מִשְׁלֵי 10
| מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָב וּבֵן כְּסִיל תּוּגַת אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
| לֹֽא־יוֹעִילוּ אוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃ | 2 |
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
| לֹא־יַרְעִיב יְהֹוָה נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְהַוַּת רְשָׁעִים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃ | 3 |
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
| רָאשׁ עֹשֶׂה כַף־רְמִיָּה וְיַד חָרוּצִים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ | 4 |
He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
| אֹגֵר בַּקַּיִץ בֵּן מַשְׂכִּיל נִרְדָּם בַּקָּצִיר בֵּן מֵבִֽישׁ׃ | 5 |
He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
| בְּרָכוֹת לְרֹאשׁ צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָֽס׃ | 6 |
Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
| זֵכֶר צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה וְשֵׁם רְשָׁעִים יִרְקָֽב׃ | 7 |
The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall perish.
| חֲכַם־לֵב יִקַּח מִצְוֺת וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃ | 8 |
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
| הוֹלֵךְ בַּתֹּם יֵלֶךְ בֶּטַח וּמְעַקֵּשׁ דְּרָכָיו יִוָּדֵֽעַ׃ | 9 |
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
| קֹרֵֽץ עַיִן יִתֵּן עַצָּבֶת וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃ | 10 |
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
| מְקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָֽס׃ | 11 |
The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
| שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָֽה׃ | 12 |
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
| בְּשִׂפְתֵי נָבוֹן תִּמָּצֵא חׇכְמָה וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ | 13 |
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.
| חֲכָמִים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָעַת וּפִֽי־אֱוִיל מְחִתָּה קְרֹבָֽה׃ | 14 |
Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
| הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָֽׁם׃ | 15 |
The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
| פְּעֻלַּת צַדִּיק לְחַיִּים תְּבוּאַת רָשָׁע לְחַטָּֽאת׃ | 16 |
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
| אֹרַח לְחַיִּים שׁוֹמֵר מוּסָר וְעֹזֵב תּוֹכַחַת מַתְעֶֽה׃ | 17 |
He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
| מְכַסֶּה שִׂנְאָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁקֶר וּמוֹצִא דִבָּה הוּא כְסִֽיל׃ | 18 |
He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.
| בְּרֹב דְּבָרִים לֹא יֶחְדַּל־פָּשַׁע וְחוֹשֵׂךְ שְׂפָתָיו מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ | 19 |
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that restraineth his lips [is] wise.
| כֶּסֶף נִבְחָר לְשׁוֹן צַדִּיק לֵב רְשָׁעִים כִּמְעָֽט׃ | 20 |
The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.
| שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק יִרְעוּ רַבִּים וֶאֱוִילִים בַּחֲסַר־לֵב יָמֽוּתוּ׃ | 21 |
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
| בִּרְכַּת יְהֹוָה הִיא תַעֲשִׁיר וְלֹֽא־יוֹסִף עֶצֶב עִמָּֽהּ׃ | 22 |
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
| כִּשְׂחוֹק לִכְסִיל עֲשׂוֹת זִמָּה וְחׇכְמָה לְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 23 |
[It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
| מְגוֹרַת רָשָׁע הִיא תְבוֹאֶנּוּ וְתַאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן׃ | 24 |
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
| כַּעֲבוֹר סוּפָה וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְצַדִּיק יְסוֹד עוֹלָֽם׃ | 25 |
As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.
| כַּחֹמֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּיִם וְכֶעָשָׁן לָעֵינָיִם כֵּן הֶעָצֵל לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃ | 26 |
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
| יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה תּוֹסִיף יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃ | 27 |
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
| תּוֹחֶלֶת צַדִּיקִים שִׂמְחָה וְתִקְוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵֽד׃ | 28 |
The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
| מָעוֹז לַתֹּם דֶּרֶךְ יְהֹוָה וּמְחִתָּה לְפֹעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 29 |
The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.
| צַדִּיק לְעוֹלָם בַּל־יִמּוֹט וּרְשָׁעִים לֹא יִשְׁכְּנוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 30 |
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
| פִּֽי־צַדִּיק יָנוּב חׇכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹן תַּהְפֻּכוֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת׃ | 31 |
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
| שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק יֵדְעוּן רָצוֹן וּפִי רְשָׁעִים תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ | 32 |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.
