16   By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
sar⁸²⁶⁹ sarar⁸³²³ nadiyb⁵⁰⁸¹ shaphat⁸¹⁹⁹ 'erets⁷⁷⁶

17   I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
'ahab¹⁵⁷ 'ahab¹⁵⁷ shachar⁷⁸³⁶ matsa'⁴⁶⁷²

18   Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
`osher<sup>6239</sup> kabowd<sup>3519</sup> `atheq⁶²⁷⁶ hown¹⁹⁵² tsdaqah⁶⁶⁶⁶

19   My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
priy⁶⁵²⁹ towb²⁸⁹⁶ charuwts²⁷⁴² paz⁶³³⁷ tbuw'ah⁸³⁹³ bachar⁹⁷⁷ keceph³⁷⁰¹

20   I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
halak¹⁹⁸⁰ 'orach⁷³⁴ tsdaqah⁶⁶⁶⁶ tavek⁸⁴³² nathiyb⁵⁴¹⁰ mishpat⁴⁹⁴¹

21   That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
'ahab¹⁵⁷ nachal⁵¹⁵⁷ yesh³⁴²⁶ male'⁴³⁹⁰ 'owtsar²¹⁴

22   The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ qanah⁷⁰⁶⁹ re'shiyth⁷²²⁵ derek¹⁸⁷⁰ qedem⁶⁹²⁴ miph`al⁴⁶⁵⁹

23   I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
nacak⁵²⁵⁸ `owlam⁵⁷⁶⁹ ro'sh⁷²¹⁸ qedem⁶⁹²⁴ 'erets⁷⁷⁶

24   When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
thowm⁸⁴¹⁵ chuwl²³⁴² ma`yan⁴⁵⁹⁹ kabad³⁵¹³ mayim⁴³²⁵