< Proverbs 22 >

1 [is to be] chosen A name more than wealth great more than silver and more than gold favor good.
נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב׃
2 [the] rich And [the] poor they meet together [is the] maker of all of them Yahweh.
עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהֹוָֽה׃
3 A sensible [person] - he sees trouble (and he hides himself *Q(K)*) and naive people they pass on and they are punished.
עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה (ויסתר) [וְנִסְתָּר] וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃
4 [the] consequence of Humility [the] fear of Yahweh [is] wealth and honor and life.
עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃
5 Thorns snares [are] in [the] path of a perverse [person] [one who] guards self his he will be far from them.
צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם׃
6 Train the youth on [the] mouth of way his also if he will be old not he will turn aside from it.
חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
7 A rich [person] over poor [people] he rules and [is] a servant a borrower of a person a lender.
עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃
8 [one who] sows Unrighteousness (he will reap *Q(k)*) trouble and [the] rod of fury his it will end.
זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה (יקצור) [יִקְצׇר־]אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃
9 A [person] good of eye he he will be blessed for he gives some of food his to poor [person].
טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל׃
10 Drive out a mocker so may go out strife so may cease dispute and shame.
גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן׃
11 [one who] loves (Pure of *Q(K)*) heart [the] grace of lips his [is] friend his a king.
אֹהֵב (טהור) [טְהׇר־]לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃
12 [the] eyes of Yahweh they preserve knowledge and he has subverted [the] words of [one who] acts treacherously.
עֵינֵי יְהֹוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד׃
13 He says a sluggard a lion [is] in the street in [the] midst of [the] open places I will be killed.
אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵרָצֵֽחַ׃
14 [is] a pit Deep [the] mouth of strange [women] [one who] is cursed of Yahweh (he will fall *Q(k)*) there.
שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהֹוָה (יפול) [יִפׇּל־]שָֽׁם׃
15 Foolishness [is] bound in [the] heart of a youth a rod of discipline it will put far away it from him.
אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
16 [one who] oppresses [the] poor To increase for himself [one who] gives to a rich [person] only to poverty.
עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃
17 Incline ear your and hear [the] words of wise [people] and heart your you will set to knowledge my.
הַט אׇזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃
18 For [will be] pleasant that you will keep them in belly your they will be prepared together on lips your.
כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃
19 To be in Yahweh trust your I teach you this day even you.
לִֽהְיוֹת בַּיהֹוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃
20 ¿ Not have I written for you (officers *Q(K)*) counsels and knowledge.
הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּֽי לְךָ (שלשום) [שָׁלִישִׁים] בְּמֹעֵצוֹת וָדָֽעַת׃
21 To make known to you [the] truth of words of faithfulness to bring back words faithfulness to [those who] sent you.
לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃
22 May not you rob a poor [person] for [is] poor he and may not you crush a poor [person] at the gate.
אַֽל־תִּגְזׇל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר׃
23 For Yahweh he will conduct case their and he will rob [those who] rob them life.
כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ׃
24 May not you associate with a master of anger and with a person of rage not you must go.
אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא׃
25 Lest you should learn (ways his *Q(K)*) and you will take a snare for self your.
פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
26 May not you be among [those who] strike a palm among [those who] stand surety for debts.
אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃
27 If not [belongs] to you to pay why? will anyone take bed your from under you.
אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃
28 May not you displace a boundary of antiquity which they made ancestors your.
אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
29 You see a person - skilled in work his before kings he will take his stand not he will take his stand before insignificant [people].
חָזִיתָ אִישׁ ׀ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃

< Proverbs 22 >