Proverbs 22
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
| נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב׃ |
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: Jehovah is the maker of them all.
| עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָֽה׃ |
3 The shrewd see danger and take cover, but the naive keep on going and suffer for it.
| עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה ויסתר וְנִסְתָּר וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ |
4 The result of humility and the fear of Jehovah is wealth, honor, and life.
| עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃ |
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.
| צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם׃ |
6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
| חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּֽי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
| עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ |
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail. God blesses a cheerful and generous person, but the vanity of his deeds he will bring to an end.
| זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה יקצור־יִקְצָר־אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃ |
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
| טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל׃ |
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
| גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן׃ |
11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.
| אֹהֵב טהור־טְהָר־לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ |
12 The eyes of Jehovah watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
| עֵינֵי יְהוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד׃ |
13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
| אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ |
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under Jehovah's wrath will fall into it.
| שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יפול־יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃ |
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
| אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
| עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ |
17 The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your heart to my instruction.
| הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ |
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
| כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
19 That your trust may be in Jehovah, I teach you today, even you.
| לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ |
20 Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
| הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ שלשום שָׁלִישִׁים בְּמוֹעֵצֹת וָדָֽעַת׃ |
21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
| לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ |
22 Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;
| אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ |
23 for Jehovah will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
| כִּֽי־יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
24 Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with one who harbors anger:
| אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא׃ |
25 lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.
| פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף ארחתו אֹֽרְחֹתָיו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ |
26 Do not be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
| אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ |
27 If you do not have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
| אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ |
28 Do not move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up.
| אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
| חָזִיתָ אִישׁ ׀ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ |
