מִשְׁלֵי 19
| טֹֽוב־רָ֭שׁ הֹולֵ֣ךְ בְּתֻמֹּ֑ו מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו וְה֣וּא כְסִֽיל׃ | 1 |
Better to be poor but honest than stupid and tell lies.
| גַּ֤ם בְּלֹא־דַ֣עַת נֶ֣פֶשׁ לֹא־טֹ֑וב וְאָ֖ץ בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם חֹוטֵֽא׃ | 2 |
It's not good to be someone who doesn't think. If you rush, things go wrong.
| אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם תְּסַלֵּ֣ף דַּרְכֹּ֑ו וְעַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִזְעַ֥ף לִבֹּֽו׃ | 3 |
People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.
| הֹ֗ון יֹ֭סִיף רֵעִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְ֝דָ֗ל מֵרֵ֥עהוּ יִפָּרֵֽד׃ | 4 |
If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
| עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִמָּלֵֽט׃ | 5 |
A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.
| רַ֭בִּים יְחַלּ֣וּ פְנֵֽי־נָדִ֑יב וְכָל־הָ֝רֵ֗עַ לְאִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן׃ | 6 |
Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
| כָּ֥ל אֲחֵי־רָ֨שׁ ׀ שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מְרַדֵּ֖ף אֲמָרִ֣ים לֹא־ (לֹו)־הֵֽמָּה׃ | 7 |
If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.
| קֹֽנֶה־לֵּ֭ב אֹהֵ֣ב נַפְשֹׁ֑ו שֹׁמֵ֥ר תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה לִמְצֹא־טֹֽוב׃ | 8 |
If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
| עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֖יחַ כְּזָבִ֣ים יֹאבֵֽד׃ פ | 9 |
A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
| לֹֽא־נָאוֶ֣ה לִכְסִ֣יל תַּעֲנ֑וּג אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לְעֶ֤בֶד ׀ מְשֹׁ֬ל בְּשָׂרִֽים׃ | 10 |
It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.
| שֵׂ֣כֶל אָ֭דָם הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ אַפֹּ֑ו וְ֝תִפאַרְתֹּ֗ו עֲבֹ֣ר עַל־פָּֽשַׁע׃ | 11 |
If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.
| נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל עַל־עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצֹונֹֽו׃ | 12 |
When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.
| הַוֹּ֣ת לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וְדֶ֥לֶף טֹ֝רֵ֗ד מִדְיְנֵ֥י אִשָּֽׁה׃ | 13 |
A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
| בַּ֣יִת וָ֭הֹון נַחֲלַ֣ת אָבֹ֑ות וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה אִשָּׁ֥ה מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃ | 14 |
You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
| עַ֭צְלָה תַּפִּ֣יל תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ רְמִיָּ֣ה תִרְעָֽב׃ | 15 |
Lazy people are often fast asleep, but idleness means they're hungry.
| שֹׁמֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשֹׁ֑ו בֹּוזֵ֖ה דְרָכָ֣יו יוּמָת (יָמֽוּת)׃ | 16 |
Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll die.
| מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה חֹ֣ונֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֝גְמֻלֹ֗ו יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹֽו׃ | 17 |
If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.
| יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֭נְךָ כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ תִּקְוָ֑ה וְאֶל־הֲ֝מִיתֹ֗ו אַל־תִּשָּׂ֥א נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 18 |
Discipline your son while there's still hope, but don't kill him.
| גֹּרַל־ (גְּֽדָל)־חֵ֭מָה נֹ֣שֵׂא עֹ֑נֶשׁ כִּ֥י אִם־תַּ֝צִּ֗יל וְעֹ֣וד תֹּוסִֽף׃ | 19 |
People who often get angry have to pay the penalty; if you help them, you'll have to do it again.
| שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן תֶּחְכַּ֥ם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃ | 20 |
Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you'll eventually become wise.
| רַבֹּ֣ות מַחֲשָׁבֹ֣ות בְּלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וַעֲצַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תָקֽוּם׃ | 21 |
Human beings make many plans in their minds, but the final decision is the Lord's.
| תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדֹּ֑ו וְטֹֽוב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃ | 22 |
The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.
| יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ יָ֝לִ֗ין בַּל־יִפָּ֥קֶד רָֽע׃ | 23 |
Honoring the Lord is life, and you will rest contentedly, safe from harm.
| טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דֹו בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ לֹ֣א יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ | 24 |
Lazy people put their hands in a dish, and won't even lift the food to their mouths.
| לֵ֣ץ תַּ֭כֶּה וּפֶ֣תִי יַעְרִ֑ם וְהֹוכִ֥יחַ לְ֝נָבֹ֗ון יָבִ֥ין דָּֽעַת׃ | 25 |
If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.
| מְֽשַׁדֶּד־אָ֭ב יַבְרִ֣יחַ אֵ֑ם בֵּ֝֗ן מֵבִ֥ישׁ וּמַחְפִּֽיר׃ | 26 |
A son who abuses his father and chases away his mother brings shame and disgrace.
| חַֽדַל־בְּ֭נִי לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר לִ֝שְׁגֹ֗ות מֵֽאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 27 |
My son, stop listening to my instruction and you'll soon give up following wisdom.
| עֵ֣ד בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָלִ֣יץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְבַלַּע־אָֽוֶן׃ | 28 |
A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.
| נָכֹ֣ונוּ לַלֵּצִ֣ים שְׁפָטִ֑ים וּ֝מַהֲלֻמֹ֗ות לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים׃ | 29 |
Punishment is ready for those who mock; flogging is ready for the backs of the stupid.
