Proverbs 24
1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל־תתאו תִּתְאָיו לִהְיוֹת אִתָּֽם׃ |
2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
| כִּי־שֹׁד יֶהְגֶּה לִבָּם וְעָמָל שִׂפְתֵיהֶם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ |
3 Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:
| בְּחָכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ |
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
| וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִֽים׃ |
5 A wise man [is] strong; and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
| גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ |
6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counselors [there is] safety.
| כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ |
7 Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
| רָאמוֹת לֶֽאֱוִיל חָכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃ |
8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
| מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לוֹ בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּוֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ |
9 The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.
| זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת חַטָּאת וְתוֹעֲבַת לְאָדָם לֵֽץ׃ |
10 [If] thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small.
| הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ |
11 If thou forbearest to deliver [them that are] drawn to death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;
| הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃ |
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and will [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
| כִּֽי־תֹאמַר הֵן לֹא־יָדַעְנוּ זֶה הֲֽלֹא־תֹכֵן לִבּוֹת ׀ הֽוּא־יָבִין וְנֹצֵר נַפְשְׁךָ הוּא יֵדָע וְהֵשִׁיב לְאָדָם כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
13 My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honey-comb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
| אֱכָל־בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי־טוֹב וְנֹפֶת מָתוֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃ |
14 So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] to thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
| כֵּן ׀ דְּעֶה חָכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ אִם־מָצָאתָ וְיֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵֽת׃ |
15 Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place:
| אַל־תֶּאֱרֹב רָשָׁע לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּד רִבְצוֹ׃ |
16 For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
| כִּי שֶׁבַע ׀ יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם וּרְשָׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בְרָעָֽה׃ |
17 Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:
| בִּנְפֹל אויביך אֽוֹיִבְךָ אַל־תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלוֹ אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
18 Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
| פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּֽוֹ׃ |
19 Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;
| אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ |
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.
| כִּי ׀ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרִית לָרָע נֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ |
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:
| יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם־שׁוֹנִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ |
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
| כִּֽי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ |
23 These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
| גַּם־אֵלֶּה לַֽחֲכָמִים הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל־טֽוֹב׃ |
24 He that saith to the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
| אֹמֵר ׀ לְרָשָׁע צַדִּיק אָתָּה יִקְּבֻהוּ עַמִּים יִזְעָמוּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃ |
25 But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
| וְלַמּוֹכִיחִים יִנְעָם וַֽעֲלֵיהֶם תָּבוֹא בִרְכַּת־טֽוֹב׃ |
26 [Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer.
| שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁק מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִֽים׃ |
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
| הָכֵן בַּחוּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְעַתְּדָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה לָךְ אַחַר וּבָנִיתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ |
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.
| אַל־תְּהִי עֵד־חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָֽשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּוֹ אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
| עַל־שְׂדֵה אִישׁ־עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ |
31 And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.
| וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כֻלּוֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִים כָּסּוּ פָנָיו חֲרֻלִּים וְגֶדֶר אֲבָנָיו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ |
32 Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it], [and] received instruction.
| וָֽאֶחֱזֶה אָנֹכִֽי אָשִׁית לִבִּי רָאִיתִי לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃ |
33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.
| וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּךְ רֵישֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרֶיךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ |
