מִשְׁלֵי 20
| לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל־שֹׁ֥גֶה בֹּ֝֗ו לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.
| נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּרֹ֗ו חֹוטֵ֥א נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ | 2 |
The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.
| כָּבֹ֣וד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 3 |
It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
| מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ יִשְׁאַל (וְשָׁאַ֖ל) בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃ | 4 |
The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shall he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
| מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ | 5 |
The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.
| רָב־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדֹּ֑ו וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃ | 6 |
Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?
| מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמֹּ֣ו צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | 7 |
He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.
| מֶ֗לֶךְ יֹושֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כָּל־רָֽע׃ | 8 |
A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.
| מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 9 |
Who can say, I haue made mine heart cleane, I am cleane from my sinne?
| אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תֹּועֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 10 |
Diuers weightes, and diuers measures, both these are euen abomination vnto the Lord.
| גַּ֣ם בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָ֑עַר אִם־זַ֖ךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁ֣ר פָּעֳלֹֽו׃ | 11 |
A childe also is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure and right.
| אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 12 |
The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.
| אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ | 13 |
Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
| רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקֹּונֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל לֹ֝֗ו אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 14 |
It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
| יֵ֣שׁ זָ֭הָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִ֑ים וּכְלִ֥י יְ֝קָ֗ר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 15 |
There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.
| לְֽקַח־בִּ֭גְדֹו כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִים (נָכְרִיָּ֣ה) חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 16 |
Take his garment, that is suretie for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
| עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝אַחַ֗ר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִ֥יהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ | 17 |
The bread of deceit is sweete to a man: but afterward his mouth shalbe filled with grauel.
| מַ֭חֲשָׁבֹות בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכֹּ֑ון וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּלֹ֗ות עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | 18 |
Establish the thoughtes by counsell: and by counsell make warre.
| גֹּֽולֶה־סֹּ֭וד הֹולֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃ | 19 |
He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
| מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמֹּ֑ו יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝רֹ֗ו בְּאִישֹׁון (בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן) חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 20 |
He that curseth his father or his mother, his light shalbe put out in obscure darkenes.
| נַ֭חֲלָה מְבֻחֶלֶת (מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת) בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ | 21 |
An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
| אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ | 22 |
Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
| תֹּועֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־טֹֽוב׃ | 23 |
Diuers weightes are an abomination vnto the Lord, and deceitful balances are not good.
| מֵיְהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכֹּֽו׃ | 24 |
The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
| מֹוקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ | 25 |
It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.
| מְזָרֶ֣ה רְ֭שָׁעִים מֶ֣לֶךְ חָכָ֑ם וַיָּ֖שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם אֹופָֽן׃ | 26 |
A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
| נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 27 |
The light of the Lord is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
| חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֹֽו׃ | 28 |
Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
| תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ | 29 |
The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.
| חַבֻּרֹ֣ות פֶּ֭צַע תַּמְרִיק (תַּמְר֣וּק) בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכֹּ֗ות חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 30 |
The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.
