מִשְׁלֵי 1
| מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 1 |
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
| לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ | 2 |
That one may learn wisdom and instruction, And receive words of understanding;
| לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ | 3 |
That one may gain the instruction of prudence, Justice, equity, and uprightness;
| לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ | 4 |
Which will give caution to the simple, To the young man wisdom and discretion;
| יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ | 5 |
Let the wise man hear, and he will increase his knowledge, And the man of understanding will gain wise counsels;
| לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ | 6 |
So as to understand a proverb and a deep maxim, The words of the wise and their dark sayings.
| יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃ | 7 |
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | 8 |
Hear, O my son! the instruction of thy father, And neglect not the teaching of thy mother!
| כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 9 |
For they shall be a graceful wreath for thy head, And a chain around thy neck.
| בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ | 10 |
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not!
| אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ | 11 |
If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk secretly for him who is innocent in vain;
| נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ (Sheol h7585) | 12 |
Let us swallow them up alive, like the underworld, Yea, in full health, as those that go down into the pit; (Sheol h7585)
| כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ | 13 |
We shall find all kinds of precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
| גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ | 14 |
Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse;”—
| בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ | 15 |
My son, walk thou not in their way, Refrain thy foot from their path!
| כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִֽימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃ | 16 |
For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף׃ | 17 |
For as the net is spread in vain Before the eyes of any bird,
| וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ | 18 |
So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.
| כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃ | 19 |
Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.
| חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ | 20 |
Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;
| בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ | 21 |
At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud; At the entrances of the gates, throughout the city, she proclaimeth her words [[saying]]:
| עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ | 22 |
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
| תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ | 23 |
Turn ye at my reproof! Behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make known my words to you!
| יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ | 24 |
“Because I have called, and ye have refused, —Because I have stretched out my hand, and no one hath regarded.
| וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ | 25 |
Because ye have rejected all my counsel, And have slighted my rebuke, —
| גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ | 26 |
I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;
| בְּבֹא כשאוה כְשׁוֹאָה ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ | 27 |
When your fear cometh upon you like a storm. And destruction overtaketh you like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
| אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ | 28 |
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer! They will seek me early, But they shall not find me!
| תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ | 29 |
Because they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of the LORD, —
| לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ | 30 |
Because they would not attend to my counsel, And have despised all my reproof, —
| וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ | 31 |
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own devices;
| כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ | 32 |
Yea, the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them.
| וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃ | 33 |
But whoso hearkeneth to me shall dwell securely, And shall not be disquieted with the fear of evil.”
