מִשְׁלֵי 18

1 לְֽתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד בְּכׇל־תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel

2 לֹא־יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃

not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his

3 בְּֽבוֹא־רָשָׁע בָּא גַם־בּוּז וְֽעִם־קָלוֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃

in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach

4 מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָֽה׃

water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom

5 שְׂאֵת פְּנֵֽי־רָשָׁע לֹא־טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice

6 שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃

lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to

7 פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his

8 דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body

9 גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃

also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction

10 מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהֹוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃

tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt

11 הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּתֽוֹ׃

substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his

12 לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר יִגְבַּהּ לֶב־אִישׁ וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃

to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility

13 מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא־לוֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃

to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame

14 רֽוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃

spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her

15 לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃

heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge

16 מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃

gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him

17 צַדִּיק הָרִאשׁוֹן בְּרִיבוֹ (יבא) [וּבָֽא־]רֵעֵהוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃

righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him

18 מִדְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּית הַגּוֹרָל וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִֽיד׃

contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate

19 אָח נִפְשָׁע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹז (ומדונים) [וּמִדְיָנִים] כִּבְרִיחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃

brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress

20 מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ תִּשְׂבַּע בִּטְנוֹ תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃

from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy

21 מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃

death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her

22 מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהֹוָֽה׃

to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD

23 תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֶּר־רָשׁ וְעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזּֽוֹת׃

supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong

24 אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָֽח׃

man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling