Proverbs 1
1 The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,
| מִ שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
2 To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,
| לָדַעַת חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ |
3 To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,
| לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵשָׁרִֽים׃ |
4 To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.
| לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עׇרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ |
5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
| יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ |
6 To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
| לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ |
7 The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
| יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃ |
8 My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ |
9 For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.
| כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ |
10 My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
| בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ |
11 If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:
| אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ |
12 We wil swallow them vp aliue like a graue euen whole, as those that goe downe into the pit: (Sheol h7585)
| נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ (Sheol h7585) |
13 We shall finde all precious riches, and fill our houses with spoyle:
| כׇּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ |
14 Cast in thy lot among vs: we will all haue one purse:
| גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ |
15 My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.
| בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ |
16 For their feete runne to euill, and make haste to shed blood.
| כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפׇּךְ־דָּֽם׃ |
17 Certainely as without cause the net is spred before the eyes of all that hath wing:
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כׇּל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף׃ |
18 So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.
| וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ |
19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
| כֵּן אׇרְחוֹת כׇּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃ |
20 Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.
| חׇכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ |
21 She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,
| בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ |
22 O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
| עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ ־ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ |
23 (Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)
| תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ |
24 Because I haue called, and ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, and none woulde regarde.
| יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ |
25 But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.
| וַתִּפְרְעוּ כׇל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ |
26 I will also laugh at your destruction, and mocke, when your feare commeth.
| גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ |
27 Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,
| בְּבֹא (כשאוה) [כְשׁוֹאָה ׀] פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ |
28 Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,
| אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ |
29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.
| תַּחַת כִּֽי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ |
30 They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.
| לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כׇּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ |
31 Therefore shall they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.
| וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ |
32 For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.
| כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ |
33 But he that obeyeth me, shall dwell safely, and be quiet from feare of euill.
| וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכׇּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃ |
