מִשְׁלֵי 27
| אַֽל־תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּיֹ֣ום מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא־תֵ֝דַ֗ע מַה־יֵּ֥לֶד יֹֽום׃ | 1 |
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
| יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | 2 |
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
| כֹּֽבֶד־אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַחֹ֑ול וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 3 |
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
| אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃ | 4 |
Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
| טֹ֖ובָה תֹּוכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃ | 5 |
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
| נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אֹוהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּרֹ֗ות נְשִׁיקֹ֥ות שֹׂונֵֽא׃ | 6 |
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
| נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל־מַ֥ר מָתֹֽוק׃ | 7 |
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
| כְּ֭צִפֹּור נֹודֶ֣דֶת מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־אִ֝֗ישׁ נֹודֵ֥ד מִמְּקֹומֹֽו׃ | 8 |
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
| שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 9 |
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
| רֵֽעֲךָ֙ וְרֵעֶה (וְרֵ֪עַ) אָבִ֡יךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹ֗ב וּבֵ֥ית אָחִ֗יךָ אַל־תָּ֭בֹוא בְּיֹ֣ום אֵידֶ֑ךָ טֹ֥וב שָׁכֵ֥ן קָ֝רֹ֗וב מֵאָ֥ח רָחֹֽוק׃ | 10 |
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
| חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑י וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָֽר׃ | 11 |
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
| עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה נִסְתָּ֑ר פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם עָבְר֥וּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ | 12 |
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
| קַח־בִּ֭גְדֹו כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 13 |
Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
| מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ רֵעֵ֨הוּ ׀ בְּקֹ֣ול גָּ֭דֹול בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב לֹֽו׃ | 14 |
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
| דֶּ֣לֶף טֹ֭ורֵד בְּיֹ֣ום סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מִדֹונִים (מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים) נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃ | 15 |
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
| צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינֹ֣ו יִקְרָֽא׃ | 16 |
whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
| בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | 17 |
Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
| נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣יו יְכֻבָּֽד׃ | 18 |
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
| כַּ֭מַּיִם הַפָּנִ֣ים לַפָּנִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן לֵֽב־הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לָאָדָֽם׃ | 19 |
As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
| שְׁאֹ֣ול וַאֲבַדֹּה (וַ֭אֲבַדֹּו) לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה וְעֵינֵ֥י הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃ (Sheol h7585) | 20 |
Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
| מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֹֽו׃ | 21 |
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
| אִ֥ם תִּכְתֹּֽושׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִ֨יל ׀ בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָ֭רִיפֹות בַּֽעֱלִ֑י לֹא־תָס֥וּר מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו אִוַּלְתֹּֽו׃ פ | 22 |
If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
| יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃ | 23 |
Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
| כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעֹולָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם־נֵ֝֗זֶר לְדֹ֣ור דֹור (וָדֹֽור)׃ | 24 |
for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
| גָּלָ֣ה חָ֭צִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶ֑שֶׁא וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ עִשְּׂבֹ֥ות הָרִֽים׃ | 25 |
The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
| כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים׃ | 26 |
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
| וְדֵ֤י ׀ חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ לְלֶ֣חֶם בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְנַעֲרֹותֶֽיךָ׃ | 27 |
and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
