מִשְׁלֵי 3

1 בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ׃

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

2 כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם יוֹסִיפוּ לָֽךְ׃

For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

3 חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַֽל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כׇּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,

4 וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם׃

And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.

5 בְּטַח אֶל־יְהֹוָה בְּכׇל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

6 בְּכׇל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

7 אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהֹוָה וְסוּר מֵרָֽע׃

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

8 רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשׇׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

9 כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהֹוָה מֵהוֹנֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כׇּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

10 וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃

And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth.

11 מוּסַר יְהֹוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

12 כִּי אֶת ־ אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהֹוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶֽה׃

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

13 אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חׇכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָֽה׃

O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.

14 כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃

For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold — her increase.

15 יְקָרָה הִיא (מפניים) [מִפְּנִינִים] וְכׇל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃

Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.

16 אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃

Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.

17 דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְֽכׇל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃

Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.

18 עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃

A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.

19 יְֽהֹוָה בְּחׇכְמָה יָסַד־אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃

Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.

20 בְּדַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמוֹת נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃

By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

21 בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃

My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

22 וְיִֽהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃

And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

23 אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגּֽוֹף׃

Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

24 אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹֽא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְֽעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃

If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

25 אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹֽא׃

Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

26 כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יִֽהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּֽכֶד׃

For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

27 אַל־תִּמְנַע־טוֹב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּֽהְיוֹת לְאֵל (ידיך) [יָדְךָ] לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it].

28 אַל־תֹּאמַר (לרעיך) [לְרֵעֲךָ ׀] לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃

Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

29 אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּֽךְ׃

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

30 אַל־[תָּרִיב] (תרוב) עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה׃

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

31 אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכׇל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

32 כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה נָלוֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדֽוֹ׃

For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.

33 מְאֵרַת יְהֹוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃

The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

34 אִם־לַלֵּצִים הֽוּא־יָלִיץ (ולעניים) [וְלַעֲנָוִים] יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

35 כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֽוֹן׃

Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!