מִשְׁלֵי 11
| מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
False balances are an abomination vnto the Lord: but a perfite weight pleaseth him.
| בָּֽא־זָדוֹן וַיָּבֹא קָלוֹן וְֽאֶת־צְנוּעִים חׇכְמָֽה׃ | 2 |
When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisdome.
| תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם וְסֶלֶף בֹּגְדִים (ושדם) [יְשָׁדֵּֽם]׃ | 3 |
The vprightnes of the iust shall guide them: but the frowardnes of the transgressers shall destroy them.
| לֹא־יוֹעִיל הוֹן בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃ | 4 |
Riches auaile not in the day of wrath: but righteousnes deliuereth from death.
| צִדְקַת תָּמִים תְּיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכּוֹ וּבְרִשְׁעָתוֹ יִפֹּל רָשָֽׁע׃ | 5 |
The righteousnes of the vpright shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his owne wickednes.
| צִדְקַת יְשָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵם וּבְהַוַּת בֹּגְדִים יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃ | 6 |
The righteousnesse of the iust shall deliuer them: but the transgressers shall be taken in their owne wickednes.
| בְּמוֹת אָדָם רָשָׁע תֹּאבַד תִּקְוָה וְתוֹחֶלֶת אוֹנִים אָבָֽדָה׃ | 7 |
When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.
| צַדִּיק מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ | 8 |
The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.
| בְּפֶה חָנֵף יַשְׁחִת רֵעֵהוּ וּבְדַעַת צַדִּיקִים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ | 9 |
An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but the righteous shall be deliuered by knowledge.
| בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה וּבַאֲבֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּֽה׃ | 10 |
In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioye.
| בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים תָּרוּם קָרֶת וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃ | 11 |
By the blessing of the righteous, the citie is exalted: but it is subuerted by the mouth of the wicked.
| בׇּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ | 12 |
He that despiseth his neighbour, is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding will keepe silence.
| הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל מְגַלֶּה־סּוֹד וְנֶאֱמַן־רוּחַ מְכַסֶּה דָבָֽר׃ | 13 |
Hee that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth a secret: but hee that is of a faithfull heart concealeth a matter.
| בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִפׇּל־עָם וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | 14 |
Where no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellers are, there is health.
| רַע־יֵרוֹעַ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃ | 15 |
Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
| אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵן תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד וְעָרִיצִים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃ | 16 |
A gracious woman atteineth honour, and the strong men atteine riches.
| גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ אִישׁ חָסֶד וְעֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ אַכְזָרִֽי׃ | 17 |
Hee that is mercifull, rewardeth his owne soule: but he that troubleth his own flesh, is cruel.
| רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶֽת׃ | 18 |
The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.
| כֵּן־צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃ | 19 |
As righteousnes leadeth to life: so hee that followeth euill, seeketh his owne death.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵב וּרְצוֹנוֹ תְּמִימֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃ | 20 |
They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but they that are vpright in their way, are his delite.
| יָד לְיָד לֹא־יִנָּקֶה רָּע וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָֽט׃ | 21 |
Though hande ioyne in hande, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall escape.
| נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָֽעַם׃ | 22 |
As a iewell of golde in a swines snoute: so is a faire woman, which lacketh discretion.
| תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טוֹב תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָֽה׃ | 23 |
The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.
| יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 24 |
There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
| נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם־הוּא יוֹרֶֽא׃ | 25 |
The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.
| מֹנֵֽעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ | 26 |
He that withdraweth the corne, the people will curse him: but blessing shalbe vpon the head of him that selleth corne.
| שֹׁחֵֽר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 27 |
He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.
| בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעׇשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפּוֹל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃ | 28 |
He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall florish as a leafe.
| עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ יִנְחַל־רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַֽחֲכַם־לֵֽב׃ | 29 |
He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
| פְּֽרִי־צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׁוֹת חָכָֽם׃ | 30 |
The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.
| הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּֽי־רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵֽא׃ | 31 |
Beholde, the righteous shalbe recompensed in the earth: howe much more the wicked and the sinner?
