Proverbs 3
1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:
| בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
2 For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.
| כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם יוֹסִיפוּ לָֽךְ׃ |
3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;
| חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַֽל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כׇּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
| וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם׃ |
5 Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.
| בְּטַח אֶל־יְהֹוָה בְּכׇל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ |
6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.
| בְּכׇל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:
| אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהֹוָה וְסוּר מֵרָֽע׃ |
8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.
| רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשׇׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
9 Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
| כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהֹוָה מֵהוֹנֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כׇּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃ |
10 So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.
| וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ |
11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:
| מוּסַר יְהֹוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃ |
12 For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.
| כִּי אֶת ־ אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהֹוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶֽה׃ |
13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.
| אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חׇכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
14 For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.
| כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ |
15 She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
| יְקָרָה הִיא (מפניים) [מִפְּנִינִים] וְכׇל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ |
16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
| אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃ |
17 Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.
| דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְֽכׇל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ |
18 She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.
| עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ |
19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.
| יְֽהֹוָה בְּחׇכְמָה יָסַד־אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
20 By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.
| בְּדַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמוֹת נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃ |
21 My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.
| בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ |
22 So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.
| וְיִֽהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
23 Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.
| אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגּֽוֹף׃ |
24 When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.
| אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹֽא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְֽעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ |
25 Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:
| אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹֽא׃ |
26 For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net.
| כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יִֽהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּֽכֶד׃ |
27 Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
| אַל־תִּמְנַע־טוֹב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּֽהְיוֹת לְאֵל (ידיך) [יָדְךָ] לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ |
28 Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר (לרעיך) [לְרֵעֲךָ ׀] לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃ |
29 Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.
| אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּֽךְ׃ |
30 Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
| אַל־[תָּרִיב] (תרוב) עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה׃ |
31 Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכׇל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃ |
32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
| כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה נָלוֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדֽוֹ׃ |
33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.
| מְאֵרַת יְהֹוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ |
34 He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.
| אִם־לַלֵּצִים הֽוּא־יָלִיץ (ולעניים) [וְלַעֲנָוִים] יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃ |
35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
| כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֽוֹן׃ |
