Mishle 9 — Hebrew–OJB Interlinear

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חָ֭כְמוֹת SDBH Wisdom בָּנְתָ֣ה SDBH has built בֵיתָ֑הּ SDBH her house חָצְבָ֖ה SDBH she has carved out עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ SDBH pillars שִׁבְעָֽה׃ SDBH her seven

Chochmah hath built her bais, she hath hewn out her seven ammudim;

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טָבְחָ֣ה SDBH She has prepared טִ֭בְחָהּ SDBH her meat מָסְכָ֣ה SDBH [and] mixed יֵינָ֑הּ SDBH her wine אַ֝֗ף SDBH she has also עָֽרְכָ֥ה SDBH set שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ SDBH her table

She hath prepared her meat; she hath mixed her yayin; she hath also set her shulchan.

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שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה SDBH She has sent out נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ SDBH her maidservants תִקְרָ֑א SDBH she calls out עַל־ from גַּ֝פֵּ֗י SDBH vvv מְרֹ֣מֵי SDBH the heights קָֽרֶת׃ SDBH of the city

She hath sent forth her na'arot; she calleth from the highest points of the city;

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מִי־ SDBH Whoever פֶ֭תִי SDBH [is] simple יָסֻ֣ר SDBH let him turn in הֵ֑נָּה SDBH here חֲסַר־ SDBH who lacks לֵ֝֗ב SDBH judgment אָ֣מְרָה SDBH she says לּֽוֹ׃ to him

Whosoever is simple, let him turn in here; as for him that lacketh lev (a heart of understanding), she saith to him,

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לְ֭כוּ SDBH Come לַחֲמ֣וּ SDBH eat בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י SDBH my bread וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ SDBH and drink בְּיַ֣יִן SDBH the wine מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ SDBH I have mixed

Come, eat of my lechem, and drink of the yayin which I have mixed [Yn 6:53-54 OJBC].

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עִזְב֣וּ SDBH behind פְתָאיִ֣ם SDBH Leave your folly וִֽחְי֑וּ SDBH and you will live וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ SDBH walk בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ SDBH in the way בִּינָֽה׃ SDBH of understanding

Forsake the simple ways, and live; and go in the derech binah.

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יֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀ SDBH He who corrects לֵ֗ץ SDBH a mocker לֹקֵ֣חַֽ SDBH brings ל֣וֹ on himself קָל֑וֹן SDBH shame וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ SDBH he who rebukes לְרָשָׁ֣ע SDBH a wicked [man] מוּמֽוֹ׃ SDBH taints himself

He that reproveth a letz (mocker) getteth to himself shame, and he that is a mochiach (reprover) of a wicked man getteth himself a blot stain.

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אַל־ Do not תּ֣וֹכַח SDBH rebuke לֵ֭ץ SDBH a mocker פֶּן־ or יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ SDBH he will hate you הוֹכַ֥ח SDBH rebuke לְ֝חָכָ֗ם SDBH a wise [man] וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ SDBH and he will love you

Reprove not a letz, lest he hate thee; rebuke a chacham, and he will love thee.

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תֵּ֣ן Instruct לְ֭חָכָם SDBH a wise man וְיֶחְכַּם־ SDBH and he will be wiser ע֑וֹד still הוֹדַ֥ע SDBH teach לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק SDBH a righteous man וְי֣וֹסֶף SDBH and he will increase לֶֽקַח׃פ SDBH [his] learning

Give instruction to a chacham, and he will be yet wiser; teach a tzaddik, and he will increase in learning.

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תְּחִלַּ֣ת SDBH is the beginning חָ֭כְמָה SDBH of wisdom יִרְאַ֣ת SDBH The fear יְהוָ֑ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi וְדַ֖עַת SDBH and knowledge קְדֹשִׁ֣ים SDBH of the Holy One בִּינָֽה׃ SDBH is understanding

The Yirat Hashem is the beginning of chochmah, and the da'as Kedoshim (knowledge of the Holy One) is binah (understanding).

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כִּי־ For בִ֭י through [wisdom] יִרְבּ֣וּ will be multiplied יָמֶ֑יךָ SDBH your days וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ SDBH will be added לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת SDBH and years חַיִּֽים׃ SDBH to your life

For by me thy yamim shall be multiplied, and shanot chayyim shall be increased to thee.

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אִם־ SDBH If חָ֭כַמְתָּ SDBH you are wise חָכַ֣מְתָּ SDBH you are wise לָּ֑ךְ to your own advantage וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ SDBH but if you scoff לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ SDBH you alone תִשָּֽׂא׃ SDBH will bear [the consequences]

If thou be chacham, thou shalt be wise for thyself, but if thou mockest, thou alone shalt suffer.

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אֵ֣שֶׁת SDBH The woman כְּ֭סִילוּת SDBH [named] Folly הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה SDBH is loud פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת SDBH [she is] naive וּבַל־ SDBH nothing יָ֥דְעָה SDBH and knows מָּֽה׃ SDBH . . .

Aishes Kesilut (Dame Folly) is clamorous; she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

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וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה SDBH She sits לְפֶ֣תַח SDBH at the door בֵּיתָ֑הּ SDBH of her house עַל־ on כִּ֝סֵּ֗א SDBH a seat מְרֹ֣מֵי SDBH in the heights קָֽרֶת׃ SDBH of the city

For she sitteth at the petach (doorway) of her bais, on a seat in the high places of the city,

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לִקְרֹ֥א SDBH calling out לְעֹֽבְרֵי־ SDBH to those who pass by דָ֑רֶךְ SDBH . . . הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים SDBH who make אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ SDBH their paths {straight}

To call those passing on the derech (road) who go straight on their way:

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מִי־ SDBH Whoever פֶ֭תִי SDBH [is] simple יָסֻ֣ר SDBH let him turn in הֵ֑נָּה SDBH here וַחֲסַר־ SDBH who lacks לֵ֝֗ב SDBH judgment וְאָ֣מְרָה SDBH she says לּֽוֹ׃ to him

Whoso is simple, let him turn in here, and as for him that lacketh lev (heart of understanding), she saith to him,

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מַֽיִם־ SDBH water גְּנוּבִ֥ים SDBH Stolen יִמְתָּ֑קוּ SDBH is sweet וְלֶ֖חֶם SDBH and bread סְתָרִ֣ים SDBH [eaten] in secret יִנְעָֽם׃ SDBH is tasty

Stolen waters are sweet, and lechem eaten in secret is pleasant.

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וְֽלֹא־ SDBH But they do not יָ֭דַע SDBH know כִּֽי־ that רְפָאִ֣ים SDBH the dead שָׁ֑ם SDBH are there בְּעִמְקֵ֖י SDBH [are] in the depths שְׁא֣וֹל SDBH of Sheol קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ SDBH that her guests

But he has no da'as that the dead ones are there; and that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.