< מִשְׁלֵי 11 >
מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
Balances of deceit are an abomination of the Lord; but a full weight [obtaineth] his favor.
בָּֽא־זָדוֹן וַיָּבֹא קָלוֹן וְֽאֶת־צְנוּעִים חׇכְמָֽה׃ | 2 |
When pride cometh, then cometh disgrace; but with the modest there is wisdom.
תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם וְסֶלֶף בֹּגְדִים (ושדם) [יְשָׁדֵּֽם]׃ | 3 |
The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the cunning of the treacherous destroyeth them.
לֹא־יוֹעִיל הוֹן בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃ | 4 |
Wealth cannot profit on the day of wrath; but righteousness deliver from death.
צִדְקַת תָּמִים תְּיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכּוֹ וּבְרִשְׁעָתוֹ יִפֹּל רָשָֽׁע׃ | 5 |
The righteousness of the perfect maketh even his way; but by his own wickedness will the wicked fall.
צִדְקַת יְשָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵם וּבְהַוַּת בֹּגְדִים יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃ | 6 |
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them; but through their own sinful desires are the treacherous caught.
בְּמוֹת אָדָם רָשָׁע תֹּאבַד תִּקְוָה וְתוֹחֶלֶת אוֹנִים אָבָֽדָה׃ | 7 |
When a wicked man dieth, [his] hope vanisheth; and the expectation of his children is lost.
צַדִּיק מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ | 8 |
The righteous is delivered out of distress, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
בְּפֶה חָנֵף יַשְׁחִת רֵעֵהוּ וּבְדַעַת צַדִּיקִים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ | 9 |
With his mouth doth the hypocrite destroy his neighbor; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה וּבַאֲבֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּֽה׃ | 10 |
When it goeth well with the righteous, the town rejoiceth loudly: and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים תָּרוּם קָרֶת וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃ | 11 |
Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but through the mouth of the wicked it is pulled down.
בׇּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ | 12 |
He that despiseth his neighbor is void of sense; but a man of understanding maintaineth silence.
הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל מְגַלֶּה־סּוֹד וְנֶאֱמַן־רוּחַ מְכַסֶּה דָבָֽר׃ | 13 |
He that walketh about as talebearer revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִפׇּל־עָם וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | 14 |
Where there is no wise guidance, a people must fall: but [it will obtain] help through the multitude of counsellors.
רַע־יֵרוֹעַ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃ | 15 |
With evil will he be overwhelmed that is surety for a stranger: but he that hateth giving the hand as pledge is safe.
אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵן תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד וְעָרִיצִים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃ | 16 |
A woman endowed with grace will surely obtain honor; and the powerful will obtain riches.
גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ אִישׁ חָסֶד וְעֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ אַכְזָרִֽי׃ | 17 |
The man of kindness doth good to his own soul; but he that troubleth his own flesh is cruel.
רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶֽת׃ | 18 |
The wicked practiseth a work of falsehood; but he that soweth righteousness [obtaineth] the reward of truth.
כֵּן־צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃ | 19 |
He who is firm in righteousness attaineth to life: and he that pursueth evil [doth it] to his own death.
תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵב וּרְצוֹנוֹ תְּמִימֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃ | 20 |
An abomination of the Lord are those of a perverse heart; but his favor is for those who are unblemished in their way.
יָד לְיָד לֹא־יִנָּקֶה רָּע וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָֽט׃ | 21 |
The hand [of God] being against [his] hand, the bad man shall not go unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָֽעַם׃ | 22 |
As a golden ring in a swine's snout, so is a handsome woman that hath thrown off discretion.
תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טוֹב תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָֽה׃ | 23 |
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the hope of the wicked is the wrath [of God].
יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 24 |
There is a man that scattereth gifts, and yet his wealth is increased: and there is one that withholdeth more than is proper, and still cometh only to want.
נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם־הוּא יוֹרֶֽא׃ | 25 |
A beneficent soul will be abundantly gratified; and he that refresheth [others] will be also refreshed himself.
מֹנֵֽעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ | 26 |
Him that withholdeth corn, the people will denounce; but blessing will be heaped upon the head of the one that selleth it.
שֹׁחֵֽר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 27 |
He that diligently searcheth after good seeketh favor; but if one inquireth after evil, it will come unto him.
בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעׇשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפּוֹל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃ | 28 |
He that trusteth in his riches will surely fall; but the righteous shall grow like the leaves [of a tree].
עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ יִנְחַל־רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַֽחֲכַם־לֵֽב׃ | 29 |
He that troubleth his own house will inherit the wind; and the fool will become the servant to the wise of heart.
פְּֽרִי־צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׁוֹת חָכָֽם׃ | 30 |
The fruit of the righteous is of the tree of life, and the wise draweth souls to himself.
הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּֽי־רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵֽא׃ | 31 |
Behold, the righteous is recompensed on the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner.