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Proverbs 8

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

2 At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;

3 Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:

4 I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.

5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

15 Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

16 Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.

17 Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.

19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:

21 So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.

22 The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.

23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.

24 When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.

25 Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:

26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.

27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:

28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:

29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;

31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.

32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB

1 Doth not Chochmah cry out? And Tevunah (understanding) put forth her voice?

2 In the top of high hills, beside the derech (road) in the bais netivot (meeting place of trodden paths, crossroads) nitzavah (she [Lady Wisdom, the lady street preacher] stands).

3 She crieth out at the she’arim (gates), at the entry of the city, at the entrance at the petachim (doorways):

4 Unto you, O ishim, I call out; and my voice is to the Bnei Adam.

5 O ye simple ones, understand armah (prudence); and, ye kesilim, understand in your lev.

6 Hear; for I will speak negidim (noble things, worthy [words]); and the opening of my sfatayim (lips) shall be meisharim (upright, fair things).

7 For my mouth shall speak emes; and resha is an abomination to my sfatayim (lips).

8 All the words of my peh (mouth) are in tzedek; there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

9 They are all correct to him that discerneth, and yesharim (straight ones) to them that find da’as (knowledge).

10 Receive my musar, and not kesef; and da’as (knowledge) rather than choice gold.

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.

12 I, Chochmah, dwell with armah (prudence), and find out da’as (knowledge) of mezimot (discretions).

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.

14 Etzah (counsel, advice) is mine, and sound judgment; I am binah; I have gevurah.

15 By me melachim reign, and nobles decree tzedek.

16 By me sarim (princes) rule, and nobles, even all the shofetim of tzedek.

17 I love them that have ahavah for me; and those that seek me shall find me.

18 Osher and kavod are with me; indeed, enduring hon (wealth) and tzedakah.

19 My p’ri is better than gold, indeed, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice kesef.

20 I walk in the orach tzedakah (way of righteousness), in the midst of the netivot (paths) of mishpat,

21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their otzarot.

22 Hashem possessed me in the reshit of His derech, before His works of old.

23 I was set up [to reign] me’olam (from eternity), from the beginning, or ever eretz was.

24 When there were no tehomot, I was brought forth; when there were no springs abounding with mayim.

25 Before the harim were settled, before the geva’ot (hills) was I brought forth;

26 While as yet He had not made eretz, nor the outer places, nor the beginning of the dust of the tevel.

27 When He set in place Shomayim, I was there; when He drew a khoog (circle, horizon) upon the face of the tehom,

28 When He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the fountains of the tehom,

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;

30 Then I was etzel (at the side of, beside [see Yn 1:1]) Him, as an Amon (master craftsman, builder, architect, artist); and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him [Mishle 30:4] ;

31 Rejoicing in the tevel of His Eretz; and my delights were with the Bnei Adam.

32 Now therefore pay heed unto me, O ye banim; for ashrei (blessed, happy) are they that are shomer over my drakhim.

33 Hear musar, and be chacham, and disdain it not.

34 Ashrei is adam that heareth me, watching daily at my dalatot, waiting at the mezuzot of my doors.

35 For whosoever findeth me findeth Chayyim, and shall obtain ratzon Hashem.

36 But he that sinneth against me doth chamas against his own nefesh; all they that hate me love mavet.