מִשְׁלֵי 10

1 מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָב וּבֵן כְּסִיל תּוּגַת אִמּֽוֹ׃

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2 לֹא־יוֹעִילוּ אוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

3 לֹֽא־יַרְעִיב יְהוָה נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְהַוַּת רְשָׁעִים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃

Yhwh will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

4 רָאשׁ עֹשֶׂה כַף־רְמִיָּה וְיַד חָרוּצִים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

5 אֹגֵר בַּקַּיִץ בֵּן מַשְׂכִּיל נִרְדָּם בַּקָּצִיר בֵּן מֵבִֽישׁ׃

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

6 בְּרָכוֹת לְרֹאשׁ צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָֽס׃

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

7 זֵכֶר צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה וְשֵׁם רְשָׁעִים יִרְקָֽב׃

The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

8 חֲכַם־לֵב יִקַּח מִצְוֺת וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

9 הוֹלֵךְ בַּתֹּם יֵלֶךְ בֶּטַח וּמְעַקֵּשׁ דְּרָכָיו יִוָּדֵֽעַ׃

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

10 קֹרֵֽץ עַיִן יִתֵּן עַצָּבֶת וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

11 מְקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָֽס׃

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

12 שִׂנְאָה תְּעוֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כָּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָֽה׃

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

13 בְּשִׂפְתֵי נָבוֹן תִּמָּצֵא חָכְמָה וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 חֲכָמִים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָעַת וּפִֽי־אֱוִיל מְחִתָּה קְרֹבָֽה׃

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

15 הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָֽׁם׃

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 פְּעֻלַּת צַדִּיק לְחַיִּים תְּבוּאַת רָשָׁע לְחַטָּֽאת׃

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

17 אֹרַח לְחַיִּים שׁוֹמֵר מוּסָר וְעוֹזֵב תּוֹכַחַת מַתְעֶֽה׃

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

18 מְכַסֶּה שִׂנְאָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁקֶר וּמוֹצִא דִבָּה הוּא כְסִֽיל׃

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

19 בְּרֹב דְּבָרִים לֹא יֶחְדַּל־פָּשַׁע וְחֹשֵׂךְ שְׂפָתָיו מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

20 כֶּסֶף נִבְחָר לְשׁוֹן צַדִּיק לֵב רְשָׁעִים כִּמְעָֽט׃

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

21 שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק יִרְעוּ רַבִּים וֶֽאֱוִילִים בַּחֲסַר־לֵב יָמֽוּתוּ׃

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

22 בִּרְכַּת יְהוָה הִיא תַעֲשִׁיר וְלֹֽא־יוֹסִף עֶצֶב עִמָּֽהּ׃

The blessing of Yhwh, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

23 כִּשְׂחוֹק לִכְסִיל עֲשׂוֹת זִמָּה וְחָכְמָה לְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

24 מְגוֹרַת רָשָׁע הִיא תְבוֹאֶנּוּ וְתַאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן׃

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

25 כַּעֲבוֹר סוּפָה וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְצַדִּיק יְסוֹד עוֹלָֽם׃

As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

26 כַּחֹמֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּיִם וְכֶעָשָׁן לָעֵינָיִם כֵּן הֶעָצֵל לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

27 יִרְאַת יְהוָה תּוֹסִיף יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃

The fear of Yhwh prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28 תּוֹחֶלֶת צַדִּיקִים שִׂמְחָה וְתִקְוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵֽד׃

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

29 מָעוֹז לַתֹּם דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה וּמְחִתָּה לְפֹעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

The way of Yhwh is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

30 צַדִּיק לְעוֹלָם בַּל־יִמּוֹט וּרְשָׁעִים לֹא יִשְׁכְּנוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃

The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

31 פִּֽי־צַדִּיק יָנוּב חָכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹן תַּהְפֻּכוֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת׃

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

32 שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק יֵדְעוּן רָצוֹן וּפִי רְשָׁעִים תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.