מִשְׁלֵי 24
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל־תִּתְאָו לִֽהְיוֹת אִתָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
| כִּי־שֹׁד יֶהְגֶּה לִבָּם וְעָמָל שִׂפְתֵיהֶם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ | 2 |
for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
| בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ | 3 |
Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
| וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כׇּל־הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִֽים׃ | 4 |
by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
| גֶּבֶר־חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ | 5 |
A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
| כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | 6 |
for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
| רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חׇכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃ | 7 |
Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
| מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לוֹ בַּעַל־מְזִמּוֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ | 8 |
One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
| זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת חַטָּאת וְתוֹעֲבַת לְאָדָם לֵֽץ׃ | 9 |
The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
| הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ | 10 |
If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
| הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃ | 11 |
Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to 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 didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
| אֱכׇל־בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי־טוֹב וְנֹפֶת מָתוֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃ | 13 |
My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
| כֵּן ׀ דְּעֶה חׇכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ אִם־מָצָאתָ וְיֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵֽת׃ | 14 |
so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
| אַל־תֶּאֱרֹב רָשָׁע לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּד רִבְצֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
| כִּי שֶׁבַע ׀ יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם וּרְשָׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בְרָעָֽה׃ | 16 |
for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
| בִּנְפֹל (אויביך) [אוֹיִבְךָ] אַל־תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלוֹ אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 17 |
Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
| פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהֹוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּֽוֹ׃ | 18 |
lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
| אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּֽרְשָׁעִֽים׃ | 19 |
Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
| כִּי ׀ לֹא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרִית לָרָע נֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 20 |
for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
| יְרָא־אֶת־יְהֹוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם־שׁוֹנִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ | 21 |
My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
| כִּֽי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ | 22 |
for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
| 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 |
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
| וְלַמּוֹכִיחִים יִנְעָם וַעֲלֵיהֶם תָּבוֹא בִרְכַּת־טֽוֹב׃ | 25 |
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
| שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁק מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִֽים׃ | 26 |
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
| הָכֵן בַּחוּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְעַתְּדָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה לָךְ אַחַר וּבָנִיתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | 27 |
Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
| אַל־תְּהִי עֵד־חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | 28 |
Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָֽשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה־לּוֹ אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפׇעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 29 |
Don’t 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 by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
| וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כֻלּוֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִים כָּסּוּ פָנָיו חֲרֻלִּים וְגֶדֶר אֲבָנָיו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ | 31 |
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
| וָאֶחֱזֶה אָֽנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי רָאִיתִי לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃ | 32 |
Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, 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 sleep,
| וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּךְ רֵישֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרֶיךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ | 34 |
so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
