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לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד בְּכָל־תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 1 |
He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלֹּ֥ות לִבֹּֽו׃ | 2 |
A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
בְּֽבֹוא־רָ֭שָׁע בָּ֣א גַם־בּ֑וּז וְֽעִם־קָלֹ֥ון חֶרְפָּֽה׃ | 3 |
The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־אִ֑ישׁ נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ מְקֹ֣ור חָכְמָֽה׃ | 4 |
Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא־טֹ֑וב לְהַטֹּ֥ות צַ֝דִּ֗יק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 5 |
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמֹ֥ות יִקְרָֽא׃ | 6 |
The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־לֹ֑ו וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מֹוקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ | 7 |
The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 8 |
The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתֹּ֑ו אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ | 9 |
He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
מִגְדַּל־עֹ֭ז שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֹּֽו־יָר֖וּץ צַדִּ֣יק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ | 10 |
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
הֹ֣ון עָ֭שִׁיר קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזֹּ֑ו וּכְחֹומָ֥ה נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֹֽו׃ | 11 |
The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֭בֶר יִגְבַּ֣הּ לֵב־אִ֑ישׁ וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָבֹ֣וד עֲנָוֽ͏ָה׃ | 12 |
Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־לֹ֝֗ו וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ | 13 |
He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
לֵ֣ב נָ֭בֹון יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת וְאֹ֥זֶן חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃ | 15 |
A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב לֹ֑ו וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ | 16 |
A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.
צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשֹׁ֣ון בְּרִיבֹ֑ו יָבֹא־ (וּבָֽא)־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֹֽו׃ | 17 |
The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
מִ֭דְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּ֣ית הַגֹּורָ֑ל וּבֵ֖ין עֲצוּמִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיד׃ | 18 |
The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.
אָ֗ח נִפְשָׁ֥ע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹ֑ז וּמְדֹונִים (וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים) כִּבְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֹֽון׃ | 19 |
A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנֹ֑ו תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣יו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ | 20 |
Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשֹׁ֑ון וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ | 21 |
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא טֹ֑וב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צֹ֗ון מֵיְהוָֽה׃ | 22 |
He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים יְדַבֶּר־רָ֑שׁ וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר יַעֲנֶ֥ה עַזֹּֽות׃ | 23 |
The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃ | 24 |
A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.