Proverbs 1
1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel.
| מִ שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
2 They are for achieving wisdom and instruction, and to recognize sayings that bring insight.
| לָדַעַת חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ |
3 They provide education in what makes sense, living right, judging correctly, and acting fairly.
| לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵשָׁרִֽים׃ |
4 They give discernment to the immature, knowledge and discretion to the young.
| לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עׇרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ |
5 Wise people will listen and gain in learning, and those who have good judgment will gain skills in guidance,
| יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ |
6 understanding the proverbs and puzzles, the sayings and questions of the wise.
| לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ |
7 Honoring the Lord is where true knowledge begins, but fools treat wisdom and good advice with contempt.
| יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃ |
8 My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching.
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ |
9 They are a wreath of grace to decorate your head; they are pendants for your neck.
| כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ |
10 My son, if evil people try to tempt you, don't give into them.
| בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ |
11 They may tell you, “Come with us. Let's go and hide, ready to kill someone. Let's ambush someone for fun!
| אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ |
| נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ (Sheol h7585) |
13 We'll take from them all kinds of valuable things and fill our homes with the stuff we steal!
| כׇּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ |
14 Come and join us and we'll all share what we get!”
| גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ |
15 My son, don't follow their ways. Don't go in that direction with them.
| בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ |
16 For they rush to do evil; they hurry to commit violence and murder.
| כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפׇּךְ־דָּֽם׃ |
17 There's no point in trying to lure birds into a net when they can see it.
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כׇּל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף׃ |
18 However, these evil people hide ready to kill others, but they themselves are the victims. They're only ambushing themselves!
| וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ |
19 This is what happens to you if you try to become rich through crime—it kills you!
| כֵּן אׇרְחוֹת כׇּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃ |
20 Wisdom calls out in the streets; she shouts aloud in the squares.
| חׇכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ |
21 She cries out at busy corners; she explains her message at the town gates:
| בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ |
22 “How long will you stupid people love stupidity? How long will scornful people enjoy their mocking? How long will fools hate knowledge?
| עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ ־ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ |
23 Pay attention to my warnings, and I'll pour out my deepest thoughts to you—I'll explain what I know to you.
| תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ |
24 For I have called you, but you refused to listen; I reached out my hand to you, but you didn't care.
| יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ |
25 You ignored everything I said; you wouldn't accept any of my warnings.
| וַתִּפְרְעוּ כׇל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ |
26 So I'll laugh at you when you're in trouble; I'll mock you when you're in a panic.
| גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ |
27 When panic rains down on you like a storm, when trouble hits you like a whirlwind, when sorrow and pain come on you,
| בְּבֹא (כשאוה) [כְשׁוֹאָה ׀] פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ |
28 then you'll call out to me for help, but I won't answer; you'll search hard for me, but won't find me.
| אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ |
29 Why?—because they hated knowledge, and they didn't choose to respect the Lord.
| תַּחַת כִּֽי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ |
30 They're not willing to accept my advice; they despise all my warnings.
| לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כׇּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ |
31 So they'll have to eat the fruit of their own choices, bloated by their own devious schemes.
| וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ |
32 Stupid people are killed by their rebellion; foolish people are destroyed by their lack of concern.
| כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ |
33 But everyone who listens to me will be kept safe, and will live without worrying about problems.”
| וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכׇּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃ |
