מִשְׁלֵי 31
| דִּבְרֵי לְמוּאֵל מֶלֶךְ מַשָּׂא אֲֽשֶׁר־יִסְּרַתּוּ אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him.
| מַה־בְּרִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִי וּמֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃ | 2 |
“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
| אַל־תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים חֵילֶךָ וּדְרָכֶיךָ לַֽמְחוֹת מְלָכִֽין׃ | 3 |
Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
| אַל לַֽמְלָכִים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵל אַל לַֽמְלָכִים שְׁתוֹ־יָיִן וּלְרוֹזְנִים (או) [אֵי] שֵׁכָֽר׃ | 4 |
It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
| פֶּן־יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח מְחֻקָּק וִישַׁנֶּה דִּין כׇּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ | 5 |
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
| תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָר לְאוֹבֵד וְיַיִן לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 6 |
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
| יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח רִישׁוֹ וַעֲמָלוֹ לֹא יִזְכׇּר־עֽוֹד׃ | 7 |
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
| פְּתַח־פִּיךָ לְאִלֵּם אֶל־דִּין כׇּל־בְּנֵי חֲלֽוֹף׃ | 8 |
Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
| פְּתַח־פִּיךָ שְׁפׇט־צֶדֶק וְדִין עָנִי וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 9 |
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
| אֵֽשֶׁת־חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָֽהּ׃ | 10 |
א (Woman-virtous) Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.
| בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּ וְשָׁלָל לֹא יֶחְסָֽר׃ | 11 |
בּ (Trusts) Her husband trusts in her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.
| גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא־רָע כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּֽיהָ׃ | 12 |
גּ (Does) She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
| דָּרְשָׁה צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים וַתַּעַשׂ בְּחֵפֶץ כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ | 13 |
דּ (Seeks) She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.
| הָיְתָה כׇּאֳנִיּוֹת סוֹחֵר מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבִיא לַחְמָֽהּ׃ | 14 |
ה (She) She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
| וַתָּקׇם ׀ בְּעוֹד לַיְלָה וַתִּתֵּן טֶרֶף לְבֵיתָהּ וְחֹק לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 15 |
ו (Rises) She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and chokim ·portions· for her servant girls.
| זָֽמְמָה שָׂדֶה וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ מִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ (נטע) [נָטְעָה] כָּֽרֶם׃ | 16 |
ז (Considers) She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.
| חָֽגְרָה בְעוֹז מׇתְנֶיהָ וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרוֹעֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 17 |
ח (Grids) She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.
| טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹא־יִכְבֶּה (בליל) [בַלַּיְלָה] נֵרָֽהּ׃ | 18 |
ט (Perceives) She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out by night.
| יָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹר וְכַפֶּיהָ תָּמְכוּ פָֽלֶךְ׃ | 19 |
י (Hands) She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
| כַּפָּהּ פָּֽרְשָׂה לֶעָנִי וְיָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 20 |
כּ (Hands) She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.
| לֹא־תִירָא לְבֵיתָהּ מִשָּׁלֶג כִּי כׇל־בֵּיתָהּ לָבֻשׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ | 21 |
ל (Not-afraid) She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
| מַרְבַדִּים עָֽשְׂתָה־לָּהּ שֵׁשׁ וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ | 22 |
מ (Coverings) She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
| נוֹדָע בַּשְּׁעָרִים בַּעְלָהּ בְּשִׁבְתּוֹ עִם־זִקְנֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 23 |
נ (Known) Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
| סָדִין עָשְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּר וַחֲגוֹר נָתְנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃ | 24 |
ס (Linnen) She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
| עֹז־וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ וַתִּשְׂחַק לְיוֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ | 25 |
ע (Strength) Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
| פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחׇכְמָה וְתוֹרַת חֶסֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ | 26 |
פּ (Mouth) She opens her mouth with wisdom. Instructions of chesed ·loving-kindness· is on her tongue.
| צוֹפִיָּה (הילכות) [הֲלִיכוֹת] בֵּיתָהּ וְלֶחֶם עַצְלוּת לֹא תֹאכֵֽל׃ | 27 |
צ (Looks) She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
| קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ בַּעְלָהּ וַֽיְהַלְלָֽהּ׃ | 28 |
ק (Rise up) Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband too, as he praises her:
| רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת עָשׂוּ חָיִל וְאַתְּ עָלִית עַל־כֻּלָּֽנָה׃ | 29 |
ר (Many) “Many women have done noble things, but you excel them all.”
| שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת־יְהֹוָה הִיא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 30 |
שׁ (Deceitful) Chen ·Charm, Grace· is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Adonai, she shall be praised.
| תְּנוּ־לָהּ מִפְּרִי יָדֶיהָ וִיהַלְלוּהָ בַשְּׁעָרִים מַֽעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ | 31 |
תּ (Give) Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works speak her praise at the city gates!
