Proverbs 24
1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל־תִּתְאָו לִֽהְיוֹת אִתָּֽם׃ |
2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
| כִּי־שֹׁד יֶהְגֶּה לִבָּם וְעָמָל שִׂפְתֵיהֶם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ |
3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
| בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ |
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
| וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כׇּל־הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִֽים׃ |
5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
| גֶּבֶר־חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ |
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
| כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ |
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
| רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חׇכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃ |
8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
| מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לוֹ בַּעַל־מְזִמּוֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ |
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
| זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת חַטָּאת וְתוֹעֲבַת לְאָדָם לֵֽץ׃ |
10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
| הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ |
11 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
| הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃ |
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
| כִּֽי־תֹאמַר הֵן לֹֽא־יָדַעְנוּ זֶה הֲֽלֹא־תֹכֵן לִבּוֹת ׀ הֽוּא־יָבִין וְנֹצֵר נַפְשְׁךָ הוּא יֵדָע וְהֵשִׁיב לְאָדָם כְּפׇעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
| אֱכׇל־בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי־טוֹב וְנֹפֶת מָתוֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃ |
14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
| כֵּן ׀ דְּעֶה חׇכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ אִם־מָצָאתָ וְיֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵֽת׃ |
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
| אַל־תֶּאֱרֹב רָשָׁע לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּד רִבְצֽוֹ׃ |
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
| כִּי שֶׁבַע ׀ יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם וּרְשָׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בְרָעָֽה׃ |
17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
| בִּנְפֹל (אויביך) [אוֹיִבְךָ] אַל־תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלוֹ אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
| פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהֹוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּֽוֹ׃ |
19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
| אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּֽרְשָׁעִֽים׃ |
20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
| כִּי ׀ לֹא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרִית לָרָע נֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ |
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
| יְרָא־אֶת־יְהֹוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם־שׁוֹנִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ |
22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
| כִּֽי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ |
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
| גַּם־אֵלֶּה לַחֲכָמִים הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל־טֽוֹב׃ |
24 Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
| אֹמֵר ׀ לְרָשָׁע צַדִּיק אָתָּה יִקְּבֻהוּ עַמִּים יִזְעָמוּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃ |
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
| וְלַמּוֹכִיחִים יִנְעָם וַעֲלֵיהֶם תָּבוֹא בִרְכַּת־טֽוֹב׃ |
26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
| שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁק מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִֽים׃ |
27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
| הָכֵן בַּחוּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְעַתְּדָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה לָךְ אַחַר וּבָנִיתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ |
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
| אַל־תְּהִי עֵד־חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
| אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָֽשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה־לּוֹ אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפׇעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
30 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
| עַל־שְׂדֵה אִישׁ־עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ |
31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
| וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כֻלּוֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִים כָּסּוּ פָנָיו חֲרֻלִּים וְגֶדֶר אֲבָנָיו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ |
32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
| וָאֶחֱזֶה אָֽנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי רָאִיתִי לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃ |
33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
| וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּךְ רֵישֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרֶיךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ |
