מִשְׁלֵי 10
| משלי שלמה בן חכם ישמח-אב ובן כסיל תוגת אמו | 1 |
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
| לא-יועילו אוצרות רשע וצדקה תציל ממות | 2 |
Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
| לא-ירעיב יהוה נפש צדיק והות רשעים יהדף | 3 |
The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
| ראש--עשה כף-רמיה ויד חרוצים תעשיר | 4 |
He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
| אגר בקיץ בן משכיל נרדם בקציר בן מביש | 5 |
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
| ברכות לראש צדיק ופי רשעים יכסה חמס | 6 |
Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
| זכר צדיק לברכה ושם רשעים ירקב | 7 |
The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
| חכם-לב יקח מצות ואויל שפתים ילבט | 8 |
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
| הולך בתם ילך בטח ומעקש דרכיו יודע | 9 |
He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.
| קרץ עין יתן עצבת ואויל שפתים ילבט | 10 |
He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.
| מקור חיים פי צדיק ופי רשעים יכסה חמס | 11 |
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
| שנאה תערר מדנים ועל כל-פשעים תכסה אהבה | 12 |
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
| בשפתי נבון תמצא חכמה ושבט לגו חסר-לב | 13 |
In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.
| חכמים יצפנו-דעת ופי-אויל מחתה קרבה | 14 |
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
| הון עשיר קרית עזו מחתת דלים רישם | 15 |
The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
| פעלת צדיק לחיים תבואת רשע לחטאת | 16 |
The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
| ארח לחיים שומר מוסר ועזב תוכחת מתעה | 17 |
He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.
| מכסה שנאה שפתי-שקר ומוצא דבה הוא כסיל | 18 |
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
| ברב דברים לא יחדל-פשע וחושך שפתיו משכיל | 19 |
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
| כסף נבחר לשון צדיק לב רשעים כמעט | 20 |
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
| שפתי צדיק ירעו רבים ואוילים בחסר-לב ימותו | 21 |
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
| ברכת יהוה היא תעשיר ולא-יוסף עצב עמה | 22 |
The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
| כשחוק לכסיל עשות זמה וחכמה לאיש תבונה | 23 |
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
| מגורת רשע היא תבואנו ותאות צדיקים יתן | 24 |
The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
| כעבור סופה ואין רשע וצדיק יסוד עולם | 25 |
When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
| כחמץ לשנים--וכעשן לעינים כן העצל לשלחיו | 26 |
Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
| יראת יהוה תוסיף ימים ושנות רשעים תקצרנה | 27 |
The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
| תוחלת צדיקים שמחה ותקות רשעים תאבד | 28 |
The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
| מעוז לתם דרך יהוה ומחתה לפעלי און | 29 |
The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
| צדיק לעולם בל-ימוט ורשעים לא ישכנו-ארץ | 30 |
The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
| פי-צדיק ינוב חכמה ולשון תהפכות תכרת | 31 |
The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
| שפתי צדיק ידעון רצון ופי רשעים תהפכות | 32 |
The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
