מִשְׁלֵי 6

1 בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger,

2 נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

3 עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא ׀ בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbour.

4 אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

5 הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ׃

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6 לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

7 אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃

Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

8 תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַֽאֲכָלָֽהּ׃

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

9 עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

10 מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃

[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

11 וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

12 אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה׃

A worthless person, a man of iniquity; he walketh with a froward mouth;

13 קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he maketh signs with his fingers;

14 תַּהְפֻּכוֹת ׀ בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכׇל־עֵת (מדנים) [מִדְיָנִים] יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.

15 עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken and that without remedy.

16 שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהֹוָה וְשֶׁבַע (תועבות) [תּוֹעֲבַת] נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

There be six things which the LORD hateth; yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

17 עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

18 לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָֽה׃

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief;

19 יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים׃

A false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

20 נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

21 קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עׇנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃

Bind them continually upon thine heart, tie them about thy neck.

22 בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשׇׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

23 כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר׃

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

24 לִשְׁמׇרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נׇכְרִיָּֽה׃

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger’s tongue.

25 אַל־תַּחְמֹד יׇפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

26 כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר ־ לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד׃

For on account of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

27 הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

28 אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃

Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

29 כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כׇּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ׃

So he that goeth in to his nieghbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

30 לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב׃

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

31 וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כׇּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן׃

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

32 נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃

He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

33 נֶגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה׃

Wounds and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

34 כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם׃

For jealousy is the rage of a man; and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 לֹֽא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כׇל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹּֽׁחַד׃

He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.