מִשְׁלֵי 20
| לֵץ הַיַּיִן הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכׇל־שֹׁגֶה בּוֹ לֹא יֶחְכָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Wine [is] a scorner — strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
| נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 2 |
The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
| כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכׇל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 3 |
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
| מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ (ישאל) [וְשָׁאַל] בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן׃ | 4 |
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ | 5 |
Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
| רׇב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדּוֹ וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָֽא׃ | 6 |
A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?
| מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמּוֹ צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | 7 |
The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
| מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כׇּל־רָֽע׃ | 8 |
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
| מִֽי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 9 |
Who saith, 'I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'
| אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 10 |
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
| גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פׇּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
| אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהֹוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 12 |
A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
| אַל־תֶּאֱהַב שֵׁנָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ | 13 |
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes — be satisfied [with] bread.
| רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקּוֹנֶה וְאֹזֵל לוֹ אָז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 14 |
'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
| יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרׇב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 15 |
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
| לְֽקַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד (נכרים) [נׇכְרִיָּה] חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 16 |
Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
| עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ | 17 |
Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.
| מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | 18 |
Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
| גּֽוֹלֶה־סּוֹד הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה שְׂפָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָֽב׃ | 19 |
A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.
| מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ יִֽדְעַךְ נֵרוֹ (באישון) [בֶּאֱשׁוּן] חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 20 |
Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
| נַחֲלָה (מבחלת) [מְבֹהֶלֶת] בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ | 21 |
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַיהֹוָה וְיֹשַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ | 22 |
Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ | 23 |
An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
| מֵיְהֹוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | 24 |
From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?
| מוֹקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ | 25 |
A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
| מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָֽן׃ | 26 |
A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.
| נֵר יְהֹוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כׇּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 27 |
The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
| חֶסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ | 28 |
Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.
| תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ | 29 |
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
| חַבֻּרוֹת פֶּצַע (תמריק) [תַּמְרוּק] בְּרָע וּמַכּוֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 30 |
The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!
