מִשְׁלֵי 27

1 אַֽל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹֽא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יֽוֹם׃

Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

2 יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא־פִיךָ נׇכְרִי וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 כֹּֽבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.

4 אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָֽה׃

The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?

5 טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃

Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.

6 נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב וְנַעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.

7 נֶפֶשׁ שְׂבֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כׇּל־מַר מָתֽוֹק׃

The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.

8 כְּצִפּוֹר נוֹדֶדֶת מִן־קִנָּהּ כֵּֽן־אִישׁ נוֹדֵד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.

9 שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.

10 רֵעֲךָ (ורעה) [וְרֵעַ] אָבִיךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחֽוֹק׃

Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.

11 חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָֽר׃

Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.

12 עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.

13 קַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נׇכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃

Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.

14 מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ ׀ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים קְלָלָה תֵּחָשֶׁב לֽוֹ׃

He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.

15 דֶּלֶף טוֹרֵד בְּיוֹם סַגְרִיר וְאֵשֶׁת (מדונים) [מִדְיָנִים] נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃

A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:

16 צֹפְנֶיהָ צָפַן־רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינוֹ יִקְרָֽא׃

He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.

17 בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.

18 נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּֽד׃

He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.

19 כַּמַּיִם הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים כֵּן לֵֽב־הָאָדָם לָאָדָֽם׃

As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.

20 שְׁאוֹל וַאֲבַדֹּה לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃ (Sheol h7585)

Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)

21 מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃

Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.

22 אִם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל ׀ בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃

Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.

23 יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃

Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;

24 כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדוֹר (דור) [וָדֽוֹר]׃

For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —

25 גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִֽים׃

The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;

26 כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּמְחִיר שָׂדֶה עַתּוּדִֽים׃

There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;

27 וְדֵי ׀ חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְֽלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.