מִשְׁלֵי 11

1 מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.

2 בָּֽא־זָדוֹן וַיָּבֹא קָלוֹן וְֽאֶת־צְנוּעִים חׇכְמָֽה׃

Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.

3 תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם וְסֶלֶף בֹּגְדִים (ושדם) [יְשָׁדֵּֽם]׃

The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

4 לֹא־יוֹעִיל הוֹן בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

5 צִדְקַת תָּמִים תְּיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכּוֹ וּבְרִשְׁעָתוֹ יִפֹּל רָשָֽׁע׃

The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

6 צִדְקַת יְשָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵם וּבְהַוַּת בֹּגְדִים יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃

The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

7 בְּמוֹת אָדָם רָשָׁע תֹּאבַד תִּקְוָה וְתוֹחֶלֶת אוֹנִים אָבָֽדָה׃

In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

8 צַדִּיק מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

9 בְּפֶה חָנֵף יַשְׁחִת רֵעֵהוּ וּבְדַעַת צַדִּיקִים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

10 בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה וּבַאֲבֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּֽה׃

In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.

11 בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים תָּרוּם קָרֶת וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃

By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

12 בׇּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

13 הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל מְגַלֶּה־סּוֹד וְנֶאֱמַן־רוּחַ מְכַסֶּה דָבָֽר׃

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

14 בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִפׇּל־עָם וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

15 רַע־יֵרוֹעַ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃

Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

16 אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵן תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד וְעָרִיצִים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃

A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.

17 גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ אִישׁ חָסֶד וְעֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ אַכְזָרִֽי׃

A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

18 רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶֽת׃

The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

19 כֵּן־צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃

Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

20 תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵב וּרְצוֹנוֹ תְּמִימֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃

An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.

21 יָד לְיָד לֹא־יִנָּקֶה רָּע וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָֽט׃

Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

22 נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָֽעַם׃

A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

23 תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טוֹב תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָֽה׃

The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

24 יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

25 נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם־הוּא יוֹרֶֽא׃

A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

26 מֹנֵֽעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃

Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.

27 שֹׁחֵֽר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃

Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.

28 בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעׇשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפּוֹל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

29 עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ יִנְחַל־רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַֽחֲכַם־לֵֽב׃

Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.

30 פְּֽרִי־צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׁוֹת חָכָֽם׃

The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.

31 הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּֽי־רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵֽא׃

Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!