Proverbs 10
1 These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
| משלי שלמה בן חכם ישמח אב ובן כסיל תוגת אמו׃ |
2 Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
| לא יועילו אוצרות רשע וצדקה תציל ממות׃ |
3 Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
| לא ירעיב יהוה נפש צדיק והות רשעים יהדף׃ |
4 Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
| ראש עשה כף רמיה ויד חרוצים תעשיר׃ |
5 Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
| אגר בקיץ בן משכיל נרדם בקציר בן מביש׃ |
6 Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
| ברכות לראש צדיק ופי רשעים יכסה חמס׃ |
7 After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
| זכר צדיק לברכה ושם רשעים ירקב׃ |
8 Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
| חכם לב יקח מצות ואויל שפתים ילבט׃ |
9 Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
| הולך בתם ילך בטח ומעקש דרכיו יודע׃ |
10 Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
| קרץ עין יתן עצבת ואויל שפתים ילבט׃ |
11 What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
| מקור חיים פי צדיק ופי רשעים יכסה חמס׃ |
12 When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
| שנאה תעורר מדנים ועל כל פשעים תכסה אהבה׃ |
13 Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
| בשפתי נבון תמצא חכמה ושבט לגו חסר לב׃ |
14 Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
| חכמים יצפנו דעת ופי אויל מחתה קרבה׃ |
15 The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
| הון עשיר קרית עזו מחתת דלים רישם׃ |
16 If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
| פעלת צדיק לחיים תבואת רשע לחטאת׃ |
17 Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
| ארח לחיים שומר מוסר ועוזב תוכחת מתעה׃ |
18 Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
| מכסה שנאה שפתי שקר ומוצא דבה הוא כסיל׃ |
19 When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
| ברב דברים לא יחדל פשע וחשך שפתיו משכיל׃ |
20 What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
| כסף נבחר לשון צדיק לב רשעים כמעט׃ |
21 What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
| שפתי צדיק ירעו רבים ואוילים בחסר לב ימותו׃ |
22 Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
| ברכת יהוה היא תעשיר ולא יוסף עצב עמה׃ |
23 Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
| כשחוק לכסיל עשות זמה וחכמה לאיש תבונה׃ |
24 Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
| מגורת רשע היא תבואנו ותאות צדיקים יתן׃ |
25 When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
| כעבור סופה ואין רשע וצדיק יסוד עולם׃ |
26 We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
| כחמץ לשנים וכעשן לעינים כן העצל לשלחיו׃ |
27 If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
| יראת יהוה תוסיף ימים ושנות רשעים תקצרנה׃ |
28 Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
| תוחלת צדיקים שמחה ותקות רשעים תאבד׃ |
29 Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
| מעוז לתם דרך יהוה ומחתה לפעלי און׃ |
30 Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
| צדיק לעולם בל ימוט ורשעים לא ישכנו ארץ׃ |
31 Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
| פי צדיק ינוב חכמה ולשון תהפכות תכרת׃ |
32 Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
| שפתי צדיק ידעון רצון ופי רשעים תהפכות׃ |
