< מִשְׁלֵי 17 >
טוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָהּ מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי־רִֽיב׃ | 1 |
It is better to have quiet with a dry morsel of bread than a house full of feasting with strife.
עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁל בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ וּבְתוֹךְ אַחִים יַחֲלֹק נַחֲלָֽה׃ | 2 |
A wise servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וּבֹחֵן לִבּוֹת יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 3 |
The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, but Yahweh refines hearts.
מֵרַע מַקְשִׁיב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָוֶן שֶׁקֶר מֵזִין עַל־לְשׁוֹן הַוֺּֽת׃ | 4 |
The evildoer pays attention to wicked lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
לֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה׃ | 5 |
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished.
עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ | 6 |
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged and parents bring honor to their children.
לֹא־נָאוָה לְנָבָל שְׂפַת־יֶתֶר אַף כִּֽי־לְנָדִיב שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 7 |
Eloquent speech is not suitable for a fool; much less are lying lips suitable for royalty.
אֶבֶן־חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ | 8 |
A bribe is like a magic stone to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף׃ | 9 |
Whoever overlooks an offense seeks love, but the one who repeats a matter alienates close friends.
תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין מֵהַכּוֹת כְּסִיל מֵאָֽה׃ | 10 |
A rebuke goes deeper into a person who has understanding than a hundred blows go into a fool.
אַךְ־מְרִי יְבַקֶּשׁ־רָע וּמַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי יְשֻׁלַּח־בּֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
An evil person only seeks rebellion, so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
פָּגוֹשׁ דֹּב שַׁכּוּל בְּאִישׁ וְאַל־כְּסִיל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool in his foolishness.
מֵשִׁיב רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה לֹא־[תָמוּשׁ] (תמיש) רָעָה מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
When someone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
פּוֹטֵֽר מַיִם רֵאשִׁית מָדוֹן וְלִפְנֵי הִתְגַּלַּע הָרִיב נְטֽוֹשׁ׃ | 14 |
The beginning of conflict is like one who releases water everywhere, so walk away from the dispute before it has broken out.
מַצְדִּיק רָשָׁע וּמַרְשִׁיעַ צַדִּיק תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 15 |
The person who acquits the wicked person and the person who condemns the righteous person— both are an abomination to Yahweh.
לָמָּה־זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד־כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חׇכְמָה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃ | 16 |
Why should a fool pay money to learn about wisdom, when he has no ability to learn it?
בְּכׇל־עֵת אֹהֵב הָרֵעַ וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵֽד׃ | 17 |
A friend is loving at all times and a brother is born for times of trouble.
אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵב תּוֹקֵעַ כָּף עֹרֵב עֲרֻבָּה לִפְנֵי רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | 18 |
A man having no sense makes binding promises and becomes responsible for his neighbor's debts.
אֹהֵֽב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה מַגְבִּיהַּ פִּתְחוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃ | 19 |
Whoever loves conflict loves sin; the one who makes the threshold of his door too high causes bones to be broken.
עִקֶּשׁ־לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא־טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃ | 20 |
A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
יֹלֵד כְּסִיל לְתוּגָה לוֹ וְלֹא־יִשְׂמַח אֲבִי נָבָֽל׃ | 21 |
Whoever is the parent of a fool brings grief to himself; and the father of a fool has no joy.
לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִיב גֵּהָה וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־גָּֽרֶם׃ | 22 |
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
שֹׁחַד מֵחֵק רָשָׁע יִקָּח לְהַטּוֹת אׇרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
A wicked man accepts a secret bribe to pervert the ways of justice.
אֶת־פְּנֵי מֵבִין חׇכְמָה וְעֵינֵי כְסִיל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 24 |
The one who has understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are set on the ends of the earth.
כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וּמֶמֶר לְיֽוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ | 25 |
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to the woman who bore him.
גַּם עֲנוֹשׁ לַצַּדִּיק לֹא־טוֹב לְהַכּוֹת נְדִיבִים עַל־יֹֽשֶׁר׃ | 26 |
Also, it is never good to punish the righteous person; neither is it good to flog noble men who have integrity.
חוֹשֵׂךְ אֲמָרָיו יוֹדֵעַ דָּעַת (וקר) [יְקַר־]רוּחַ אִישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 27 |
One who has knowledge uses few words and one with understanding is even-tempered.
גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבֽוֹן׃ | 28 |
Even a fool is thought to be wise if he keeps silent; when he keeps his mouth shut, he is considered to be intelligent.