< מִשְׁלֵי 3 >
בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 1 |
My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם יוֹסִיפוּ לָֽךְ׃ | 2 |
For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.
חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַֽל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כׇּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 3 |
Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם׃ | 4 |
And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.
בְּטַח אֶל־יְהֹוָה בְּכׇל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ | 5 |
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
בְּכׇל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 6 |
In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהֹוָה וְסוּר מֵרָֽע׃ | 7 |
I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשׇׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 8 |
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהֹוָה מֵהוֹנֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כׇּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃ | 9 |
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits:
וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ | 10 |
And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
מוּסַר יְהֹוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
כִּי אֶת ־ אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהֹוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶֽה׃ | 12 |
For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חׇכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 13 |
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:
כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ | 14 |
The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:
יְקָרָה הִיא (מפניים) [מִפְּנִינִים] וְכׇל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ | 15 |
She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.
אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃ | 16 |
Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְֽכׇל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ | 17 |
Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ | 18 |
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
יְֽהֹוָה בְּחׇכְמָה יָסַד־אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | 19 |
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
בְּדַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמוֹת נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃ | 20 |
By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ | 21 |
My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
וְיִֽהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 22 |
And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגּֽוֹף׃ | 23 |
Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹֽא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְֽעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 24 |
If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹֽא׃ | 25 |
Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יִֽהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּֽכֶד׃ | 26 |
For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
אַל־תִּמְנַע־טוֹב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּֽהְיוֹת לְאֵל (ידיך) [יָדְךָ] לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ | 27 |
Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
אַל־תֹּאמַר (לרעיך) [לְרֵעֲךָ ׀] לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃ | 28 |
Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּֽךְ׃ | 29 |
Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
אַל־[תָּרִיב] (תרוב) עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה׃ | 30 |
Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכׇל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃ | 31 |
Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה נָלוֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדֽוֹ׃ | 32 |
For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
מְאֵרַת יְהֹוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ | 33 |
Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
אִם־לַלֵּצִים הֽוּא־יָלִיץ (ולעניים) [וְלַעֲנָוִים] יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃ | 34 |
He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֽוֹן׃ | 35 |
The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.