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לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל־שֹׁ֥גֶה בֹּ֝֗ו לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃ 1
Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּרֹ֗ו חֹוטֵ֥א נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ 2
The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be angry is wronging his soul.
כָּבֹ֣וד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ 3
Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, And every fool interferes.
מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ יִשְׁאַל (וְשָׁאַ֖ל) בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃ 4
The slothful does not plow because of winter, He asks in harvest, and there is nothing.
מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ 5
Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draws it up.
רָב־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדֹּ֑ו וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃ 6
A multitude of men each proclaim his kindness, And a man of steadfastness who finds?
מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמֹּ֣ו צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ 7
The righteous is habitually walking in his integrity, O the blessedness of his sons after him!
מֶ֗לֶךְ יֹושֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כָּל־רָֽע׃ 8
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering all evil with his eyes,
מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ 9
Who says, “I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?”
אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תֹּועֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ 10
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH.
גַּ֣ם בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָ֑עַר אִם־זַ֖ךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁ֣ר פָּעֳלֹֽו׃ 11
Even by his actions a youth makes himself known, Whether his work is pure or upright.
אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ 12
A hearing ear, and a seeing eye—YHWH has even made both of them.
אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ 13
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor, Open your eyes—be satisfied [with] bread.
רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקֹּונֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל לֹ֝֗ו אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ 14
“Bad, bad,” says the buyer, And then he boasts himself going his way.
יֵ֣שׁ זָ֭הָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִ֑ים וּכְלִ֥י יְ֝קָ֗ר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ 15
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Indeed, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
לְֽקַח־בִּ֭גְדֹו כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִים (נָכְרִיָּ֣ה) חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ 16
When a stranger has been guarantor, take his garment, And pledge it for strangers.
עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝אַחַ֗ר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִ֥יהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ 17
The bread of falsehood [is] sweet to a man, And afterward his mouth is filled [with] gravel.
מַ֭חֲשָׁבֹות בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכֹּ֑ון וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּלֹ֗ות עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ 18
You establish purposes by counsel, And with plans you make war.
גֹּֽולֶה־סֹּ֭וד הֹולֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃ 19
The busybody is a revealer of secret counsels, And do not make yourself guarantor for a deceiver [with] his lips.
מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמֹּ֑ו יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝רֹ֗ו בְּאִישֹׁון (בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן) חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ 20
Whoever is vilifying his father and his mother, his lamp is extinguished in blackness of darkness.
נַ֭חֲלָה מְבֻחֶלֶת (מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת) בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ 21
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ 22
Do not say, “I repay evil,” Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.
תֹּועֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־טֹֽוב׃ 23
A stone and a stone [are] an abomination to YHWH, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
מֵיְהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכֹּֽו׃ 24
The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, And man—how does he understand his way?
מֹוקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ 25
A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing, And to make inquiry after vows.
מְזָרֶ֣ה רְ֭שָׁעִים מֶ֣לֶךְ חָכָ֑ם וַיָּ֖שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם אֹופָֽן׃ 26
A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turns the wheel back on them.
נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ 27
The breath of man [is] a lamp of YHWH, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֹֽו׃ 28
Kindness and truth keep a king, And he has supported his throne by kindness.
תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ 29
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is grey hairs.
חַבֻּרֹ֣ות פֶּ֭צַע תַּמְרִיק (תַּמְר֣וּק) בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכֹּ֗ות חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ 30
Blows that wound cleanse away evil, Also the scourges of the inner parts of the heart!

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