1 Doesn't chakamah (wisdom) qaraa (called) out? Doesn't chakamah (understanding) raise her qawal (sound / voice)?
2 On the raash (head) of marawam (high) places by the darak (way), where the nathayabawath (paths) meet, she natzab (stands).
3 Beside the shairayam (gates), at the pah (entry) of the qarath (city), at the pah (entry) pathachayam (doors), she ranan (cries) aloud:
4 “To you ayashayam (men), I qaraa (called)! I send my qawal (sound / voice) to the banay (my son) of mankind.
5 You pathay (simple), bayan (between) iramah (prudence). You kasayalayam (fools), be of an iramah (understanding) lab (heart).
6 Shamai (hearken / hear), for I will dabar (word / matter) nagayad (excellent) things. The mapathach (opening) of my shapah (lips) is for mayashar (right) things.
7 For my chak (mouth) hagah (speaks) amath (truth). Rashai (wickedness) is an thawaibah (abomination) to my shapah (lips).
8 All the amaray (Amaray / Amorite) of my pah (mouth) are in tzadaq (righteous / just / fair). There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all nakach (plain) to him who bayan (between), yashar (upright) to those who matzaa (find) daith (knowledge).
10 Laqach (take / seize) my mawasar (instruction) rather than kasap (silver); daith (knowledge) bachar (rather) than choice charawatz (gold).
11 For chakamah (wisdom) is tawab (good / proper function) than panayanayam (rubies). All the things that may be chapatz (desired) can't be shawah (compared) to it.
12 “I, chakamah (wisdom), have made iramah (prudence) my shakan (place). Matzaa (find) out daith (knowledge) and discretion.
13 The yaraah (fear) of Yahawah () is to shanaa (hate) rai (evil). I shanaa (hate) gaah (pride), arrogance, the rai (evil) darak (way), and the thahapakah (perverse) pah (mouth).
14 Itzah (counsel) and sound thawashayah (knowledge) are mine. I have thawashayah (understanding) and gabawarah (power).
15 By me malakayam (kings) malak (king), and rawazanayam (princes) chaqaq (lawgiver) tzadaq (righteous / just / fair).
16 By me sharayam (princes) sharar (rule); nadayabayam (nobles), and all the righteous shapatay (rulers) of the earth.
17 I ahab (love) those who ahab (love) me. Those who shachar (seek) me diligently will matzaa (find) me.
18 With me are riches, honor, enduring hawan (wealth), and prosperity.
19 My paray (fruit) is tawab (good / proper function) than charawatz (gold), yes, than paz (fine) gold; my yield than choice kasap (silver).
20 I halak (move) in the arach (way) of tzadaqah (righteousness), in the thawak (midst) of the nathayabawath (paths) of mashapat (justice);
21 That I may nachal (give) wealth to those who ahab (love) me. I malaa (fill) their awatzar (treasuries).
22 “Yahawah () qanah (possessed) me in the raashayath (beginning) of his mapail (work), qadam (before) his deeds of old.
23 I was nasak (set) up from iwalam (eternity), from the raash (head), qadam (before) the aratz (Earth/land) existed.
24 When there were no thahamawath (depths), I was chawal (brought) forth, when there were no maiyanawath (springs) kabad (abounding) with mayam (Waters).
25 Before the harayam (mountains) were tabai (settled) in place, panayam (face) the gabaiwath (hills), I was chawal (brought) forth;
26 While as yet he ishah (make) not made the aratz (Earth/land), nor the chawatzawath (fields), nor the raash (head) of the ipar (dust) of the thabal (world).
27 When he kawan (established) the shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens), I was there; when he chaqaq (lawgiver) a chawag (circle) on the surface of the thahawam (depths),
28 When he amatz (established) the shachaqayam (clouds) mail (top/above), when the springs of the thahawam (depths) became izaz (strong),
29 When he shawam (place / establish / appoint) to the yam (sea/waters) its boundary, that the mayam (Waters) should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the mawasaday (foundations) of the aratz (Earth/land);
30 Then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a shaishai (delight) yawam (day) by day, ith (always) shachaq (rejoicing) panayam (face) him,
31 Shachaq (rejoicing) in his whole aratz (Earth/land). My shaishai (delight) was with the banay (my son) of adam (men).
32 “Now therefore, my banayam (sons), shamai (hearken / hear) to me, for ashar (who/that) are those who shamar (keep/guard) my darak (ways).
33 Shamai (hearken / hear) mawasar (instruction), and be chakam (wise). Don't parai (refuse) it.
34 Ashar (who/that) is the adam (man) who shamai (hearken / hear) me, shaqad (watching) yawam (day) at my dalath (gates), shamar (keep/guard) at my pathach (door) mazawazath (posts).
35 For whoever matzaay (finds) me, matzaay (finds) chay (life), and will pawaq (obtain) favor from Yahawah ().
36 But he who chataa (sins) against me chamas (wrongs) his own napash (soul). All those who shanaa (hate) me ahab (love) mawath (death).”