מִשְׁלֵי 15
| מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃ | 1 |
When people are angry with you, reply to them gently, and it will calm them; but if you reply harshly to them, it causes them to become more angry.
| לְשֹׁ֣ון חֲ֭כָמִים תֵּיטִ֣יב דָּ֑עַת וּפִ֥י כְ֝סִילִ֗ים יַבִּ֥יעַ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 2 |
When wise [people] speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more; foolish people continually say [MTY] what is foolish.
| בְּֽכָל־מָ֭קֹום עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה צֹ֝פֹ֗ות רָעִ֥ים וטֹובִֽים׃ | 3 |
Yahweh sees [MTY] [what is happening] everywhere; he observes what bad [people do] as well as what good [people do].
| מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שֹׁון עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְסֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝֗הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃ | 4 |
Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are [like] [MET] trees [whose fruit gives] life; speaking what is false causes people to (despair/feel very discouraged).
| אֱוִ֗יל יִ֭נְאַץ מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יו וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תֹּוכַ֣חַת יַעְרִֽם׃ | 5 |
Foolish children despise their parents when their parents correct/discipline them; wise children accept it.
| בֵּ֣ית צַ֭דִּיק חֹ֣סֶן רָ֑ב וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ | 6 |
There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous [people]; the wealth of wicked [people] causes them to have troubles/difficulties.
| שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲ֭כָמִים יְזָ֣רוּ דָ֑עַת וְלֵ֖ב כְּסִילִ֣ים לֹא־כֵֽן׃ | 7 |
What wise [people] teach [MTY] causes others to know much more, [but] foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.
| זֶ֣בַח רְ֭שָׁעִים תֹּועֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וּתְפִלַּ֖ת יְשָׁרִ֣ים רְצֹונֹֽו׃ | 8 |
Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked [people]; what delights/pleases him very much are the prayers of righteous/good [people].
| תֹּועֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ רָשָׁ֑ע וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף צְדָקָ֣ה יֶאֱהָֽב׃ | 9 |
Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked [people], but he loves those who always do what is righteous/just/fair.
| מוּסָ֣ר רָ֭ע לְעֹזֵ֣ב אֹ֑רַח שֹׂונֵ֖א תֹוכַ֣חַת יָמֽוּת׃ | 10 |
Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished; those who do not want to be corrected will die.
| שְׁאֹ֣ול וַ֭אֲבַדֹּון נֶ֣גֶד יְהוָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לִבֹּ֥ות בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃ (Sheol h7585) | 11 |
Yahweh knows [what is happening in] the place where dead people [DOU] are, so he certainly knows [RHQ] what people are thinking. (Sheol h7585)
| לֹ֣א יֶאֱהַב־לֵ֭ץ הֹוכֵ֣חַֽ לֹ֑ו אֶל־חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א יֵלֵֽךְ׃ | 12 |
Some people do not want to be corrected; they never go to wise [people to seek good advice from them].
| לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב פָּנִ֑ים וּבְעַצְּבַת־לֵ֝ב ר֣וּחַ נְכֵאָֽה׃ | 13 |
When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, [by looking at their faces we can see that] they are sad.
| לֵ֣ב נָ֭בֹון יְבַקֶּשׁ־דָּ֑עַת וּפְנֵי (וּפִ֥י) כְ֝סִילִ֗ים יִרְעֶ֥ה אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 14 |
Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people [MTY] are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.
| כָּל־יְמֵ֣י עָנִ֣י רָעִ֑ים וְטֹֽוב־לֵ֝֗ב מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃ | 15 |
Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, [it is as though] [MET] they are having a big feast every day.
| טֹוב־מְ֭עַט בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה מֵאֹוצָ֥ר רָ֝֗ב וּמְה֥וּמָה בֹֽו׃ | 16 |
Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
| טֹ֤וב אֲרֻחַ֣ת יָ֭רָק וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁ֑ם מִשֹּׁ֥ור אָ֝ב֗וּס וְשִׂנְאָה־בֹֽו׃ | 17 |
Eating meals with [people whom you] love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with [people who] hate [each other and] having lots of good meat [to eat].
| אִ֣ישׁ חֵ֭מָה יְגָרֶ֣ה מָדֹ֑ון וְאֶ֥רֶך אַ֝פַּ֗יִם יַשְׁקִ֥יט רִֽיב׃ | 18 |
Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ עָ֭צֵל כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק וְאֹ֖רַח יְשָׁרִ֣ים סְלֻלָֽה׃ | 19 |
Lazy people constantly [have difficulties] [MET]; [it is as though they are] walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working [will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking] on a level highway [MET].
| בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בֹּוזֶ֥ה אִמֹּֽו׃ | 20 |
Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
| אִ֭וֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַחֲסַר־לֵ֑ב וְאִ֥ישׁ תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה יְיַשֶּׁר־לָֽכֶת׃ | 21 |
Foolish people are happy to [continually] act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
| הָפֵ֣ר מַ֭חֲשָׁבֹות בְּאֵ֣ין סֹ֑וד וּבְרֹ֖ב יֹועֲצִ֣ים תָּקֽוּם׃ | 22 |
If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many [good] advisors, we will succeed.
| שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭אִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִ֑יו וְדָבָ֖ר בְּעִתֹּ֣ו מַה־טֹּֽוב׃ | 23 |
People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; [truly], it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
| אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים לְמַ֣עְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּ֑יל לְמַ֥עַן ס֝֗וּר מִשְּׁאֹ֥ול מָֽטָּה׃ (Sheol h7585) | 24 |
Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life; they do not walk on a road that leads down to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
| בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים יִסַּ֥ח ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃ | 25 |
Yahweh tears down the houses of proud [people], but he protects the property of widows.
| תֹּועֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות רָ֑ע וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם׃ | 26 |
Yahweh detests what wicked [people] are thinking [about doing]; [but] when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
| עֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭יתֹו בֹּוצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וְשֹׂונֵ֖א מַתָּנֹ֣ת יִחְיֶֽה׃ | 27 |
Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live [for a long time].
| לֵ֣ב צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לַעֲנֹ֑ות וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַבִּ֥יעַ רָעֹֽות׃ | 28 |
Righteous/Good [people] think carefully before they answer [what others ask them]; wicked [people] very quickly say what is evil.
| רָחֹ֣וק יְ֭הוָה מֵרְשָׁעִ֑ים וּתְפִלַּ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ | 29 |
Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked [people request him to do]; he listens to righteous [people] when they pray.
| מְֽאֹור־עֵ֭ינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב שְׁמוּעָ֥ה טֹ֝ובָ֗ה תְּדַשֶּׁן־עָֽצֶם׃ | 30 |
If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy, and [when people hear] good news, it refreshes their spirits [MTY].
| אֹ֗זֶן שֹׁ֖מַעַת תֹּוכַ֣חַת חַיִּ֑ים בְּקֶ֖רֶב חֲכָמִ֣ים תָּלִֽין׃ | 31 |
If people pay attention when [people] correct/warn them, they will become wise.
| פֹּורֵ֣עַ מ֖וּסָר מֹואֵ֣ס נַפְשֹׁ֑ו וְשֹׁומֵ֥עַ תֹּ֝וכַ֗חַת קֹ֣ונֶה לֵּֽב׃ | 32 |
If people refuse to listen [when others try] to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves; those who (pay attention/heed) when [others] warn them (become wiser/acquire good sense).
| יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מוּסַ֣ר חָכְמָ֑ה וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָבֹ֣וד עֲנָוָֽה׃ | 33 |
If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise, but [only] after you become humble will [people] honor you.
