מִשְׁלֵי 20
| לֵץ הַיַּיִן הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכׇל־שֹׁגֶה בּוֹ לֹא יֶחְכָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
| נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 2 |
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.
| כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכׇל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 3 |
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife: but every fool will be quarrelling.
| מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ (ישאל) [וְשָׁאַל] בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן׃ | 4 |
The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ | 5 |
Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
| רׇב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדּוֹ וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָֽא׃ | 6 |
Most men wilt proclaim every one his own kindness: but a faithful man who can find?
| מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמּוֹ צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | 7 |
A just man that walketh in his integrity, blessed are his children after him.
| מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כׇּל־רָֽע׃ | 8 |
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
| מִֽי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 9 |
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
| אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 10 |
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
| גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פׇּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
| אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהֹוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 12 |
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
| אַל־תֶּאֱהַב שֵׁנָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ | 13 |
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
| רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקּוֹנֶה וְאֹזֵל לוֹ אָז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 14 |
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
| יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרׇב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 15 |
There is gold, and abundance of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
| לְֽקַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד (נכרים) [נׇכְרִיָּה] חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 16 |
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge [that is surety] for strangers.
| עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ | 17 |
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
| מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | 18 |
Every purpose is established by counsel: and by wise guidance make thou war,
| גּֽוֹלֶה־סּוֹד הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה שְׂפָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָֽב׃ | 19 |
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.
| מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ יִֽדְעַךְ נֵרוֹ (באישון) [בֶּאֱשׁוּן] חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 20 |
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
| נַחֲלָה (מבחלת) [מְבֹהֶלֶת] בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ | 21 |
An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַיהֹוָה וְיֹשַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ | 22 |
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ | 23 |
Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
| מֵיְהֹוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | 24 |
A man’s goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
| מוֹקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ | 25 |
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
| מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָֽן׃ | 26 |
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, and bringeth the [threshing] wheel over them.
| נֵר יְהֹוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כׇּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 27 |
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly.
| חֶסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ | 28 |
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
| תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ | 29 |
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
| חַבֻּרוֹת פֶּצַע (תמריק) [תַּמְרוּק] בְּרָע וּמַכּוֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 30 |
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil: and strokes [reach] the innermost parts of the belly.
