Proverbs 3
1 My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
| בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
2 For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
| כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם יוֹסִיפוּ לָֽךְ׃ |
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
| חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַֽל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קָשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
4 And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
| וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם׃ |
5 Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
| בְּטַח אֶל־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּֽינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ |
6 In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
| בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
| אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה וְסוּר מֵרָֽע׃ |
8 Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
| רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
9 Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
| כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהוָה מֵהוֹנֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃ |
10 And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth.
| וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ |
11 Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
| מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃ |
12 For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
| כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶֽה׃ |
13 O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.
| אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חָכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
14 For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold — her increase.
| כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ |
15 Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.
| יְקָרָה הִיא מפניים מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ |
16 Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.
| אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃ |
17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
| דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְֽכָל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ |
18 A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.
| עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ |
19 Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
| יְֽהוָה בְּחָכְמָה יָֽסַד־אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
20 By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.
| בְּדַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמוֹת נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃ |
21 My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
| בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ |
22 And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
| וְיִֽהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
23 Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
| אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגּֽוֹף׃ |
24 If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
| אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹֽא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְֽעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ |
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
| אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹֽא׃ |
26 For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
| כִּֽי־יְהוָה יִהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּֽכֶד׃ |
27 Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it].
| אַל־תִּמְנַע־טוֹב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּהְיוֹת לְאֵל ידיך יָדְךָ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ |
28 Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר לרעיך לְרֵֽעֲךָ ׀ לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃ |
29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
| אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּֽךְ׃ |
30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
| אַל־תרוב תָּרִיב עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה׃ |
31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃ |
32 For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
| כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה נָלוֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדֽוֹ׃ |
33 The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
| מְאֵרַת יְהוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ |
34 If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
| אִם־לַלֵּצִים הֽוּא־יָלִיץ ולעניים וְלַעֲנָוִים יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃ |
35 Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
| כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֽוֹן׃ |
