Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
| לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל־שֹׁגֶה בּוֹ לֹא יֶחְכָּֽם׃ |
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
| נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ |
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
| כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ |
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
| מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל וְשָׁאַל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן׃ |
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ |
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
| רָב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדּוֹ וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָֽא׃ |
7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
| מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמּוֹ צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ |
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
| מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל־רָֽע׃ |
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
| מִֽי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ |
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to YHWH.
| אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ |
11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
| גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, YHWH hath made even both of them.
| אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ |
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
| אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַב שֵׁנָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ |
14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
| רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקּוֹנֶה וְאֹזֵל לוֹ אָז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ |
15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
| יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ |
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
| לְֽקַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נכרים נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ |
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
| עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ |
18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
| מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ |
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
| גּֽוֹלֶה־סּוֹד הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה שְׂפָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָֽב׃ |
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
| מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ יִֽדְעַךְ נֵרוֹ באישון בֶּאֱשׁוּן חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ |
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
| נַחֲלָה מבחלת מְבֹהֶלֶת בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ |
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on YHWH, and he shall save thee.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַֽיהוָה וְיֹשַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ |
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto YHWH; and a false balance is not good.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ |
24 Man's goings are of YHWH; how can a man then understand his own way?
| מֵיהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ |
25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
| מוֹקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ |
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
| מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָֽן׃ |
27 The spirit of man is the candle of YHWH, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
| נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ |
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
| חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ |
29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
| תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ |
30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
| חַבֻּרוֹת פֶּצַע תמריק תַּמְרוּק בְּרָע וּמַכּוֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ |
