מִשְׁלֵי 22

1 נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב׃

A fair name is better than much wealth, and good favour is above silver and gold.

2 עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהֹוָֽה׃

The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.

3 עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה (ויסתר) [וְנִסְתָּר] וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.

4 עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃

The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.

5 צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם׃

Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

6 חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

7 עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃

The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.

8 זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה (יקצור) [יִקְצׇר־]אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃

He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but [a man] shall fully prove the folly of his works.

9 טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל׃

He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. He that gives liberally secures victory an honour; but he takes away the life of them that posses [them].

10 גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן׃

Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonours all.

11 אֹהֵב (טהור) [טְהׇר־]לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃

The Lord loves holy hearts, and all blameless persons are acceptable with him: a king rules with his lips.

12 עֵינֵי יְהֹוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד׃

But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; but the transgressor despises [wise] words.

13 אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵרָצֵֽחַ׃

The sluggard makes excuses, and says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.

14 שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהֹוָה (יפול) [יִפׇּל־]שָֽׁם׃

The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

15 אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are [then] far from him.

16 עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃

He that oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.

17 הַט אׇזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃

Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,

18 כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.

19 לִֽהְיוֹת בַּיהֹוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃

That thy hope may be in the Lord, and he may make thy way known to thee.

20 הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּֽי לְךָ (שלשום) [שָׁלִישִׁים] בְּמֹעֵצוֹת וָדָֽעַת׃

And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself on the table of thine heart, for counsel and knowledge.

21 לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃

I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.

22 אַֽל־תִּגְזׇל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר׃

Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless [man] in the gates.

23 כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ׃

For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.

24 אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא׃

Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:

25 פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.

26 אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃

Become not surety from respect of a man's person.

27 אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃

For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed [that is] under thee.

28 אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.

29 חָזִיתָ אִישׁ ׀ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃

It is fit that an observant man and [one] diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.