מִשְׁלֵי 3
| בְּ֭נִי תֹּורָתִ֣י אַל־תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י יִצֹּ֥ר לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 1 |
Mi sone, foryete thou not my lawe; and thyn herte kepe my comaundementis.
| כִּ֤י אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים וּשְׁנֹ֣ות חַיִּ֑ים וְ֝שָׁלֹ֗ום יֹוסִ֥יפוּ לָֽךְ׃ | 2 |
For tho schulen sette to thee the lengthe of daies, and the yeeris of lijf, and pees.
| חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֗ת אַֽל־יַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָ קָשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹותֶ֑יךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 3 |
Merci and treuthe forsake thee not; bynde thou tho to thi throte, and write in the tablis of thin herte.
| וּמְצָא־חֵ֖ן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טֹ֑וב בְּעֵינֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאָדָֽם׃ פ | 4 |
And thou schalt fynde grace, and good teching bifore God and men.
| בְּטַ֣ח אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְאֶל־בִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ | 5 |
Haue thou trist in the Lord, of al thin herte; and triste thou not to thi prudence.
| בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ דָעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝ה֗וּא יְיַשֵּׁ֥ר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 6 |
In alle thi weies thenke thou on hym, and he schal dresse thi goyngis.
| אַל־תְּהִ֣י חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ יְרָ֥א אֶת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃ | 7 |
Be thou not wijs anentis thi silf; drede thou God, and go awei fro yuel.
| רִ֭פְאוּת תְּהִ֣י לְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּי לְעַצְמֹותֶֽיךָ׃ | 8 |
For whi helthe schal be in thi nawle, and moisting of thi boonys.
| כַּבֵּ֣ד אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מֵהֹונֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗ית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃ | 9 |
Onoure thou the Lord of thi catel, and of the beste of alle thi fruytis yyue thou to pore men;
| וְיִמָּלְא֣וּ אֲסָמֶ֣יךָ שָׂבָ֑ע וְ֝תִירֹ֗ושׁ יְקָבֶ֥יךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ פ | 10 |
and thi bernes schulen be fillid with abundaunce, and pressours schulen flowe with wiyn.
| מוּסַ֣ר יְ֭הוָה בְּנִ֣י אַל־תִּמְאָ֑ס וְאַל־תָּ֝קֹ֗ץ בְּתֹוכַחְתֹּֽו׃ | 11 |
My sone, caste thou not awei the teching of the Lord; and faile thou not, whanne thou art chastisid of him.
| כִּ֤י אֶ֥ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶאֱהַ֣ב יְהוָ֣ה יֹוכִ֑יחַ וּ֝כְאָ֗ב אֶת־בֵּ֥ן יִרְצֶֽה׃ | 12 |
For the Lord chastisith hym, whom he loueth; and as a fadir in the sone he plesith hym.
| אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מָצָ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝אָדָ֗ם יָפִ֥יק תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 13 |
Blessid is the man that fyndith wisdom, and which flowith with prudence.
| כִּ֤י טֹ֣וב סַ֭חְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּ֑סֶף וּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ | 14 |
The geting therof is betere than the marchaundie of gold and of siluer; the fruytis therof ben the firste and clenneste.
| יְקָ֣רָה הִ֭יא מִפְּנִיִּים (מִפְּנִינִ֑ים) וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ | 15 |
It is preciousere than alle richessis; and alle thingis that ben desirid, moun not be comparisound to this.
| אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים בִּֽימִינָ֑הּ בִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּ עֹ֣שֶׁר וְכָבֹֽוד׃ | 16 |
Lengthe of daies is in the riythalf therof, and richessis and glorie ben in the lifthalf therof.
| דְּרָכֶ֥יהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹ֑עַם וְֽכָל־נְתִ֖יבֹותֶ֣יהָ שָׁלֹֽום׃ | 17 |
The weies therof ben feire weies, and alle the pathis therof ben pesible.
| עֵץ־חַיִּ֣ים הִ֭יא לַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים בָּ֑הּ וְֽתֹמְכֶ֥יהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃ פ | 18 |
It is a tre of lijf to hem that taken it; and he that holdith it, is blessid.
| יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּחָכְמָ֥ה יָֽסַד־אָ֑רֶץ כֹּונֵ֥ן שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | 19 |
The Lord foundide the erthe bi wisdom; he stablischide heuenes bi prudence.
| בְּ֭דַעְתֹּו תְּהֹומֹ֣ות נִבְקָ֑עוּ וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃ | 20 |
The depthis of watris braken out bi his wisdom; and cloudis wexen togidere bi dewe.
| בְּ֭נִי אַל־יָלֻ֣זוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ נְצֹ֥ר תֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗ה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ | 21 |
My sone, these thingis flete not awey fro thin iyen; kepe thou my lawe, and my counsel;
| וְיִֽהְי֣וּ חַיִּ֣ים לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְ֝חֵ֗ן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 22 |
and lijf schal be to thi soule, and grace `schal be to thi chekis.
| אָ֤ז תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לָבֶ֣טַח דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִגֹּֽוף׃ | 23 |
Thanne thou schalt go tristili in thi weie; and thi foot schal not snapere.
| אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 24 |
If thou schalt slepe, thou schalt not drede; thou schalt reste, and thi sleep schal be soft.
| אַל־תִּ֭ירָא מִפַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹ֑ם וּמִשֹּׁאַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים כִּ֣י תָבֹֽא׃ | 25 |
Drede thou not bi sudeyne feer, and the powers of wickid men fallynge in on thee.
| כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יִהְיֶ֣ה בְכִסְלֶ֑ךָ וְשָׁמַ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מִלָּֽכֶד׃ | 26 |
For the Lord schal be at thi side; and he schal kepe thi foot, that thou be not takun.
| אַל־תִּמְנַע־טֹ֥וב מִבְּעָלָ֑יו בִּהְיֹ֨ות לְאֵ֖ל יָדֶיךָ (יָדְךָ֣) לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃ | 27 |
Nil thou forbede to do wel him that mai; if thou maist, and do thou wel.
| אַל־תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר לְרֵעֶיךָ (לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨ ׀) לֵ֣ךְ וָ֭שׁוּב וּמָחָ֥ר אֶתֵּ֗ן וְיֵ֣שׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃ | 28 |
Seie thou not to thi frend, Go, and turne thou ayen, and to morewe Y schal yyue to thee; whanne thou maist yyue anoon.
| אַל־תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ֣ רָעָ֑ה וְהֽוּא־יֹושֵׁ֖ב לָבֶ֣טַח אִתָּֽךְ׃ | 29 |
Ymagyne thou not yuel to thi freend, whanne he hath trist in thee.
| אַל־תָּרֹוב (תָּרִ֣יב) עִם־אָדָ֣ם חִנָּ֑ם אִם־לֹ֖א גְמָלְךָ֣ רָעָֽה׃ | 30 |
Stryue thou not ayens a man with out cause, whanne he doith noon yuel to thee.
| אַל־תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּאִ֣ישׁ חָמָ֑ס וְאַל־תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃ | 31 |
Sue thou not an vniust man, sue thou not hise weies.
| כִּ֤י תֹועֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה נָלֹ֑וז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִ֥ים סֹודֹֽו׃ | 32 |
For ech disseyuer is abhomynacioun of the Lord; and his speking is with simple men.
| מְאֵרַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה בְּבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע וּנְוֵ֖ה צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ | 33 |
Nedinesse is sent of the Lord in the hous of a wickid man; but the dwelling places of iust men schulen be blessid.
| אִם־לַלֵּצִ֥ים הֽוּא־יָלִ֑יץ וְלַעֲנִיִּים (וְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗ים) יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃ | 34 |
He schal scorne scorneris; and he schal yyue grace to mylde men.
| כָּ֭בֹוד חֲכָמִ֣ים יִנְחָ֑לוּ וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מֵרִ֥ים קָלֹֽון׃ פ | 35 |
Wise men schulen haue glorie; enhaunsing of foolis is schenschipe.
