מִשְׁלֵי 21
| פלגי-מים לב-מלך ביד-יהוה על-כל-אשר יחפץ יטנו | 1 |
The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
| כל-דרך-איש ישר בעיניו ותכן לבות יהוה | 2 |
Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
| עשה צדקה ומשפט-- נבחר ליהוה מזבח | 3 |
To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
| רום-עינים ורחב-לב-- נר רשעים חטאת | 4 |
A high look and a heart of pride, of the evil-doer is sin.
| מחשבות חרוץ אך-למותר וכל-אץ אך-למחסור | 5 |
The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
| פעל אצרות בלשון שקר-- הבל נדף מבקשי-מות | 6 |
He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
| שד-רשעים יגורם כי מאנו לעשות משפט | 7 |
By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
| הפכפך דרך איש וזר וזך ישר פעלו | 8 |
Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
| טוב לשבת על-פנת-גג-- מאשת מדינים ובית חבר | 9 |
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
| נפש רשע אותה-רע לא-יחן בעיניו רעהו | 10 |
The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
| בענש-לץ יחכם-פתי ובהשכיל לחכם יקח-דעת | 11 |
When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
| משכיל צדיק לבית רשע מסלף רשעים לרע | 12 |
The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
| אטם אזנו מזעקת-דל-- גם-הוא יקרא ולא יענה | 13 |
He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
| מתן בסתר יכפה-אף ושחד בחק חמה עזה | 14 |
By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
| שמחה לצדיק עשות משפט ומחתה לפעלי און | 15 |
It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
| אדם--תועה מדרך השכל בקהל רפאים ינוח | 16 |
The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.
| איש מחסור אהב שמחה אהב יין-ושמן לא יעשיר | 17 |
The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
| כפר לצדיק רשע ותחת ישרים בוגד | 18 |
The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
| טוב שבת בארץ-מדבר-- מאשת מדונים (מדינים) וכעס | 19 |
It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
| אוצר נחמד ושמן--בנוה חכם וכסיל אדם יבלענו | 20 |
There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
| רדף צדקה וחסד-- ימצא חיים צדקה וכבוד | 21 |
He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
| עיר גברים עלה חכם וירד עז מבטחה | 22 |
A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
| שמר פיו ולשונו-- שמר מצרות נפשו | 23 |
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
| זד יהיר לץ שמו-- עושה בעברת זדון | 24 |
The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
| תאות עצל תמיתנו כי-מאנו ידיו לעשות | 25 |
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
| כל-היום התאוה תאוה וצדיק יתן ולא יחשך | 26 |
All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
| זבח רשעים תועבה אף כי-בזמה יביאנו | 27 |
The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
| עד-כזבים יאבד ואיש שומע לנצח ידבר | 28 |
A false witness will be cut off, ...
| העז איש רשע בפניו וישר הוא יכין דרכיו (יבין דרכו) | 29 |
The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
| אין חכמה ואין תבונה-- ואין עצה לנגד יהוה | 30 |
Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
| סוס--מוכן ליום מלחמה וליהוה התשועה | 31 |
The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
