Proverbs 18
1 He who is separated seeks [his own] desire, He interferes with all wisdom.
| לְֽתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד בְּכָל־תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ |
2 A fool does not delight in understanding, But in uncovering his heart.
| לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃ |
3 Contempt has also come with the coming of the wicked, And with shame—reproach.
| בְּֽבוֹא־רָשָׁע בָּא גַם־בּוּז וְֽעִם־קָלוֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃ |
4 The words of a man’s mouth [are] deep waters, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חָכְמָֽה׃ |
5 Favoring of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
| שְׂאֵת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁע לֹא־טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth calls for stripes.
| שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ |
7 The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
| פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ |
8 The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
| דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ |
9 He also that is remiss in his work, He [is] a brother to a destroyer.
| גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ |
10 The Name of YHWH [is] a tower of strength, The righteous runs into it, and is set on high.
| מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ |
11 The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
| הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃ |
12 The heart of man is high before destruction, And humility [is] before honor.
| לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר יִגְבַּהּ לֵב־אִישׁ וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוֽ͏ָה׃ |
13 Whoever is answering a matter before he hears, It is folly to him—and shame.
| מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא־לוֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ |
14 The spirit of a man sustains his sickness, And who bears a struck spirit?
| רֽוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ |
15 The heart of the intelligent gets knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
| לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃ |
16 The gift of a man makes room for him, And it leads him before the great.
| מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ |
17 The first in his own cause [seems] righteous, [But] his neighbor comes and has searched him.
| צַדִּיק הָרִאשׁוֹן בְּרִיבוֹ יבא־וּבָֽא־רֵעֵהוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ |
18 The lot causes contentions to cease, And it separates between the mighty.
| מִדְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּית הַגּוֹרָל וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִֽיד׃ |
19 A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
| אָח נִפְשָׁע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹז ומדונים וּמִדְיָנִים כִּבְרִיחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃ |
20 From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.
| מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ תִּשְׂבַּע בִּטְנוֹ תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ |
21 Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
| מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ |
22 [Whoever] has found a wife has found good, And brings out goodwill from YHWH.
| מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃ |
23 The poor speaks [with] supplications, And the rich answers fierce things.
| תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֶּר־רָשׁ וְעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזּֽוֹת׃ |
24 A man with friends—to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
| אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָֽח׃ |
