מִשְׁלֵי 18
| לְֽתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד בְּכׇל־תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 1 |
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.
| לֹא־יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃ | 2 |
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
| בְּֽבוֹא־רָשָׁע בָּא גַם־בּוּז וְֽעִם־קָלוֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃ | 3 |
When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָֽה׃ | 4 |
The words of a man’s mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
| שְׂאֵת פְּנֵֽי־רָשָׁע לֹא־טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 5 |
[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
| שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ | 6 |
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
| פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 7 |
A fool’s mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
| דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 8 |
The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
| גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ | 9 |
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
| מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהֹוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ | 10 |
The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
| הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּתֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
| לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר יִגְבַּהּ לֶב־אִישׁ וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃ | 12 |
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility.
| מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא־לוֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ | 13 |
He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.
| רֽוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
| לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃ | 15 |
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
| מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ | 16 |
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
| צַדִּיק הָרִאשׁוֹן בְּרִיבוֹ (יבא) [וּבָֽא־]רֵעֵהוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
[He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
| מִדְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּית הַגּוֹרָל וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִֽיד׃ | 18 |
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
| אָח נִפְשָׁע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹז (ומדונים) [וּמִדְיָנִים] כִּבְרִיחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃ | 19 |
A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.
| מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ תִּשְׂבַּע בִּטְנוֹ תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ | 20 |
A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
| מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ | 21 |
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
| מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהֹוָֽה׃ | 22 |
[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
| תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֶּר־רָשׁ וְעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזּֽוֹת׃ | 23 |
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
| אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָֽח׃ | 24 |
A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
