< מִשְׁלֵי 31 >
דִּבְרֵי לְמוּאֵל מֶלֶךְ מַשָּׂא אֲֽשֶׁר־יִסְּרַתּוּ אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.
מַה־בְּרִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִי וּמֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃ | 2 |
What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?
אַל־תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים חֵילֶךָ וּדְרָכֶיךָ לַֽמְחוֹת מְלָכִֽין׃ | 3 |
Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.
אַל לַֽמְלָכִים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵל אַל לַֽמְלָכִים שְׁתוֹ־יָיִן וּלְרוֹזְנִים (או) [אֵי] שֵׁכָֽר׃ | 4 |
Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:
פֶּן־יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח מְחֻקָּק וִישַׁנֶּה דִּין כׇּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ | 5 |
And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.
תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָר לְאוֹבֵד וְיַיִן לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 6 |
Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:
יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח רִישׁוֹ וַעֲמָלוֹ לֹא יִזְכׇּר־עֽוֹד׃ | 7 |
Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.
פְּתַח־פִּיךָ לְאִלֵּם אֶל־דִּין כׇּל־בְּנֵי חֲלֽוֹף׃ | 8 |
Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.
פְּתַח־פִּיךָ שְׁפׇט־צֶדֶק וְדִין עָנִי וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 9 |
Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.
אֵֽשֶׁת־חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָֽהּ׃ | 10 |
Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.
בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּ וְשָׁלָל לֹא יֶחְסָֽר׃ | 11 |
The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.
גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא־רָע כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּֽיהָ׃ | 12 |
She will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
דָּרְשָׁה צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים וַתַּעַשׂ בְּחֵפֶץ כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ | 13 |
She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.
הָיְתָה כׇּאֳנִיּוֹת סוֹחֵר מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבִיא לַחְמָֽהּ׃ | 14 |
She is like the merchant’s ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.
וַתָּקׇם ׀ בְּעוֹד לַיְלָה וַתִּתֵּן טֶרֶף לְבֵיתָהּ וְחֹק לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 15 |
And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens.
זָֽמְמָה שָׂדֶה וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ מִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ (נטע) [נָטְעָה] כָּֽרֶם׃ | 16 |
She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
חָֽגְרָה בְעוֹז מׇתְנֶיהָ וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרוֹעֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 17 |
She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm.
טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹא־יִכְבֶּה (בליל) [בַלַּיְלָה] נֵרָֽהּ׃ | 18 |
She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night.
יָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹר וְכַפֶּיהָ תָּמְכוּ פָֽלֶךְ׃ | 19 |
She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.
כַּפָּהּ פָּֽרְשָׂה לֶעָנִי וְיָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 20 |
She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.
לֹא־תִירָא לְבֵיתָהּ מִשָּׁלֶג כִּי כׇל־בֵּיתָהּ לָבֻשׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ | 21 |
She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double garments.
מַרְבַדִּים עָֽשְׂתָה־לָּהּ שֵׁשׁ וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ | 22 |
She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple is her covering.
נוֹדָע בַּשְּׁעָרִים בַּעְלָהּ בְּשִׁבְתּוֹ עִם־זִקְנֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 23 |
Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land.
סָדִין עָשְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּר וַחֲגוֹר נָתְנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃ | 24 |
She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite.
עֹז־וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ וַתִּשְׂחַק לְיוֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ | 25 |
Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.
פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחׇכְמָה וְתוֹרַת חֶסֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ | 26 |
She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
צוֹפִיָּה (הילכות) [הֲלִיכוֹת] בֵּיתָהּ וְלֶחֶם עַצְלוּת לֹא תֹאכֵֽל׃ | 27 |
She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle.
קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ בַּעְלָהּ וַֽיְהַלְלָֽהּ׃ | 28 |
Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.
רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת עָשׂוּ חָיִל וְאַתְּ עָלִית עַל־כֻּלָּֽנָה׃ | 29 |
Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all.
שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת־יְהֹוָה הִיא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 30 |
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
תְּנוּ־לָהּ מִפְּרִי יָדֶיהָ וִיהַלְלוּהָ בַשְּׁעָרִים מַֽעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ | 31 |
Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.