< מִשְׁלֵי 11 >
מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.
בָּֽא־זָדוֹן וַיָּבֹא קָלוֹן וְֽאֶת־צְנוּעִים חׇכְמָֽה׃ | 2 |
[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.
תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם וְסֶלֶף בֹּגְדִים (ושדם) [יְשָׁדֵּֽם]׃ | 3 |
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
לֹא־יוֹעִיל הוֹן בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃ | 4 |
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
צִדְקַת תָּמִים תְּיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכּוֹ וּבְרִשְׁעָתוֹ יִפֹּל רָשָֽׁע׃ | 5 |
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
צִדְקַת יְשָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵם וּבְהַוַּת בֹּגְדִים יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃ | 6 |
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
בְּמוֹת אָדָם רָשָׁע תֹּאבַד תִּקְוָה וְתוֹחֶלֶת אוֹנִים אָבָֽדָה׃ | 7 |
When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth.
צַדִּיק מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ | 8 |
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
בְּפֶה חָנֵף יַשְׁחִת רֵעֵהוּ וּבְדַעַת צַדִּיקִים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ | 9 |
An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה וּבַאֲבֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּֽה׃ | 10 |
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים תָּרוּם קָרֶת וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃ | 11 |
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
בׇּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ | 12 |
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל מְגַלֶּה־סּוֹד וְנֶאֱמַן־רוּחַ מְכַסֶּה דָבָֽר׃ | 13 |
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִפׇּל־עָם וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | 14 |
Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.
רַע־יֵרוֹעַ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃ | 15 |
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it: ] and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵן תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד וְעָרִיצִים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃ | 16 |
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches.
גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ אִישׁ חָסֶד וְעֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ אַכְזָרִֽי׃ | 17 |
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.
רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶֽת׃ | 18 |
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
כֵּן־צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃ | 19 |
As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.
תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵב וּרְצוֹנוֹ תְּמִימֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃ | 20 |
They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.
יָד לְיָד לֹא־יִנָּקֶה רָּע וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָֽט׃ | 21 |
[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָֽעַם׃ | 22 |
[As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion.
תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טוֹב תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָֽה׃ | 23 |
The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.
יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 24 |
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם־הוּא יוֹרֶֽא׃ | 25 |
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
מֹנֵֽעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ | 26 |
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it].
שֹׁחֵֽר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 27 |
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעׇשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפּוֹל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃ | 28 |
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ יִנְחַל־רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַֽחֲכַם־לֵֽב׃ | 29 |
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
פְּֽרִי־צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׁוֹת חָכָֽם׃ | 30 |
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּֽי־רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵֽא׃ | 31 |
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.