מִשְׁלֵי 26
| כַּשֶּׁלֶג ׀ בַּקַּיִץ וְכַמָּטָר בַּקָּצִיר כֵּן לֹֽא־נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד׃ | 1 |
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so a fool does not deserve honor.
| כַּצִּפּוֹר לָנוּד כַּדְּרוֹר לָעוּף כֵּן קִֽלְלַת חִנָּם (לא) [לוֹ] תָבֹֽא׃ | 2 |
As the sparrow flitters and the swallow darts when they fly, so an undeserved curse does not alight.
| שׁוֹט לַסּוּס מֶתֶג לַחֲמוֹר וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִֽים׃ | 3 |
A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the donkey and a rod is for the back of fools.
| אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּוֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה׃ | 4 |
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him.
| עֲנֵה כְסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶה חָכָם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ | 5 |
Answer a fool and join in on his folly, so he will not become wise in his own eyes.
| מְקַצֶּה רַגְלַיִם חָמָס שֹׁתֶה שֹׁלֵחַ דְּבָרִים בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל׃ | 6 |
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
| דַּלְיוּ שֹׁקַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים׃ | 7 |
Like the legs of a paralytic which hang down is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
| כִּצְרוֹר אֶבֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָה כֵּן־נוֹתֵן לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד׃ | 8 |
Like tying a stone in a sling is giving honor to a fool.
| חוֹחַ עָלָה בְיַד־שִׁכּוֹר וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים׃ | 9 |
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
| רַב מְחוֹלֵֽל־כֹּל וְשֹׂכֵר כְּסִיל וְשֹׂכֵר עֹבְרִֽים׃ | 10 |
Like an archer who wounds all those around him is one who hires a fool or hires anyone who passes by.
| כְּכֶלֶב שָׁב עַל־קֵאוֹ כְּסִיל שׁוֹנֶה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
As a dog returns to his own vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
| רָאִיתָ אִישׁ חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו תִּקְוָה לִכְסִיל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 12 |
Do you see someone who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
| אָמַר עָצֵל שַׁחַל בַּדָּרֶךְ אֲרִי בֵּין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ | 13 |
The lazy person says, “There is a lion on the road! There is a lion between the open places!”
| הַדֶּלֶת תִּסּוֹב עַל־צִירָהּ וְעָצֵל עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
As the door turns on its hinges, so is the lazy person upon his bed.
| טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת נִלְאָה לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ אֶל־פִּֽיו׃ | 15 |
The lazy person puts his hand into the dish and yet he has no strength to lift it up to his mouth.
| חָכָם עָצֵל בְּעֵינָיו מִשִּׁבְעָה מְשִׁיבֵי טָֽעַם׃ | 16 |
The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who respond with good judgment.
| מַחֲזִיק בְּאׇזְנֵי־כָלֶב עֹבֵר מִתְעַבֵּר עַל־רִיב לֹּא־לֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
Like one who takes hold of the ears of a dog, is a passerby who becomes angry at a dispute that is not his own.
| כְּֽמִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶה זִקִּים חִצִּים וָמָֽוֶת׃ | 18 |
Like a madman who shoots burning arrows,
| כֵּֽן־אִישׁ רִמָּה אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאָמַר הֲֽלֹא־מְשַׂחֵק אָֽנִי׃ | 19 |
is the one who deceives his neighbor and says, “Was I not telling a joke?”
| בְּאֶפֶס עֵצִים תִּכְבֶּה־אֵשׁ וּבְאֵין נִרְגָּן יִשְׁתֹּק מָדֽוֹן׃ | 20 |
For lack of wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no gossiper quarreling ceases.
| פֶּחָם לְגֶחָלִים וְעֵצִים לְאֵשׁ וְאִישׁ (מדונים) [מִדְיָנִים] לְחַרְחַר־רִֽיב׃ | 21 |
As charcoal is to burning coals and wood is to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
| דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 22 |
The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
| כֶּסֶף סִיגִים מְצֻפֶּה עַל־חָרֶשׂ שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים וְלֶב־רָֽע׃ | 23 |
Like the glaze overlaying an earthen vessel so are burning lips and an evil heart.
| בִּשְׂפָתָו יִנָּכֵר שׂוֹנֵא וּבְקִרְבּוֹ יָשִׁית מִרְמָֽה׃ | 24 |
One who hates others disguises his feelings with his lips and he lays up deceit within himself.
| כִּֽי־יְחַנֵּן קוֹלוֹ אַל־תַּאֲמֶן־בּוֹ כִּי שֶׁבַע תּוֹעֵבוֹת בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃ | 25 |
He will speak graciously, but do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
| תִּכַּסֶּה שִׂנְאָה בְּמַשָּׁאוֹן תִּגָּלֶה רָֽעָתוֹ בְקָהָֽל׃ | 26 |
Though his hatred is covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
| כֹּֽרֶה־שַּׁחַת בָּהּ יִפּוֹל וְגוֹלֵֽל אֶבֶן אֵלָיו תָּשֽׁוּב׃ | 27 |
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it and the stone will roll back on the one who pushed it.
| לְֽשׁוֹן־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא דַכָּיו וּפֶה חָלָק יַעֲשֶׂה מִדְחֶֽה׃ | 28 |
A lying tongue hates the people it crushes and a flattering mouth brings about ruin.
