Proverbs 19
1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
| טוב-רש הולך בתמו-- מעקש שפתיו והוא כסיל |
2 Also, it is not good to have desire without knowledge and the one who runs too fast misses the path.
| גם בלא-דעת נפש לא-טוב ואץ ברגלים חוטא |
3 A person's folly ruins his life and his heart rages against Yahweh.
| אולת אדם תסלף דרכו ועל-יהוה יזעף לבו |
4 Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friends.
| הון--יסיף רעים רבים ודל מרעהו יפרד |
5 A false witness will not go unpunished and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
| עד שקרים לא ינקה ויפיח כזבים לא ימלט |
6 Many will ask for a favor from a generous person and everyone is a friend of the one who gives gifts.
| רבים יחלו פני-נדיב וכל-הרע לאיש מתן |
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends who go far away from him! He calls out to them, but they are gone.
| כל אחי-רש שנאהו-- אף כי מרעהו רחקו ממנו מרדף אמרים לא- (לו-) המה |
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding will find what is good.
| קנה-לב אהב נפשו שמר תבונה למצא-טוב |
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, but the one who breathes out lies will perish.
| עד שקרים לא ינקה ויפיח כזבים יאבד |
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— much less for a slave to rule over princes.
| לא-נאוה לכסיל תענוג אף כי-לעבד משל בשרים |
11 Discretion makes a person slow to anger and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
| שכל אדם האריך אפו ותפארתו עבר על-פשע |
12 The wrath of the king is like the roaring of a young lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
| נהם ככפיר זעף מלך וכטל על-עשב רצונו |
13 A foolish son is ruin to his father and a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water.
| הות לאביו בן כסיל ודלף טרד מדיני אשה |
14 A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
| בית והון נחלת אבות ומיהוה אשה משכלת |
15 Laziness throws a person into a deep sleep, but the one not willing to work will go hungry.
| עצלה תפיל תרדמה ונפש רמיה תרעב |
16 The one who obeys the command guards his life, but the person who does not think about his ways will die.
| שמר מצוה שמר נפשו בוזה דרכיו יומת (ימות) |
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh and he will repay him for what he has done.
| מלוה יהוה חונן דל וגמלו ישלם-לו |
18 Discipline your son while there is hope and do not set your desire on putting him to death.
| יסר בנך כי-יש תקוה ואל-המיתו אל-תשא נפשך |
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it a second time.
| גרל- (גדל-) חמה נשא ענש כי אם-תציל ועוד תוסף |
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, so you may become wise by the end of your life.
| שמע עצה וקבל מוסר-- למען תחכם באחריתך |
21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the purpose of Yahweh that will stand.
| רבות מחשבות בלב-איש ועצת יהוה היא תקום |
22 Loyalty is what a person desires and a poor person is better than a liar.
| תאות אדם חסדו וטוב-רש מאיש כזב |
23 Honor for Yahweh leads people to life; anyone who has it will be satisfied and not afflicted by harm.
| יראת יהוה לחיים ושבע ילין בל-יפקד רע |
24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back up to his mouth.
| טמן עצל ידו בצלחת גם-אל-פיהו לא ישיבנה |
25 Strike a mocker, and the naive person will become prudent; discipline one who is discerning, and he will gain knowledge.
| לץ תכה ופתי יערם והוכיח לנבון יבין דעת |
26 The one who robs his father and chases his mother away is a son who brings shame and reproach.
| משדד-אב יבריח אם-- בן מביש ומחפיר |
27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
| חדל-בני לשמע מוסר לשגות מאמרי-דעת |
28 A corrupt witness mocks justice and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.
| עד בליעל יליץ משפט ופי רשעים יבלע-און |
29 Condemnation is ready for mockers and flogging for the backs of fools.
| נכונו ללצים שפטים ומהלמות לגו כסילים |
