מִשְׁלֵי 13

1 בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃

A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2 מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל טֹ֑וב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

3 נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשֹׁ֑ו פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־לֹֽו׃

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.

4 מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשֹׁ֣ו עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃

A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5 דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃

A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

6 צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃

Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

7 יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרֹושֵׁ֗שׁ וְהֹ֣ון רָֽב׃

There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.

8 כֹּ֣פֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ עָשְׁרֹ֑ו וְ֝רָ֗שׁ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃

The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

9 אֹור־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10 רַק־בְּ֭זָדֹון יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת־נֹ֖ועָצִ֣ים חָכְמָֽה׃

By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

11 הֹ֭ון מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃

Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].

12 תֹּוחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.

13 בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל לֹ֑ו וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃

Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

14 תֹּורַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְקֹ֣ור חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

15 שֵֽׂכֶל־טֹ֭וב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃

Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.

16 כָּל־עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת וּ֝כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃

Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.

17 מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃

A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.

18 רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלֹון פֹּורֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשֹׁומֵ֖ר תֹּוכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃

Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

19 תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתֹועֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

20 הָלֹוךְ (הֹולֵ֣ךְ) אֶת־חֲכָמִ֣ים וַחֲכָם (יֶחְכָּ֑ם) וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֹֽועַ׃

He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.

21 חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֹֽוב׃

Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

22 טֹ֗וב יַנְחִ֥יל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִ֑ים וְצָפ֥וּן לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק חֵ֣יל חֹוטֵֽא׃

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].

23 רָב־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.

24 חֹושֵׂ֣ךְ שִׁ֭בְטֹו שֹׂונֵ֣א בְנֹ֑ו וְ֝אֹהֲבֹ֗ו שִֽׁחֲרֹ֥ו מוּסָֽר׃

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

25 צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשֹׁ֑ו וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ פ

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.