מִשְׁלֵי 25
| גַּם־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי ׀ חִזְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃ | 1 |
These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
| כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָֽר׃ | 2 |
[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings [is] to search out a matter.
| שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵֽקֶר׃ | 3 |
The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
| הָגוֹ סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּֽלִי׃ | 4 |
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
| הָגוֹ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וְיִכּוֹן בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ | 5 |
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
| אַל־תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקוֹם גְּדֹלִים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃ | 6 |
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
| כִּי טוֹב אֲמׇר־לְךָ עֲֽלֵה ־ הֵנָּה מֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | 7 |
For better [it is] that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.
| אַל־תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶֽךָ׃ | 8 |
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
| רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָֽל׃ | 9 |
Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself]; and reveal not a secret to another:
| פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשֽׁוּב׃ | 10 |
Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
| תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל־אׇפְנָֽיו׃ | 11 |
A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
| נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָתֶם מוֹכִיחַ חָכָם עַל־אֹזֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת׃ | 12 |
[As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
| כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁלֶג ׀ בְּיוֹם קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִֽׁיב׃ | 13 |
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
| נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 14 |
Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
| בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבׇּר־גָּֽרֶם׃ | 15 |
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
| דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן־תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵאתֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
| הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן־יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃ | 17 |
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
| מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 18 |
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
| שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרָֽה׃ | 19 |
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
| מַעֲדֶה־בֶּגֶד ׀ בְּיוֹם קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל־נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב־רָֽע׃ | 20 |
[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre; so [is] he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
| אִם־רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם־צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָֽיִם׃ | 21 |
If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:
| כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיהֹוָה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָֽךְ׃ | 22 |
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.
| רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵֽל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָֽתֶר׃ | 23 |
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
| טוֹב שֶׁבֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת (מדונים) [מִדְיָנִים] וּבֵית חָֽבֶר׃ | 24 |
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
| מַיִם קָרִים עַל־נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃ | 25 |
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.
| מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מׇשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃ | 26 |
A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
| אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא־טוֹב וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבֽוֹד׃ | 27 |
[It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
| עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחֽוֹ׃ | 28 |
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
