מִשְׁלֵי 22
| נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב׃ | 1 |
A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.
| עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 2 |
The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
| עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה (ויסתר) [וְנִסְתָּר] וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ | 3 |
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
| עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃ | 4 |
The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.
| צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.
| חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ | 6 |
Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.
| עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ | 7 |
The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.
| זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה (יקצור) [יִקְצׇר־]אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃ | 8 |
He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
| טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל׃ | 9 |
He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
| גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן׃ | 10 |
Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.
| אֹהֵב (טהור) [טְהׇר־]לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ | 11 |
Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.
| עֵינֵי יְהֹוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד׃ | 12 |
The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.
| אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵרָצֵֽחַ׃ | 13 |
The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.
| שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהֹוָה (יפול) [יִפׇּל־]שָֽׁם׃ | 14 |
The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.
| אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 15 |
Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
| עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 16 |
Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
| הַט אׇזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ | 17 |
Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
| כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | 18 |
For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.
| לִֽהְיוֹת בַּיהֹוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ | 19 |
That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.
| הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּֽי לְךָ (שלשום) [שָׁלִישִׁים] בְּמֹעֵצוֹת וָדָֽעַת׃ | 20 |
Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,
| לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ | 21 |
That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?
| אַֽל־תִּגְזׇל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ | 22 |
Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.
| כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 23 |
For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.
| אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא׃ | 24 |
Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,
| פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 25 |
Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.
| אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ | 26 |
Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.
| אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ | 27 |
If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?
| אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 28 |
Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.
| חָזִיתָ אִישׁ ׀ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ | 29 |
Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.
