Proverbs 1
1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
| מִ שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,
| לָדַעַת חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ |
3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,
| לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵשָׁרִֽים׃ |
4 For giving to simple ones—prudence, To a youth—knowledge and discretion.
| לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עׇרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ |
5 (The wise hear and increase learning, And the intelligent obtain counsels.)
| יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ |
6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
| לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ |
7 Fear of YHWH [is the] beginning of knowledge, Fools have despised wisdom and instruction!
| יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃ |
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, And do not leave the law of your mother,
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ |
9 For they [are] a graceful wreath to your head, And chains to your neck.
| כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ |
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not be willing.
| בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ |
11 If they say, “Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
| אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ |
| נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ (Sheol h7585) |
13 We find every precious substance, We fill our houses [with] spoil,
| כׇּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ |
14 You cast your lot among us, One purse is—to all of us.”
| גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ |
15 My son! Do not go in the way with them, Withhold your foot from their path,
| בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ |
16 For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.
| כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפׇּךְ־דָּֽם׃ |
17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כׇּל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף׃ |
18 And they lay wait for their own blood, They watch secretly for their own lives.
| וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ |
19 So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, It takes the life of its owners.
| כֵּן אׇרְחוֹת כׇּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃ |
20 Wisdom cries aloud in an out-place, She gives forth her voice in broad places,
| חׇכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ |
21 She calls at the head of the multitudes, In the openings of the gates, In the city she says her sayings:
| בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ |
22 “Until when, you simple, do you love simplicity? And have scorners desired their scorning? And do fools hate knowledge?
| עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ ־ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ |
23 Turn back at my reproof, behold, I pour forth my spirit to you, I make known my words with you.
| תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ |
24 Because I have called, and you refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,
| יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ |
25 And you slight all my counsel, And you have not desired my reproof.
| וַתִּפְרְעוּ כׇל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ |
26 I also laugh in your calamity, I deride when your fear comes,
| גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ |
27 When your fear comes as destruction, And your calamity comes as a windstorm, When adversity and distress come on you.
| בְּבֹא (כשאוה) [כְשׁוֹאָה ׀] פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ |
28 Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and do not find me.
| אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ |
29 Because that they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of YHWH.
| תַּחַת כִּֽי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ |
30 They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,
| לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כׇּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ |
31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And they are filled from their own counsels.
| וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ |
32 For the turning of the simple slays them, And the security of the foolish destroys them.
| כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ |
33 And whoever is listening to me dwells confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!”
| וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכׇּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃ |
