מִשְׁלֵי 6
| בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 1 |
My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
| נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ | 2 |
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
| עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא ׀ בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ | 3 |
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
| אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 4 |
Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
| הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ׃ | 5 |
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
| לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃ | 6 |
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
| אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ | 7 |
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
| תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַֽאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ | 8 |
Provideth her provisions in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
| עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 9 |
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 10 |
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
| וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ | 11 |
So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.
| אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה׃ | 12 |
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
| קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ | 13 |
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
| תַּהְפֻּכוֹת ׀ בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכׇל־עֵת (מדנים) [מִדְיָנִים] יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ | 14 |
Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
| עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | 15 |
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
| שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהֹוָה וְשֶׁבַע (תועבות) [תּוֹעֲבַת] נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 16 |
These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yes, seven [are] an abomination to him:
| עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃ | 17 |
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.
| לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָֽה׃ | 18 |
A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
| יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים׃ | 19 |
A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
| נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | 20 |
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
| קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עׇנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ | 21 |
Bind them continually upon thy heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
| בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשׇׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ | 22 |
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
| כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר׃ | 23 |
For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
| לִשְׁמׇרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נׇכְרִיָּֽה׃ | 24 |
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
| אַל־תַּחְמֹד יׇפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ | 25 |
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
| כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר ־ לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד׃ | 26 |
For by means of a lewd woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
| הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ | 27 |
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
| אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ | 28 |
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
| כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כׇּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ׃ | 29 |
So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
| לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב׃ | 30 |
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
| וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כׇּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן׃ | 31 |
But [if] he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
| נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ | 32 |
[But] whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
| נֶגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה׃ | 33 |
A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
| כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם׃ | 34 |
For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
| לֹֽא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כׇל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹּֽׁחַד׃ | 35 |
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
