מִשְׁלֵי 17
| טוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָהּ מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי־רִֽיב׃ | 1 |
Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
| עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁל בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ וּבְתוֹךְ אַחִים יַחֲלֹק נַחֲלָֽה׃ | 2 |
A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.
| מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וּבֹחֵן לִבּוֹת יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 3 |
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.
| מֵרַע מַקְשִׁיב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָוֶן שֶׁקֶר מֵזִין עַל־לְשׁוֹן הַוֺּֽת׃ | 4 |
An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
| לֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה׃ | 5 |
Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
| עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ | 6 |
Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
| לֹא־נָאוָה לְנָבָל שְׂפַת־יֶתֶר אַף כִּֽי־לְנָדִיב שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 7 |
Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
| אֶבֶן־חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ | 8 |
A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
| מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף׃ | 9 |
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
| תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין מֵהַכּוֹת כְּסִיל מֵאָֽה׃ | 10 |
Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
| אַךְ־מְרִי יְבַקֶּשׁ־רָע וּמַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי יְשֻׁלַּח־בּֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
| פָּגוֹשׁ דֹּב שַׁכּוּל בְּאִישׁ וְאַל־כְּסִיל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.
| מֵשִׁיב רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה לֹא־[תָמוּשׁ] (תמיש) רָעָה מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
| פּוֹטֵֽר מַיִם רֵאשִׁית מָדוֹן וְלִפְנֵי הִתְגַּלַּע הָרִיב נְטֽוֹשׁ׃ | 14 |
The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
| מַצְדִּיק רָשָׁע וּמַרְשִׁיעַ צַדִּיק תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 15 |
Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
| לָמָּה־זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד־כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חׇכְמָה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃ | 16 |
Why [is] this — a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
| בְּכׇל־עֵת אֹהֵב הָרֵעַ וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵֽד׃ | 17 |
At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.
| אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵב תּוֹקֵעַ כָּף עֹרֵב עֲרֻבָּה לִפְנֵי רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | 18 |
A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.
| אֹהֵֽב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה מַגְבִּיהַּ פִּתְחוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃ | 19 |
Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
| עִקֶּשׁ־לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא־טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃ | 20 |
The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
| יֹלֵד כְּסִיל לְתוּגָה לוֹ וְלֹא־יִשְׂמַח אֲבִי נָבָֽל׃ | 21 |
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
| לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִיב גֵּהָה וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־גָּֽרֶם׃ | 22 |
A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
| שֹׁחַד מֵחֵק רָשָׁע יִקָּח לְהַטּוֹת אׇרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
| אֶת־פְּנֵי מֵבִין חׇכְמָה וְעֵינֵי כְסִיל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 24 |
The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.
| כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וּמֶמֶר לְיֽוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ | 25 |
A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
| גַּם עֲנוֹשׁ לַצַּדִּיק לֹא־טוֹב לְהַכּוֹת נְדִיבִים עַל־יֹֽשֶׁר׃ | 26 |
Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.
| חוֹשֵׂךְ אֲמָרָיו יוֹדֵעַ דָּעַת (וקר) [יְקַר־]רוּחַ אִישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 27 |
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.
| גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבֽוֹן׃ | 28 |
Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!
