מִשְׁלֵי 19
| טֽוֹב־רָשׁ הוֹלֵךְ בְּתֻמּוֹ מֵעִקֵּשׁ שְׂפָתָיו וְהוּא כְסִֽיל׃ | 1 |
Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who [is] a fool.
| גַּם בְּלֹא־דַעַת נֶפֶשׁ לֹא־טוֹב וְאָץ בְּרַגְלַיִם חוֹטֵֽא׃ | 2 |
Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
| אִוֶּלֶת אָדָם תְּסַלֵּף דַּרְכּוֹ וְעַל־יְהֹוָה יִזְעַף לִבּֽוֹ׃ | 3 |
The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
| הוֹן יֹסִיף רֵעִים רַבִּים וְדָל מֵרֵעֵהוּ יִפָּרֵֽד׃ | 4 |
Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.
| עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים לֹא יִמָּלֵֽט׃ | 5 |
A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
| רַבִּים יְחַלּוּ פְנֵֽי־נָדִיב וְכׇל־הָרֵעַ לְאִישׁ מַתָּֽן׃ | 6 |
Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.
| כׇּל ־ אֲחֵי־רָשׁ ׀ שְֽׂנֵאֻהוּ אַף כִּי מְרֵעֵהוּ רָחֲקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ מְרַדֵּף אֲמָרִים (לא) [לוֹ־]הֵֽמָּה׃ | 7 |
All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words — they are not!
| קֹֽנֶה־לֵּב אֹהֵב נַפְשׁוֹ שֹׁמֵר תְּבוּנָה לִמְצֹא־טֽוֹב׃ | 8 |
Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.
| עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵֽד׃ | 9 |
A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
| לֹא־נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל תַּעֲנוּג אַף כִּֽי־לְעֶבֶד ׀ מְשֹׁל בְּשָׂרִֽים׃ | 10 |
Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
| שֵׂכֶל אָדָם הֶאֱרִיךְ אַפּוֹ וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ עֲבֹר עַל־פָּֽשַׁע׃ | 11 |
The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory [is] to pass over transgression.
| נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר זַעַף מֶלֶךְ וּכְטַל עַל־עֵשֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
| הַוֺּת לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וְדֶלֶף טֹרֵד מִדְיְנֵי אִשָּֽׁה׃ | 13 |
A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
| בַּיִת וָהוֹן נַחֲלַת אָבוֹת וּמֵיְהֹוָה אִשָּׁה מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃ | 14 |
House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah [is] an understanding wife.
| עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִרְעָֽב׃ | 15 |
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
| שֹׁמֵר מִצְוָה שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ בּוֹזֵה דְרָכָיו (יומת) [יָמֽוּת]׃ | 16 |
Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
| מַלְוֵה יְהֹוָה חוֹנֵֽן דָּל וּגְמֻלוֹ יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
| יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ כִּֽי־יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה וְאֶל־הֲמִיתוֹ אַל־תִּשָּׂא נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 18 |
Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.
| (גרל) [גְּֽדׇל־]חֵמָה נֹשֵׂא עֹנֶשׁ כִּי אִם־תַּצִּיל וְעוֹד תּוֹסִֽף׃ | 19 |
A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.
| שְׁמַע עֵצָה וְקַבֵּל מוּסָר לְמַעַן תֶּחְכַּם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃ | 20 |
Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.
| רַבּוֹת מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּלֶב־אִישׁ וַעֲצַת יְהֹוָה הִיא תָקֽוּם׃ | 21 |
Many [are] the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
| תַּאֲוַת אָדָם חַסְדּוֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָשׁ מֵאִישׁ כָּזָֽב׃ | 22 |
The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.
| יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לְחַיִּים וְשָׂבֵעַ יָלִין בַּל־יִפָּקֶד רָֽע׃ | 23 |
The fear of Jehovah [is] to life, And satisfied he remaineth — he is not charged with evil.
| טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּיהוּ לֹא יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ | 24 |
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
| לֵץ תַּכֶּה וּפֶתִי יַעְרִם וְהוֹכִיחַ לְנָבוֹן יָבִין דָּֽעַת׃ | 25 |
A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.
| מְֽשַׁדֶּד־אָב יַבְרִיחַ אֵם בֵּן מֵבִישׁ וּמַחְפִּֽיר׃ | 26 |
Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.
| חֲֽדַל־בְּנִי לִשְׁמֹעַ מוּסָר לִשְׁגוֹת מֵאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 27 |
Cease, my son, to hear instruction — To err from sayings of knowledge.
| עֵד בְּלִיַּעַל יָלִיץ מִשְׁפָּט וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְבַלַּע־אָֽוֶן׃ | 28 |
A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
| נָכוֹנוּ לַלֵּצִים שְׁפָטִים וּמַהֲלֻמוֹת לְגֵו כְּסִילִֽים׃ | 29 |
Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!
