מִשְׁלֵי 24
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל־תִּתְאָו לִֽהְיוֹת אִתָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
| כִּי־שֹׁד יֶהְגֶּה לִבָּם וְעָמָל שִׂפְתֵיהֶם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ | 2 |
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
| בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ | 3 |
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
| וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כׇּל־הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִֽים׃ | 4 |
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
| גֶּבֶר־חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ | 5 |
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
| כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | 6 |
Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
| רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חׇכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃ | 7 |
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
| מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לוֹ בַּעַל־מְזִמּוֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ | 8 |
He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
| זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת חַטָּאת וְתוֹעֲבַת לְאָדָם לֵֽץ׃ | 9 |
A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
| הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ | 10 |
If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
| הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃ | 11 |
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
| כִּֽי־תֹאמַר הֵן לֹֽא־יָדַעְנוּ זֶה הֲֽלֹא־תֹכֵן לִבּוֹת ׀ הֽוּא־יָבִין וְנֹצֵר נַפְשְׁךָ הוּא יֵדָע וְהֵשִׁיב לְאָדָם כְּפׇעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
| אֱכׇל־בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי־טוֹב וְנֹפֶת מָתוֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃ | 13 |
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
| כֵּן ׀ דְּעֶה חׇכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ אִם־מָצָאתָ וְיֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵֽת׃ | 14 |
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
| אַל־תֶּאֱרֹב רָשָׁע לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּד רִבְצֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
| כִּי שֶׁבַע ׀ יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם וּרְשָׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בְרָעָֽה׃ | 16 |
For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
| בִּנְפֹל (אויביך) [אוֹיִבְךָ] אַל־תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלוֹ אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 17 |
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
| פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהֹוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּֽוֹ׃ | 18 |
or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
| אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּֽרְשָׁעִֽים׃ | 19 |
Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
| כִּי ׀ לֹא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרִית לָרָע נֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 20 |
For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
| יְרָא־אֶת־יְהֹוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם־שׁוֹנִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ | 21 |
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
| כִּֽי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ | 22 |
For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
| גַּם־אֵלֶּה לַחֲכָמִים הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל־טֽוֹב׃ | 23 |
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
| אֹמֵר ׀ לְרָשָׁע צַדִּיק אָתָּה יִקְּבֻהוּ עַמִּים יִזְעָמוּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃ | 24 |
Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
| וְלַמּוֹכִיחִים יִנְעָם וַעֲלֵיהֶם תָּבוֹא בִרְכַּת־טֽוֹב׃ | 25 |
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
| שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁק מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִֽים׃ | 26 |
An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
| הָכֵן בַּחוּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְעַתְּדָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה לָךְ אַחַר וּבָנִיתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | 27 |
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
| אַל־תְּהִי עֵד־חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | 28 |
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָֽשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה־לּוֹ אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפׇעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 29 |
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
| עַל־שְׂדֵה אִישׁ־עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ | 30 |
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
| וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כֻלּוֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִים כָּסּוּ פָנָיו חֲרֻלִּים וְגֶדֶר אֲבָנָיו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ | 31 |
Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
| וָאֶחֱזֶה אָֽנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי רָאִיתִי לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃ | 32 |
I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 33 |
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
| וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּךְ רֵישֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרֶיךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ | 34 |
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
