מִשְׁלֵי 22
| נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֹֽוב׃ | 1 |
Betere is a good name, than many richessis; for good grace is aboue siluer and gold.
| עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃ | 2 |
A riche man and a pore man metten hem silf; the Lord is worchere of euer eithir.
| עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וְיִסָּתֵר (וְנִסְתָּ֑ר) וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ | 3 |
A felle man seeth yuel, and hidith him silf; and an innocent man passid, and he was turmentid bi harm.
| עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָבֹ֣וד וְחַיִּֽים׃ | 4 |
The ende of temperaunce is the drede of the Lord; richessis, and glorye, and lijf.
| צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שֹׁומֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
Armuris and swerdis ben in the weie of a weiward man; but the kepere of his soule goith awey fer fro tho.
| חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכֹּ֑ו גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ | 6 |
It is a prouerbe, A yong wexynge man bisidis his weie, and whanne he hath wexe elde, he schal not go awei fro it.
| עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשֹׁ֑ול וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ | 7 |
A riche man comaundith to pore men; and he that takith borewyng, is the seruaunt of the leenere.
| זֹורֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יִקְצֹור־ (יִקְצָר)־אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹ֣ו יִכְלֶֽה׃ | 8 |
He that sowith wickidnes, schal repe yuels; and the yerde of his yre schal be endid.
| טֹֽוב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמֹ֣ו לַדָּֽל׃ | 9 |
He that is redi to merci, schal be blessid; for of his looues he yaf to a pore man. He that yyueth yiftis, schal gete victorie and onour; forsothe he takith awei the soule of the takeris.
| גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָדֹ֑ון וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֹֽון׃ | 10 |
Caste thou out a scornere, and strijf schal go out with hym; and causis and dispisyngis schulen ceesse.
| אֹהֵ֥ב טְהֹור־ (טְהָר)־לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ | 11 |
He that loueth the clennesse of herte, schal haue the kyng a freend, for the grace of hise lippis.
| עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ | 12 |
The iyen of the Lord kepen kunnyng; and the wordis of a wickid man ben disseyued.
| אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּתֹ֥וךְ רְ֝חֹבֹ֗ות אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ | 13 |
A slow man schal seie, A lioun is withoutforth; Y schal be slayn in the myddis of the stretis.
| שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָרֹ֑ות זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִפֹּול־ (יִפָּל)־שָֽׁם׃ | 14 |
The mouth of an alien womman is a deep diche; he to whom the Lord is wrooth, schal falle in to it.
| אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 15 |
Foli is boundun togidere in the herte of a child; and a yerde of chastisyng schal dryue it awey.
| עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבֹּ֣ות לֹ֑ו נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃ | 16 |
He that falsli chalengith a pore man, to encreesse hise owne richessis, schal yyue to a richere man, and schal be nedi.
| הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ | 17 |
My sone, bowe doun thin eere, and here thou the wordis of wise men; but sette thou the herte to my techyng.
| כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | 18 |
That schal be fair to thee, whanne thou hast kept it in thin herte, and it schal flowe ayen in thi lippis.
| לִהְיֹ֣ות בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הֹודַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ | 19 |
That thi trist be in the Lord; wherfor and Y haue schewid it to thee to dai.
| הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ שִׁלְשֹׁום (שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים) בְּמֹ֖ועֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃ | 20 |
Lo! Y haue discryued it in thre maneres, in thouytis and kunnyng,
| לְהֹודִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פ | 21 |
that Y schulde schewe to thee the sadnesse and spechis of trewthe; to answere of these thingis to hem, that senten thee.
| אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ | 22 |
Do thou not violence to a pore man, for he is pore; nethir defoule thou a nedi man in the yate.
| כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 23 |
For the Lord schal deme his cause, and he schal turmente hem, that turmentiden his soule.
| אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מֹות לֹ֣א תָבֹֽוא׃ | 24 |
Nyle thou be freend to a wrathful man, nether go thou with a wood man;
| פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף אָרְחָתֹו (אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו) וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מֹוקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 25 |
lest perauenture thou lerne hise weies, and take sclaundir to thi soule.
| אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֹֽות׃ | 26 |
Nyle thou be with hem that oblischen her hondis, and that proferen hem silf borewis for dettis; for if he hath not wherof he schal restore,
| אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ | 27 |
what of cause is, that thou take awei hilyng fro thi bed?
| אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עֹולָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹותֶֽיךָ׃ | 28 |
Go thou not ouer the elde markis, whiche thi faders han set.
| חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פ | 29 |
Thou hast seyn a man smert in his werk; he schal stonde bifore kyngis, and he schal not be bifor vnnoble men.
