מִשְׁלֵי 18
| לְֽתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד בְּכׇל־תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 1 |
For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
| לֹא־יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃ | 2 |
A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart.
| בְּֽבוֹא־רָשָׁע בָּא גַם־בּוּז וְֽעִם־קָלוֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃ | 3 |
With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָֽה׃ | 4 |
Deep waters [are] the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
| שְׂאֵת פְּנֵֽי־רָשָׁע לֹא־טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 5 |
Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
| שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ | 6 |
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
| פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 7 |
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
| דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 8 |
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
| גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ | 9 |
He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.
| מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהֹוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ | 10 |
A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
| הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּתֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
| לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר יִגְבַּהּ לֶב־אִישׁ וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃ | 12 |
Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility.
| מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא־לוֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ | 13 |
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
| רֽוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?
| לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃ | 15 |
The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
| מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ | 16 |
The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
| צַדִּיק הָרִאשׁוֹן בְּרִיבוֹ (יבא) [וּבָֽא־]רֵעֵהוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
| מִדְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּית הַגּוֹרָל וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִֽיד׃ | 18 |
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
| אָח נִפְשָׁע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹז (ומדונים) [וּמִדְיָנִים] כִּבְרִיחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃ | 19 |
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
| מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ תִּשְׂבַּע בִּטְנוֹ תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ | 20 |
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.
| מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ | 21 |
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
| מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהֹוָֽה׃ | 22 |
[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
| תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֶּר־רָשׁ וְעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזּֽוֹת׃ | 23 |
[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
| אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָֽח׃ | 24 |
A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
