Proverbs 1
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
| מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
2 for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
| לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ |
3 and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
| לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ |
4 To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
| לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ |
5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
| יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ |
6 by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
| לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ |
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
| יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃ |
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ |
9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
| כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
| בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ |
11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
| אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ |
12 let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. (Sheol h7585)
| נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ (Sheol h7585) |
13 We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
| כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ |
14 Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—
| גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ |
15 my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
| בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ |
16 For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
| כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִֽימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃ |
17 How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף׃ |
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
| וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ |
19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
| כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃ |
20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
| חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ |
21 in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
| בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ |
22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
| עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ |
23 If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
| תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ |
24 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
| יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ |
25 because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
| וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ |
26 in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
| גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ |
27 when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
| בְּבֹא כשאוה כְשׁוֹאָה ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ |
28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
| אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ |
29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
| תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ |
30 They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
| לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ |
31 So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
| וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ |
32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
| כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ |
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
| וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃ |
