Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor [is] not fitting for a fool.
| כַּשֶּׁלֶג ׀ בַּקַּיִץ וְכַמָּטָר בַּקָּצִיר כֵּן לֹא־נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד׃ |
2 As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause does not come.
| כַּצִּפּוֹר לָנוּד כַּדְּרוֹר לָעוּף כֵּן קִֽלְלַת חִנָּם לא לוֹ תָבֹֽא׃ |
3 A whip is for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.
| שׁוֹט לַסּוּס מֶתֶג לַחֲמוֹר וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִֽים׃ |
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you are like to him—even you.
| אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּוֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה׃ |
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he is wise in his own eyes.
| עֲנֵה כְסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶה חָכָם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ |
6 He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.
| מְקַצֶּה רַגְלַיִם חָמָס שֹׁתֶה שֹׁלֵחַ דְּבָרִים בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל׃ |
7 The two legs of the lame have been weak, And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
| דַּלְיוּ שֹׁקַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים׃ |
8 As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honor to a fool.
| כִּצְרוֹר אֶבֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָה כֵּן־נוֹתֵן לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד׃ |
9 A thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
| חוֹחַ עָלָה בְיַד־שִׁכּוֹר וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים׃ |
10 The Former of all [is] great, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.
| רַב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־כֹּל וְשֹׂכֵר כְּסִיל וְשֹׂכֵר עֹבְרִֽים׃ |
11 As a dog has returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
| כְּכֶלֶב שָׁב עַל־קֵאוֹ כְּסִיל שׁוֹנֶה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ |
12 You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
| רָאִיתָ אִישׁ חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו תִּקְוָה לִכְסִיל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
13 The slothful has said, “A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.”
| אָמַר עָצֵל שַׁחַל בַּדָּרֶךְ אֲרִי בֵּין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ |
14 The door turns around on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
| הַדֶּלֶת תִּסּוֹב עַל־צִירָהּ וְעָצֵל עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃ |
15 The slothful has hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
| טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת נִלְאָה לַֽהֲשִׁיבָהּ אֶל־פִּֽיו׃ |
16 Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.
| חָכָם עָצֵל בְּעֵינָיו מִשִּׁבְעָה מְשִׁיבֵי טָֽעַם׃ |
17 Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife [that is] not his own.
| מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵי־כָלֶב עֹבֵר מִתְעַבֵּר עַל־רִיב לֹּֽא־לֽוֹ׃ |
18 As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
| כְּֽמִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶה זִקִּים חִצִּים וָמָֽוֶת׃ |
19 So has a man deceived his neighbor, And has said, “Am I not playing?”
| כֵּֽן־אִישׁ רִמָּה אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאָמַר הֲֽלֹא־מְשַׂחֵק אָֽנִי׃ |
20 Fire is going out without wood, And contention ceases without a tale-bearer,
| בְּאֶפֶס עֵצִים תִּכְבֶּה־אֵשׁ וּבְאֵין נִרְגָּן יִשְׁתֹּק מָדֽוֹן׃ |
21 Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.
| פֶּחָם לְגֶחָלִים וְעֵצִים לְאֵשׁ וְאִישׁ מדונים מִדְיָנִים לְחַרְחַר־רִֽיב׃ |
22 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׃ |
23 Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.
| כֶּסֶף סִיגִים מְצֻפֶּה עַל־חָרֶשׂ שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים וְלֶב־רָֽע׃ |
24 A hater pretends by his lips, And he places deceit in his heart,
| בשפתו בִּשְׂפָתָיו יִנָּכֵר שׂוֹנֵא וּבְקִרְבּוֹ יָשִׁית מִרְמָֽה׃ |
25 When his voice is gracious do not trust in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart.
| כִּֽי־יְחַנֵּן קוֹלוֹ אַל־תַּֽאֲמֶן־בּוֹ כִּי שֶׁבַע תּוֹעֵבוֹת בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃ |
26 Hatred is covered by deceit, Its wickedness is revealed in an assembly.
| תִּכַּסֶּה שִׂנְאָה בְּמַשָּׁאוֹן תִּגָּלֶה רָעָתוֹ בְקָהָֽל׃ |
27 Whoever is digging a pit falls into it, And the roller of a stone, it turns to him.
| כֹּֽרֶה־שַּׁחַת בָּהּ יִפֹּל וְגֹלֵל אֶבֶן אֵלָיו תָּשֽׁוּב׃ |
28 A lying tongue hates its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth works an overthrow!
| לְֽשׁוֹן־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא דַכָּיו וּפֶה חָלָק יַעֲשֶׂה מִדְחֶֽה׃ |
