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כִּי יְרֵא יְהֹוָה יַעֲשֶׂה זֹאת, וְתוֹפֵשׂ תּוֹרָה יַדְרִיכֶנָּה.
For he that feareth the Lord shall do this; And he that layeth hold on the law shall attain unto her (?).
Ὁ φοβούμενος Κύριον ποιήσει αὐτὸ, καὶ ὁ ἐγκρατὴς τοῦ νόμου καταλήψεται αὐτήν·
He that feareth the Lord will do good; And he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her;
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וְקִדְּמַתְהוּ כָאֵם, וּכְאֵשֶׁת נְעוּרִים תְּקַבְּלֶנּוּ.
And she shall meet him as mother; And receive him as wife of youth.
καὶ ὑπαντήσεται αὐτῷ ὡς μήτηρ, καὶ ὡς γυνὴ παρθενίας προσδέξεται αὐτόν·
And as a mother shall she meet him, And receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
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וְהֶאֱכִילַתְהוּ לֶחֶם שָׂכֶל, וּמֵי תְבוּנָה תַּשְׁקֶנּוּ.
And she shall feed him with bread of wisdom; And give him water of understanding to drink.
ψωμιεῖ αὐτὸν ἄρτον συνέσεως, καὶ ὕδωρ σοφίας ποτίσει αὐτόν.
With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, And give him the water of wisdom to drink.
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וְנִשְׁעַן עָלֶיהָ וְלֹא יִמּוֹט, וּבָהּ יִבְטַח וְלֹא יֵבוֹשׁ.
And he shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; And in her shall he trust, and he shall not be confounded.
Στηριχθήσεται ἐπʼ αὐτὴν καὶ οὐ μὴ κλιθῇ, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς ἐφέξει καὶ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.
He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; And shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.
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וְרוֹמְמַתְהוּ מֵרֵעֵהוּ, וּבְתוֹךְ קָהָל תִּפְתַּח פִּיו.
And she shall exalt him above his neighbour; And in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
Καὶ ὑψώσει αὐτὸν παρὰ τοὺς πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ἀνοίξει στόμα αὐτοῦ.
She shall exalt him above his neighbors, And in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
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שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה יִמְצָא, וְשֵׂם עוֹלָם תּוֹרִישֶׁנּוּ.
He shall find joy and gladness; And she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
Εὐφροσύνην καὶ στέφανον ἀγαλλιάματος καὶ ὄνομα αἰώνιον κατακληρονομήσει.
He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, And she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
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לֹא יַדְרִיכוּהָ מְתֵי שָׁוְא, וְאַנְשֵׁי זָדוֹן לֹא יִרְאוּהָ.
Men of naught shall not attain unto her; And men of arrogancy shall not see her (H S).
Οὐ μὴ καταλήψονται αὐτὴν ἄνθρωποι ἀσύνετοι, καὶ ἄνδρες ἁμαρτωλοὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτήν.
But foolish men shall not attain unto her, And sinners shall not see her.
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רְחוֹקָה הִיא מִלֵּצִים, וְאַנְשֵׁי כָזָב לֹא יִזְכְּרוּהָ.
Far is she from scorners; And liars shall not remember her.
Μακράν ἐστιν ὑπερηφανίας, καὶ ἄνδρες ψεῦσται οὐ μὴ μνησθήσονται αὐτῆς.
For she is far from pride, And men that are liars cannot remember her.
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לֹא נָאֲתָה תְהִלָּה בְּפִי רָשָׂע, כִּי לֹא מֵאֵל נֶחְלְקָה לּוֹ.
Praise is not comely (G S) in the mouth of the wicked; For it was not apportioned him of God.
Οὐχ ὡραῖος αἶνος ἐν στόματι ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ὅτι οὐ παρὰ Κυρίου ἀπεστάλη.
Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, For it was not sent him of the Lord.
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בְּפֶה חָכָם תֵּאָמֵר תְּהִלָּה, וּמשֵׁל בָּהּ יִלַמְּדֶנָּה.
By the mouth of the wise shall praise be spoken; And he that mastereth her (H S) shall learn it.
Ἐν γὰρ σοφίᾳ ῥηθήσεται αἶνος, καὶ ὁ Κύριος εὐοδώσει αὐτόν.
For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, And the Lord will prosper it.
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אַל תֹּאמַר מֵאֵל פִּשְׁעִי, כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵא לֹא עָשָה.
