at the mezuzot of my doors.
^{Verse 35}For whosoever findeth me findeth Chayyim,
and shall obtain ratzon Hashem.
^{Verse 36}But he that sinneth against me doth chamas against his own nefesh;
all they that hate me love mavet.