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à äÂìÉà-çÈëÀîÈä úÄ÷ÀøÈà; åÌúÀáåÌðÈä, úÌÄúÌÅï ÷åÉìÈäÌ.
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1 Doth not wisdom call, and understanding put forth her voice?
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á áÌÀøÉàùÑ-îÀøÉîÄéí òÂìÅé-ãÈøÆêÀ; áÌÅéú ðÀúÄéáåÉú ðÄöÌÈáÈä.
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2 In the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she standeth;
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â ìÀéÇã-ùÑÀòÈøÄéí ìÀôÄé-÷ÈøÆú; îÀáåÉà ôÀúÈçÄéí úÌÈøÉðÌÈä.
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3 Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
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ã àÂìÅéëÆí àÄéùÑÄéí àÆ÷ÀøÈà; åÀ÷åÉìÄé, àÆì-áÌÀðÅé àÈãÈí.
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4 'Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
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ä äÈáÄéðåÌ ôÀúÈàéÄí òÈøÀîÈä; åÌëÀñÄéìÄéí, äÈáÄéðåÌ ìÅá.
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5 O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
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å ùÑÄîÀòåÌ, ëÌÄé-ðÀâÄéãÄéí àÂãÇáÌÅø; åÌîÄôÀúÌÇç ùÒÀôÈúÇé, îÅéùÑÈøÄéí.
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6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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æ ëÌÄé-àÁîÆú, éÆäÀâÌÆä çÄëÌÄé; åÀúåÉòÂáÇú ùÒÀôÈúÇé øÆùÑÇò.
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7 For my mouth shall utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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ç áÌÀöÆãÆ÷ ëÌÈì-àÄîÀøÅé-ôÄé: àÅéï áÌÈäÆí, ðÄôÀúÌÈì åÀòÄ÷ÌÅùÑ.
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8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, there is nothing perverse or crooked in them.
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è ëÌËìÌÈí ðÀëÉçÄéí, ìÇîÌÅáÄéï; åÄéùÑÈøÄéí, ìÀîÉöÀàÅé ãÈòÇú.
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9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
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é ÷ÀçåÌ-îåÌñÈøÄé åÀàÇì-ëÌÈñÆó; åÀãÇòÇú, îÅçÈøåÌõ ðÄáÀçÈø.
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10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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éà ëÌÄé-èåÉáÈä çÈëÀîÈä, îÄôÌÀðÄéðÄéí; åÀëÈì-çÂôÈöÄéí, ìÉà éÄùÑÀååÌ-áÈäÌ.
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11 For wisdom is better than rubies, and all things desirable are not to be compared unto her.
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éá àÂðÄé-çÈëÀîÈä, ùÑÈëÇðÀúÌÄé òÈøÀîÈä; åÀãÇòÇú îÀæÄîÌåÉú àÆîÀöÈà.
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12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of devices.
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éâ éÄøÀàÇú éÀäåÈä, ùÒÀðÉàú-øÈò:
âÌÅàÈä åÀâÈàåÉï åÀãÆøÆêÀ øÈò, åÌôÄé úÇäÀôÌËëåÉú ùÒÈðÅàúÄé.
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13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; {N}
pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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éã ìÄé-òÅöÈä, åÀúåÌùÑÄéÌÈä; àÂðÄé áÄéðÈä, ìÄé âÀáåÌøÈä.
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14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.
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èå áÌÄé, îÀìÈëÄéí éÄîÀìÉëåÌ; åÀøÉæÀðÄéí, éÀçÉ÷À÷åÌ öÆãÆ÷.
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15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
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èæ áÌÄé, ùÒÈøÄéí éÈùÒÉøåÌ; åÌðÀãÄéáÄéí, ëÌÈì-ùÑÉôÀèÅé öÆãÆ÷.
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16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
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éæ àÂðÄé, àäáéä (àÉäÂáÇé) àÅäÈá; åÌîÀùÑÇçÂøÇé, éÄîÀöÈàËðÀðÄé.
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17 I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.
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éç òÉùÑÆø-åÀëÈáåÉã àÄúÌÄé; äåÉï òÈúÅ÷, åÌöÀãÈ÷Èä.
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18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, enduring riches and righteousness.
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éè èåÉá ôÌÄøÀéÄé, îÅçÈøåÌõ åÌîÄôÌÈæ; åÌúÀáåÌàÈúÄé, îÄëÌÆñÆó ðÄáÀçÈø.
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19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my produce than choice silver.
