Proverbs 22
1 A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold—good grace.
| נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב׃ |
2 Rich and poor have met together, YHWH [is] the Maker of them all.
| עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
3 The prudent has seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
| עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה (ויסתר) [וְנִסְתָּר] וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ |
4 The end of humility [is] the fear of YHWH, riches, and honor, and life.
| עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃ |
5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoever is keeping his soul is far from them.
| צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם׃ |
6 Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he does not turn from it.
| חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
7 The rich rules over the poor, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.
| עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ |
8 Whoever is sowing perverseness reaps sorrow, And the rod of his anger wears out.
| זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה (יקצור) [יִקְצׇר־]אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃ |
9 The good of eye—he is blessed, For he has given of his bread to the poor.
| טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל׃ |
10 Cast out a scorner—and contention goes out, And strife and shame cease.
| גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן׃ |
11 Whoever is loving cleanness of heart, His lips [are] grace, A king [is] his friend.
| אֹהֵב (טהור) [טְהׇר־]לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ |
12 The eyes of YHWH have kept knowledge, And He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
| עֵינֵי יְהֹוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד׃ |
13 The slothful has said, “A lion [is] outside, I am slain in the midst of the broad places.”
| אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵרָצֵֽחַ׃ |
14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit, The abhorred of YHWH falls there.
| שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהֹוָה (יפול) [יִפׇּל־]שָֽׁם׃ |
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of discipline puts it far from him.
| אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
16 He [who] is oppressing the poor to multiply his [riches], Is giving to the rich—only to want.
| עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ |
17 Incline your ear, and hear words of the wise, And set your heart to my knowledge,
| הַט אׇזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ |
18 For they are pleasant when you keep them in your heart, They are prepared together for your lips.
| כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
19 That your trust may be in YHWH, I caused you to know today, even you.
| לִֽהְיוֹת בַּיהֹוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ |
20 Have I not written to you three times With counsels and knowledge?
| הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּֽי לְךָ (שלשום) [שָׁלִישִׁים] בְּמֹעֵצוֹת וָדָֽעַת׃ |
21 To cause you to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending you.
| לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ |
22 Do not rob the poor because he [is] poor, And do not bruise the afflicted in the gate.
| אַֽל־תִּגְזׇל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ |
23 For YHWH pleads their cause, And has spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
| כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
24 Do not show yourself friendly with an angry man, And do not go in with a man of fury,
| אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא׃ |
25 Lest you learn his paths, And have received a snare to your soul.
| פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ |
26 Do not be among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.
| אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ |
27 If you have nothing to pay, Why does he take your bed from under you?
| אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ |
28 Do not remove a border of ancient times, That your fathers have made.
| אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
29 Have you seen a man speedy in his business? He stations himself before kings, He does not station himself before obscure men!
| חָזִיתָ אִישׁ ׀ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ |
