Proverbs 24
1 Be thou not envious of bad men, and do not long to be with them.
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל־תִּתְאָו לִֽהְיוֹת אִתָּֽם׃ |
2 For their heart meditateth destruction, and of mischief do their lips speak.
| כִּי־שֹׁד יֶהְגֶּה לִבָּם וְעָמָל שִׂפְתֵיהֶם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ |
3 Through wisdom is a house built; and through understanding is it firmly established;
| בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ |
4 And through knowledge are chambers filled with all manner of precious and pleasant wealth.
| וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כׇּל־הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִֽים׃ |
5 A wise man is [always] in power; and a man of knowledge fortifieth [his] strength.
| גֶּבֶר־חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ |
6 For by wise counsel canst thou conduct thy war; and there is help in a multitude of counsellors.
| כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ |
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: in the gate can he not open his mouth.
| רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חׇכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃ |
8 Him that deviseth to do evil, men call a master of wicked devices.
| מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לוֹ בַּעַל־מְזִמּוֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ |
9 The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner.
| זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת חַטָּאת וְתוֹעֲבַת לְאָדָם לֵֽץ׃ |
10 If thou despond on the day of distress, thy strength is small.
| הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ |
11 Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back.
| הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃ |
12 If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.
| כִּֽי־תֹאמַר הֵן לֹֽא־יָדַעְנוּ זֶה הֲֽלֹא־תֹכֵן לִבּוֹת ׀ הֽוּא־יָבִין וְנֹצֵר נַפְשְׁךָ הוּא יֵדָע וְהֵשִׁיב לְאָדָם כְּפׇעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
13 Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:
| אֱכׇל־בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי־טוֹב וְנֹפֶת מָתוֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃ |
14 So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a [happy] future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
| כֵּן ׀ דְּעֶה חׇכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ אִם־מָצָאתָ וְיֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵֽת׃ |
15 Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place;
| אַל־תֶּאֱרֹב רָשָׁע לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּד רִבְצֽוֹ׃ |
16 For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune.
| כִּי שֶׁבַע ׀ יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם וּרְשָׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בְרָעָֽה׃ |
17 At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice; and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad:
| בִּנְפֹל (אויביך) [אוֹיִבְךָ] אַל־תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלוֹ אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
18 Lest the Lord see it and it be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath.
| פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהֹוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּֽוֹ׃ |
19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked;
| אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּֽרְשָׁעִֽים׃ |
20 For there will be no [happy] future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
| כִּי ׀ לֹא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרִית לָרָע נֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ |
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;
| יְרָא־אֶת־יְהֹוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם־שׁוֹנִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ |
22 For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them!
| כִּֽי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ |
23 These things also are for the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
| גַּם־אֵלֶּה לַחֲכָמִים הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל־טֽוֹב׃ |
24 Him that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, will the people denounce, him will nations hold accursed;
| אֹמֵר ׀ לְרָשָׁע צַדִּיק אָתָּה יִקְּבֻהוּ עַמִּים יִזְעָמוּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃ |
25 But to those that punish delight shall be given, and upon them shall come the blessing of the good.
| וְלַמּוֹכִיחִים יִנְעָם וַעֲלֵיהֶם תָּבוֹא בִרְכַּת־טֽוֹב׃ |
26 Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer.
| שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁק מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִֽים׃ |
27 Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
| הָכֵן בַּחוּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְעַתְּדָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה לָךְ אַחַר וּבָנִיתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ |
28 Be not without cause a witness against thy neighbor; for wouldst thou beguile with thy lips?
| אַל־תְּהִי עֵד־חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
29 Say not, As he hath done to me so will I do to him: I will recompense every man according to his doing.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָֽשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה־לּוֹ אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפׇעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
30 By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense:
| עַל־שְׂדֵה אִישׁ־עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ |
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, nettles had covered its surface, and its stone-wall was broken down.
| וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כֻלּוֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִים כָּסּוּ פָנָיו חֲרֻלִּים וְגֶדֶר אֲבָנָיו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ |
32 And when I had indeed beheld [this] I took it to my heart: I saw it, and received a warning.
| וָאֶחֱזֶה אָֽנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי רָאִיתִי לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃ |
33 “A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
34 But then will thy poverty come like a rover; and thy wants as a man armed with a shield.
| וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּךְ רֵישֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרֶיךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ |
