Proverbs 22
1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
| נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֹֽוב׃ |
2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
| עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃ |
3 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
| עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וְיִסָּתֵר (וְנִסְתָּ֑ר) וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ |
4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honor, and life.
| עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָבֹ֣וד וְחַיִּֽים׃ |
5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
| צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שֹׁומֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃ |
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
| חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכֹּ֑ו גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
| עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשֹׁ֑ול וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ |
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
| זֹורֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יִקְצֹור־ (יִקְצָר)־אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹ֣ו יִכְלֶֽה׃ |
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
| טֹֽוב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמֹ֣ו לַדָּֽל׃ |
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall end; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.
| גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָדֹ֑ון וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֹֽון׃ |
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
| אֹהֵ֥ב טְהֹור־ (טְהָר)־לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ |
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
| עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ |
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
| אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּתֹ֥וךְ רְ֝חֹבֹ֗ות אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ |
14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.
| שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָרֹ֑ות זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִפֹּול־ (יִפָּל)־שָֽׁם׃ |
15 Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
| אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches], [and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
| עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבֹּ֣ות לֹ֑ו נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃ |
17 Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
| הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ |
18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
| כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
| לִהְיֹ֣ות בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הֹודַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ |
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
| הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ שִׁלְשֹׁום (שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים) בְּמֹ֖ועֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃ |
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send to thee?
| לְהֹודִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פ |
22 Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
| אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ |
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
| כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
| אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מֹות לֹ֣א תָבֹֽוא׃ |
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
| פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף אָרְחָתֹו (אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו) וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מֹוקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ |
26 Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
| אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֹֽות׃ |
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
| אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ |
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
| אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עֹולָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹותֶֽיךָ׃ |
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
| חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פ |
