Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
| לץ היין המה שכר וכל-שגה בו לא יחכם |
2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
| נהם ככפיר אימת מלך מתעברו חוטא נפשו |
3 It is an honor for a person to keep away from strife, but every fool quarrels.
| כבוד לאיש שבת מריב וכל-אויל יתגלע |
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
| מחרף עצל לא-יחרש ישאל (ושאל) בקציר ואין |
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
| מים עמקים עצה בלב-איש ואיש תבונה ידלנה |
6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
| רב-אדם--יקרא איש חסדו ואיש אמונים מי ימצא |
7 A righteous man walks in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
| מתהלך בתמו צדיק אשרי בניו אחריו |
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
| מלך יושב על-כסא-דין-- מזרה בעיניו כל-רע |
9 Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"
| מי-יאמר זכיתי לבי טהרתי מחטאתי |
10 Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
| אבן ואבן איפה ואיפה-- תועבת יהוה גם-שניהם |
11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
| גם במעלליו יתנכר-נער-- אם-זך ואם-ישר פעלו |
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah has made even both of them.
| אזן שמעת ועין ראה-- יהוה עשה גם-שניהם |
13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
| אל-תאהב שנה פן-תורש פקח עיניך שבע-לחם |
14 "It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
| רע רע יאמר הקונה ואזל לו אז יתהלל |
15 There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
| יש זהב ורב-פנינים וכלי יקר שפתי-דעת |
16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
| לקח-בגדו כי-ערב זר ובעד נכרים (נכריה) חבלהו |
17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
| ערב לאיש לחם שקר ואחר ימלא-פיהו חצץ |
18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war.
| מחשבות בעצה תכון ובתחבלות עשה מלחמה |
19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore do not keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
| גולה-סוד הולך רכיל ולפתה שפתיו לא תתערב |
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
| מקלל אביו ואמו-- ידעך נרו באישון (באשון) חשך |
21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
| נחלה מבחלת (מבהלת) בראשונה ואחריתה לא תברך |
22 Do not say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Jehovah, and he will save you.
| אל-תאמר אשלמה-רע קוה ליהוה וישע לך |
23 Jehovah detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are no good.
| תועבת יהוה אבן ואבן ומאזני מרמה לא-טוב |
24 A man's steps are from Jehovah; how then can man understand his way?
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר ואדם מה-יבין דרכו |
25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
| מוקש אדם ילע קדש ואחר נדרים לבקר |
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
| מזרה רשעים מלך חכם וישב עליהם אופן |
27 The spirit of man is Jehovah's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
| נר יהוה נשמת אדם חפש כל-חדרי-בטן |
28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
| חסד ואמת יצרו-מלך וסעד בחסד כסאו |
29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
| תפארת בחורים כחם והדר זקנים שיבה |
30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
| חברות פצע תמריק (תמרוק) ברע ומכות חדרי-בטן |
