מִשְׁלֵי 21
| פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם לֶב־מֶלֶךְ בְּיַד־יְהֹוָה עַֽל־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 1 |
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh; he turns it wherever he pleases.
| כׇּֽל־דֶּרֶךְ־אִישׁ יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן לִבּוֹת יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 2 |
Every person's way is right in his own eyes, but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
| עֲשֹׂה צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט נִבְחָר לַיהֹוָה מִזָּֽבַח׃ | 3 |
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
| רוּם־עֵינַיִם וּרְחַב־לֵב נִר רְשָׁעִים חַטָּֽאת׃ | 4 |
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
| מַחְשְׁבוֹת חָרוּץ אַךְ־לְמוֹתָר וְכׇל־אָץ אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 5 |
The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
| פֹּעַל אֹצָרוֹת בִּלְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר הֶבֶל נִדָּף מְבַקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃ | 6 |
Acquiring riches by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
| שֹׁד־רְשָׁעִים יְגוֹרֵם כִּי מֵאֲנוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 7 |
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is just.
| הֲפַכְפַּךְ דֶּרֶךְ אִישׁ וָזָר וְזַךְ יָשָׁר פׇּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 8 |
The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the one who is pure does what is right.
| טוֹב לָשֶׁבֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת מִדְיָנִים וּבֵית חָֽבֶר׃ | 9 |
It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
| נֶפֶשׁ רָשָׁע אִוְּתָה־רָע לֹֽא־יֻחַן בְּעֵינָיו רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | 10 |
The appetite of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
| בַּֽעֲנׇשׁ־לֵץ יֶחְכַּם־פֶּתִי וּבְהַשְׂכִּיל לְחָכָם יִקַּח־דָּֽעַת׃ | 11 |
When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.
| מַשְׂכִּיל צַדִּיק לְבֵית רָשָׁע מְסַלֵּף רְשָׁעִים לָרָֽע׃ | 12 |
The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person; he brings wicked people to disaster.
| אֹטֵם אׇזְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת־דָּל גַּֽם־הוּא יִקְרָא וְלֹא יֵעָנֶֽה׃ | 13 |
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
| מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה־אָף וְשֹׁחַד בַּחֵק חֵמָה עַזָּֽה׃ | 14 |
A gift in secret appeases anger and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
| שִׂמְחָה לַצַּדִּיק עֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וּמְחִתָּה לְפֹעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 15 |
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person, but it brings terror to evildoers.
| אָדָם תּוֹעֶה מִדֶּרֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּל בִּקְהַל רְפָאִים יָנֽוּחַ׃ | 16 |
The one who wanders from the way of understanding, he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
| אִישׁ מַחְסוֹר אֹהֵב שִׂמְחָה אֹהֵב יַֽיִן־וָשֶׁמֶן לֹא יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ | 17 |
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
| כֹּפֶר לַצַּדִּיק רָשָׁע וְתַחַת יְשָׁרִים בּוֹגֵֽד׃ | 18 |
A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person, and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
| טוֹב שֶׁבֶת בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְבָּר מֵאֵשֶׁת (מדונים) [מִדְיָנִים] וָכָֽעַס׃ | 19 |
It is better to live in the desert than with a quarreling and angry wife.
| אוֹצָר ׀ נֶחְמָד וָשֶׁמֶן בִּנְוֵה חָכָם וּכְסִיל אָדָם יְבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ | 20 |
Desirable treasure and oil are kept in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows it all up.
| רֹדֵף צְדָקָה וָחָסֶד יִמְצָא חַיִּים צְדָקָה וְכָבֽוֹד׃ | 21 |
The one who does right and is kind— this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
| עִיר גִּבֹּרִים עָלָה חָכָם וַיֹּרֶד עֹז מִבְטֶחָֽהֿ׃ | 22 |
A wise man scales the city of the mighty ones, and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
| שֹׁמֵר פִּיו וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ שֹׁמֵר מִצָּרוֹת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 23 |
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
| זֵד יָהִיר לֵץ שְׁמוֹ עוֹשֶׂה בְּעֶבְרַת זָדֽוֹן׃ | 24 |
The proud and haughty person—”Mocker” is his name— acts with arrogant pride.
| תַּאֲוַת עָצֵל תְּמִיתֶנּוּ כִּֽי־מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ | 25 |
The desire of the lazy kills him, for his hands refuse to work.
| כׇּל־הַיּוֹם הִתְאַוָּה תַאֲוָה וְצַדִּיק יִתֵּן וְלֹא יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃ | 26 |
All day long he craves and craves more, but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
| זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֵבָה אַף כִּֽי־בְזִמָּה יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 27 |
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable; it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
| עֵד־כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵד וְאִישׁ שׁוֹמֵעַ לָנֶצַח יְדַבֵּֽר׃ | 28 |
A false witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak for all time.
| הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו וְיָשָׁר הוּא ׀ (יכין דרכיו) [יָבִין דַּרְכּֽוֹ]׃ | 29 |
A wicked man makes his face hard, but an upright person is certain about his ways.
| אֵין חׇכְמָה וְאֵין תְּבוּנָה וְאֵין עֵצָה לְנֶגֶד יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 30 |
There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice that can stand against Yahweh.
| סוּס מוּכָן לְיוֹם מִלְחָמָה וְלַיהֹוָה הַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃ | 31 |
The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
