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גַּם־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי ׀ חִזְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃ | 1 |
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —
כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָֽר׃ | 2 |
The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵֽקֶר׃ | 3 |
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.
הָגוֹ סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּֽלִי׃ | 4 |
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
הָגוֹ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וְיִכּוֹן בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ | 5 |
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
אַל־תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקוֹם גְּדֹלִים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃ | 6 |
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
כִּי טוֹב אֲמׇר־לְךָ עֲֽלֵה ־ הֵנָּה מֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | 7 |
For better [that] he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
אַל־תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶֽךָ׃ | 8 |
Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָֽל׃ | 9 |
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשֽׁוּב׃ | 10 |
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל־אׇפְנָֽיו׃ | 11 |
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָתֶם מוֹכִיחַ חָכָם עַל־אֹזֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת׃ | 12 |
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁלֶג ׀ בְּיוֹם קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִֽׁיב׃ | 13 |
As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 14 |
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבׇּר־גָּֽרֶם׃ | 15 |
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן־תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵאתֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן־יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃ | 17 |
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 18 |
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרָֽה׃ | 19 |
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
מַעֲדֶה־בֶּגֶד ׀ בְּיוֹם קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל־נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב־רָֽע׃ | 20 |
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
אִם־רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם־צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָֽיִם׃ | 21 |
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיהֹוָה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָֽךְ׃ | 22 |
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵֽל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָֽתֶר׃ | 23 |
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.
טוֹב שֶׁבֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת (מדונים) [מִדְיָנִים] וּבֵית חָֽבֶר׃ | 24 |
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
מַיִם קָרִים עַל־נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃ | 25 |
[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מׇשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃ | 26 |
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא־טוֹב וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבֽוֹד׃ | 27 |
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.
עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחֽוֹ׃ | 28 |
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!