< Proverbs 13 >

1 A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃
2 Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence.
מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יֹאכַל טוֹב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָֽס׃
3 He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ פֹּשֵׂק שְׂפָתָיו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃
4 The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃
5 A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.
דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃
6 Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
צְדָקָה תִּצֹּר תׇּם־דָּרֶךְ וְרִשְׁעָה תְּסַלֵּף חַטָּֽאת׃
7 There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
יֵשׁ מִתְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵין כֹּל מִתְרוֹשֵׁשׁ וְהוֹן רָֽב׃
8 The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
כֹּפֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִישׁ עׇשְׁרוֹ וְרָשׁ לֹֽא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃
9 The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
אוֹר־צַדִּיקִים יִשְׂמָח וְנֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃
10 Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
רַק־בְּזָדוֹן יִתֵּן מַצָּה וְאֶת־נוֹעָצִים חׇכְמָֽה׃
11 Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
הוֹן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָט וְקֹבֵץ עַל־יָד יַרְבֶּֽה׃
12 Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart, —but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
תּוֹחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵב וְעֵץ חַיִּים תַּאֲוָה בָאָֽה׃
13 He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
בָּז לְדָבָר יֵחָבֶל לוֹ וִירֵא מִצְוָה הוּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
14 the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
תּוֹרַת חָכָם מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃
15 Sound discretion, yieldeth favour, but, the way of the treacherous, is rugged.
שֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב יִתֶּן־חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן׃
16 Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.
כׇּל־עָרוּם יַעֲשֶׂה בְדָעַת וּכְסִיל יִפְרֹשׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃
17 A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
18 Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
רֵישׁ וְקָלוֹן פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר וְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃
19 A desire fulfilled, is sweet to the soul, but it is, an abomination to the lawless, to depart from evil.
תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶּעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָֽע׃
20 He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
(הלוך) [הוֹלֵךְ] אֶת־חֲכָמִים (וחכם) [יֶחְכָּם] וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃
21 Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת־צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃
22 A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵֽא׃
23 Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.
רׇב־אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
24 He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son, —but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ וְאֹהֲבוֹ שִׁחֲרוֹ מוּסָֽר׃
25 The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
צַדִּיק אֹכֵֽל לְשֹׂבַע נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֶטֶן רְשָׁעִים תֶּחְסָֽר׃

< Proverbs 13 >