מִשְׁלֵי 6
| בְּ֭נִי אִם־עָרַ֣בְתָּ לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ תָּקַ֖עְתָּ לַזָּ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 1 |
My sonne, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast striken hands with the stranger,
| נֹוקַ֥שְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִ֑יךָ נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ | 2 |
Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth.
| עֲשֵׂ֨ה זֹ֥את אֵפֹ֪וא ׀ בְּנִ֡י וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל כִּ֘י בָ֤אתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֵ֥ךְ הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס וּרְהַ֥ב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ | 3 |
Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.
| אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 4 |
Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
| הִ֭נָּצֵל כִּצְבִ֣י מִיָּ֑ד וּ֝כְצִפֹּ֗ור מִיַּ֥ד יָקֽוּשׁ׃ פ | 5 |
Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.
| לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָ֥ה עָצֵ֑ל רְאֵ֖ה דְרָכֶ֣יהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃ | 6 |
Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ | 7 |
For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,
| תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ | 8 |
Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.
| עַד־מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 9 |
Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
| מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נֹות מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמֹ֑ות מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 10 |
Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.
| וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פ | 11 |
Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
| אָדָ֣ם בְּ֭לִיַּעַל אִ֣ישׁ אָ֑וֶן הֹ֝ולֵ֗ךְ עִקְּשׁ֥וּת פֶּֽה׃ | 12 |
The vnthriftie man and the wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.
| קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭עֵינָיו מֹלֵ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֑ו מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ | 13 |
He maketh a signe with his eyes: he signifieth with his feete: he instructeth with his fingers.
| תַּֽהְפֻּכֹ֨ות ׀ בְּלִבֹּ֗ו חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת מְדָנִים (מִדְיָנִ֥ים) יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ | 14 |
Lewde things are in his heart: he imagineth euill at all times, and raiseth vp contentions.
| עַל־כֵּ֗ן פִּ֭תְאֹם יָבֹ֣וא אֵידֹ֑ו פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ פ | 15 |
Therefore shall his destruction come speedily: hee shall be destroyed suddenly without recouerie.
| שֶׁשׁ־הֵ֭נָּה שָׂנֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע תֹּועֲבֹות (תֹּועֲבַ֥ת) נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ | 16 |
These sixe things doeth the Lord hate: yea, his soule abhorreth seuen:
| עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מֹות לְשֹׁ֣ון שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכֹ֥ות דָּם־נָקִֽי׃ | 17 |
The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,
| לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲרֹ֗ות לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה׃ | 18 |
An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,
| יָפִ֣יחַ כְּ֭זָבִים עֵ֣ד שָׁ֑קֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ מְ֝דָנִ֗ים בֵּ֣ין אַחִֽים׃ פ | 19 |
A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.
| נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תֹּורַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | 20 |
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
| קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל־לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ | 21 |
Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.
| בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצֹ֗ותָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ | 22 |
It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.
| כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְתֹ֣ורָה אֹ֑ור וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תֹּוכְחֹ֥ות מוּסָֽר׃ | 23 |
For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
| לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת רָ֑ע מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת לָשֹׁ֥ון נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | 24 |
To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.
| אַל־תַּחְמֹ֣ד יָ֭פְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ | 25 |
Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.
| כִּ֤י בְעַד־אִשָּׁ֥ה זֹונָ֗ה עַֽד־כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם וְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁ נֶ֖פֶשׁ יְקָרָ֣ה תָצֽוּד׃ פ | 26 |
For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.
| הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיקֹ֑ו וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ | 27 |
Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
| אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ | 28 |
Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?
| כֵּ֗ן הַ֭בָּא אֶל־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּֽהּ׃ | 29 |
So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.
| לֹא־יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנֹ֑וב לְמַלֵּ֥א נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו כִּ֣י יִרְעָֽב׃ | 30 |
Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.
| וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת־כָּל־הֹ֖ון בֵּיתֹ֣ו יִתֵּֽן׃ | 31 |
But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.
| נֹאֵ֣ף אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ | 32 |
But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
| נֶֽגַע־וְקָלֹ֥ון יִמְצָ֑א וְ֝חֶרְפָּתֹ֗ו לֹ֣א תִמָּחֶֽה׃ | 33 |
He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away.
| כִּֽי־קִנְאָ֥ה חֲמַת־גָּ֑בֶר וְלֹֽא־יַ֝חְמֹ֗ול בְּיֹ֣ום נָקָֽם׃ | 34 |
For ielousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
| לֹא־יִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣י כָל־כֹּ֑פֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה כִּ֣י תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד׃ פ | 35 |
He cannot beare the sight of any raunsome: neither will he consent, though thou augment the giftes.
