מִשְׁלֵי 20
| לֵץ הַיַּיִן הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכׇל־שֹׁגֶה בּוֹ לֹא יֶחְכָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
| נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 2 |
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
| כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכׇל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 3 |
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
| מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ (ישאל) [וְשָׁאַל] בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן׃ | 4 |
The sluggard 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 |
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
| מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמּוֹ צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | 7 |
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
| מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כׇּל־רָֽע׃ | 8 |
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
| מִֽי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 9 |
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
| אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 10 |
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
| גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פׇּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
| אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהֹוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 12 |
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
| אַל־תֶּאֱהַב שֵׁנָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ | 13 |
Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
| רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקּוֹנֶה וְאֹזֵל לוֹ אָז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 14 |
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
| יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרׇב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 15 |
There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
| לְֽקַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד (נכרים) [נׇכְרִיָּה] חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 16 |
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
| עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ | 17 |
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
| מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | 18 |
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
| גּֽוֹלֶה־סּוֹד הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה שְׂפָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָֽב׃ | 19 |
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
| מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ יִֽדְעַךְ נֵרוֹ (באישון) [בֶּאֱשׁוּן] חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 20 |
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
| נַחֲלָה (מבחלת) [מְבֹהֶלֶת] בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ | 21 |
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַיהֹוָה וְיֹשַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ | 22 |
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ | 23 |
Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
| מֵיְהֹוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | 24 |
A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
| מוֹקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ | 25 |
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
| מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָֽן׃ | 26 |
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
| נֵר יְהֹוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כׇּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 27 |
The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
| חֶסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ | 28 |
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
| תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ | 29 |
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
| חַבֻּרוֹת פֶּצַע (תמריק) [תַּמְרוּק] בְּרָע וּמַכּוֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 30 |
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