Say not, My transgression was of God; For that which he hateth he made not (H S).
Μὴ εἴπῃς, ὅτι διὰ Κύριον ἀπέστην· ἃ γὰρ ἐμίσησεν, οὐ ποιήσεις.
Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: For thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
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פֶּן תֹּאמַר הוּא הִתְקִילָנִי, כִּי אֵין צֹרֶךְ בְּאַנְשֵׁי חָמָס.
Lest thou say, He it was that made me stumble; For there is no need of men of violence.
Μὴ εἴπῃς, ὅτι αὐτός με ἐπλάνησεν· οὐ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχει ἀνδρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ.
Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: For he hath no need of the sinful man.
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רָעָה וְתוֹעֵבָה שָׂנֵא יְהֹוָה, וְלֹא יְאַנֶּנָּה לִירֵאָיו.
Wickedness and an abomination the Lord hateth; And will not let it befal them that fear him.
Πᾶν βδέλυγμα ἐμίσησε Κύριος, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαπητὸν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.
The Lord hateth all abomination; And they that fear God love it not.
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אֱלֹהִים מִבְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אָדָם, וַיְשִׁיתֵהוּ בְּיַד חוֹתְפוֹ, וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּיַד יִצְרוֹ.
For (?) God created man from the beginning; And put him into the hand of him that would spoil him; And gave him into the hand of his inclination.
Αὐτὸς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐποίησεν ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὸν ἐν χειρὶ διαβουλίου αὐτοῦ.
He himself made man from the beginning, And left him in the hand of his counsel;
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אִם תַּחְפֹּץ תִּשְׁמֹר מִצְוָה, וְתָבִינָה לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנוֹ. אִם תַּאֲמִין בּוֹ גַּם אַתָּה, תִּחְיֶה.
If thou choose, thou mayest keep the commandment; And it is understanding (H) to do his will. If thou trust in him, thou shalt even live.
Ἐὰν θέλῃς, συντηρήσεις ἐντολὰς, καὶ πίστιν ποιῆσαι εὐδοκίας.
If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, And to perform acceptable faithfulness.
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מוּצָק לְפָנֶיךָ אֵשׁ וָמָיִם, בַּאֲשֶׁר תַּחְפֹּץ שְׁלַח יָדֶיךָ.
Fire and water are poured out before thee: Upon whichsoever thou choosest stretch forth thy hands.
Παρέθηκέ σοι πῦρ καὶ ὕδωρ, οὗ ἐὰν θέλῃς ἐκτενεῖς τὴν χεῖρά σου.
He hath set fire and water before thee: Stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
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לִבְנֵי אָדָם חַיִּים וָמָוֶת, אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ יִנָּתֵן לוֹ.
Death and life are before a man: That which he shall choose shall be given him.
Ἔναντι ἀνθρώπων ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ὁ θάνατος, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εὐδοκήσῃ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ.
Before man is life and death; And whether he liketh shall be given him.
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סָפְקָה חָכְמַת יְהֹוָה, אַמִּיץ גְּבוּרוֹת וְחוֹזֶה כֹל.
The wisdom of the Lord aboundeth: He is mighty in power, and beholdeth all.
Ὅτι πολλὴ σοφία τοῦ Κυρίου, ἰσχυρὸς ἐν δυναστείᾳ καὶ βλέπων τὰ πάντα.
For the wisdom of the Lord is great, And he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
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עֵינֵי אֵל יִרְאוּ מַעֲשָׂיו, וְהוּא יַכִּיר כָּל מִפְעַל אִישׁ.
The eyes of God see his works; And he will take knowledge of (?) all a man's doing.
Καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτὸν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπιγνώσεται πᾶν ἔργον ἀνθρώπου.
And his eyes are upon them that fear him, And he knoweth every work of man.
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לֹא צִוָּה אֱנוֹשׁ לַחֲטֹא, וְלֹא הֶחֱלִים אַנְשֵׁי כָזָב. וְלֹא מְרַחֵם עַל עֹשֶׂה שָׁוְא, וְעַל מְגַלֶּה סוֹד.
He commanded not a man to sin; Neither did he make men of falsehood to dream. And he hath no mercy on him that worketh vanity; And on him that discloseth a secret.
Καὶ οὐκ ἐνετείλατο οὐδενὶ ἀσεβεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἄνεσιν οὐδενὶ ἁμαρτάνειν.
He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, Neither hath he given any man license to sin.