מִשְׁלֵי 17
| טוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָהּ מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי־רִֽיב׃ | 1 |
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.
| עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁל בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ וּבְתוֹךְ אַחִים יַחֲלֹק נַחֲלָֽה׃ | 2 |
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
| מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וּבֹחֵן לִבּוֹת יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 3 |
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
| מֵרַע מַקְשִׁיב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָוֶן שֶׁקֶר מֵזִין עַל־לְשׁוֹן הַוֺּֽת׃ | 4 |
A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
| לֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה׃ | 5 |
Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
| עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ | 6 |
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
| לֹא־נָאוָה לְנָבָל שְׂפַת־יֶתֶר אַף כִּֽי־לְנָדִיב שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 7 |
Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.
| אֶבֶן־חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ | 8 |
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.
| מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף׃ | 9 |
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.
| תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין מֵהַכּוֹת כְּסִיל מֵאָֽה׃ | 10 |
A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
| אַךְ־מְרִי יְבַקֶּשׁ־רָע וּמַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי יְשֻׁלַּח־בּֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
A rebellious man seeketh only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
| פָּגוֹשׁ דֹּב שַׁכּוּל בְּאִישׁ וְאַל־כְּסִיל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
| מֵשִׁיב רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה לֹא־[תָמוּשׁ] (תמיש) רָעָה מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
| פּוֹטֵֽר מַיִם רֵאשִׁית מָדוֹן וְלִפְנֵי הִתְגַּלַּע הָרִיב נְטֽוֹשׁ׃ | 14 |
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off contention, before the quarrel break out.
| מַצְדִּיק רָשָׁע וּמַרְשִׁיעַ צַדִּיק תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 15 |
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are an abomination to the LORD.
| לָמָּה־זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד־כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חׇכְמָה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃ | 16 |
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
| בְּכׇל־עֵת אֹהֵב הָרֵעַ וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵֽד׃ | 17 |
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
| אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵב תּוֹקֵעַ כָּף עֹרֵב עֲרֻבָּה לִפְנֵי רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | 18 |
A man void of understanding is he that striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
| אֹהֵֽב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה מַגְבִּיהַּ פִּתְחוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃ | 19 |
He loveth transgression that loveth strife; he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
| עִקֶּשׁ־לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא־טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃ | 20 |
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.
| יֹלֵד כְּסִיל לְתוּגָה לוֹ וְלֹא־יִשְׂמַח אֲבִי נָבָֽל׃ | 21 |
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.
| לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִיב גֵּהָה וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־גָּֽרֶם׃ | 22 |
A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
| שֹׁחַד מֵחֵק רָשָׁע יִקָּח לְהַטּוֹת אׇרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
| אֶת־פְּנֵי מֵבִין חׇכְמָה וְעֵינֵי כְסִיל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 24 |
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
| כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וּמֶמֶר לְיֽוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ | 25 |
A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
| גַּם עֲנוֹשׁ לַצַּדִּיק לֹא־טוֹב לְהַכּוֹת נְדִיבִים עַל־יֹֽשֶׁר׃ | 26 |
To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
| חוֹשֵׂךְ אֲמָרָיו יוֹדֵעַ דָּעַת (וקר) [יְקַר־]רוּחַ אִישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 27 |
He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment.
| גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבֽוֹן׃ | 28 |
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.
