Proverbs 4
1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
| שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָֽה׃ |
2 for I give you sound learning. Do not forsake my law.
| כִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תּוֹרָתִי אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ |
3 For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
| כִּֽי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּֽי׃ |
4 He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
| וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִֽתְמׇךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֶחְיֵֽה׃ |
5 Get wisdom. Get understanding. Do not forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
| קְנֵה חׇכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃ |
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
| אַל־תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ |
7 Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
| רֵאשִׁית חׇכְמָה קְנֵה חׇכְמָה וּבְכׇל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָֽה׃ |
8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.
| סַלְסְלֶהָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ |
9 She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you."
| תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃ |
10 Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ |
11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
| בְּדֶרֶךְ חׇכְמָה הֹרֵיתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃ |
12 When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.
| בְּֽלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ |
13 Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
| הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ |
14 Do not enter into the path of the wicked. Do not walk in the way of evil men.
| בְּאֹרַח רְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹא וְאַל־תְּאַשֵּׁר בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעִֽים׃ |
15 Avoid it, and do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
| פְּרָעֵהוּ אַל־תַּעֲבׇר־בּוֹ שְׂטֵה מֵעָלָיו וַעֲבֹֽר׃ |
16 For they do not sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
| כִּי לֹא יִֽשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם־לֹא (יכשולו) [יַכְשִֽׁילוּ]׃ |
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
| כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ |
18 But the path of the righteous is like a shining light, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
| וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאוֹר נֹגַהּ הוֹלֵךְ וָאוֹר עַד־נְכוֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃ |
19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what they stumble over.
| דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ |
20 My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
| בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט־אׇזְנֶֽךָ׃ |
21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
| אַל־יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ שׇׁמְרֵם בְּתוֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ |
22 For they are life to him who finds them, and health to all of his body.
| כִּֽי־חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וּֽלְכׇל־בְּשָׂרוֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃ |
23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
| מִֽכׇּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּֽי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ |
24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
| הָסֵר מִמְּךָ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה וּלְזוּת שְׂפָתַיִם הַרְחֵק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ |
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
| עֵינֶיךָ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ וְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ |
26 Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
| פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְֽכׇל־דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃ |
27 Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
| אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָֽע׃ |