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ë áÌÀàÉøÇç-öÀãÈ÷Èä àÂäÇìÌÅêÀ; áÌÀúåÉêÀ, ðÀúÄéáåÉú îÄùÑÀôÌÈè.
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20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;
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ëà ìÀäÇðÀçÄéì àÉäÂáÇé éÅùÑ; åÀàÉöÀøÉúÅéäÆí àÂîÇìÌÅà.
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21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.
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ëá éÀäåÈä--÷ÈðÈðÄé, øÅàùÑÄéú ãÌÇøÀëÌåÉ: ÷ÆãÆí îÄôÀòÈìÈéå îÅàÈæ.
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22 The LORD made me as the beginning of His way, the first of His works of old.
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ëâ îÅòåÉìÈí, ðÄñÌÇëÀúÌÄé îÅøÉàùÑ-- îÄ÷ÌÇãÀîÅé-àÈøÆõ.
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23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
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ëã áÌÀàÅéï-úÌÀäÉîåÉú çåÉìÈìÀúÌÄé; áÌÀàÅéï îÇòÀéÈðåÉú, ðÄëÀáÌÇãÌÅé-îÈéÄí.
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24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
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ëä áÌÀèÆøÆí äÈøÄéí äÈèÀáÌÈòåÌ; ìÄôÀðÅé âÀáÈòåÉú çåÉìÈìÀúÌÄé.
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25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
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ëå òÇã-ìÉà òÈùÒÈä, àÆøÆõ åÀçåÌöåÉú; åÀøÉàùÑ, òÇôÀøåÉú úÌÅáÅì.
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26 While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
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ëæ áÌÇäÂëÄéðåÉ ùÑÈîÇéÄí, ùÑÈí àÈðÄé; áÌÀçË÷åÉ çåÌâ, òÇì-ôÌÀðÅé úÀäåÉí.
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27 When He established the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep,
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ëç áÌÀàÇîÌÀöåÉ ùÑÀçÈ÷Äéí îÄîÌÈòÇì; áÌÇòÂæåÉæ, òÄéðåÉú úÌÀäåÉí.
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28 When He made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep showed their might,
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ëè áÌÀùÒåÌîåÉ ìÇéÌÈí, çË÷ÌåÉ, åÌîÇéÄí, ìÉà éÇòÇáÀøåÌ-ôÄéå; áÌÀçåÌ÷åÉ, îåÉñÀãÅé àÈøÆõ.
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29 When He gave to the sea His decree, that the waters should not transgress His commandment, when He appointed the foundations of the earth;
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ì åÈàÆäÀéÆä àÆöÀìåÉ, àÈîåÉï: åÈàÆäÀéÆä ùÑÇòÂùÑåÌòÄéí, éåÉí éåÉí; îÀùÒÇçÆ÷Æú ìÀôÈðÈéå áÌÀëÈì-òÅú.
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30 Then I was by Him, as a nursling; and I was daily all delight, playing always before Him,
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ìà îÀùÒÇçÆ÷Æú, áÌÀúÅáÅì àÇøÀöåÉ; åÀùÑÇòÂùÑËòÇé, àÆú-áÌÀðÅé àÈãÈí.
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31 Playing in His habitable earth, and my delights are with the sons of men. {P}
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ìá åÀòÇúÌÈä áÈðÄéí, ùÑÄîÀòåÌ-ìÄé; åÀàÇùÑÀøÅé, ãÌÀøÈëÇé éÄùÑÀîÉøåÌ.
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32 Now therefore, ye children, hearken unto me; for happy are they that keep my ways.
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ìâ ùÑÄîÀòåÌ îåÌñÈø åÇçÂëÈîåÌ; åÀàÇì-úÌÄôÀøÈòåÌ.
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33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
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ìã àÇùÑÀøÅé àÈãÈí, ùÑÉîÅòÇ-ìÄé: ìÄùÑÀ÷Éã òÇì-ãÌÇìÀúÉúÇé, éåÉí éåÉí--ìÄùÑÀîÉø, îÀæåÌæÉú ôÌÀúÈçÈé.
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34 Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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ìä ëÌÄé îÉöÀàÄé, îöàé (îÈöÈà) çÇéÌÄéí; åÇéÌÈôÆ÷ øÈöåÉï, îÅéÀäåÈä.
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35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
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ìå åÀçÉèÀàÄé, çÉîÅñ ðÇôÀùÑåÉ; ëÌÈì-îÀùÒÇðÀàÇé, àÈäÂáåÌ îÈåÆú.
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36 But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.'
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