מִשְׁלֵי 11
| מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable to him.
| בָּֽא־זָדוֹן וַיָּבֹא קָלוֹן וְֽאֶת־צְנוּעִים חָכְמָֽה׃ | 2 |
Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
| תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם וְסֶלֶף בּוֹגְדִים ושדם יְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ | 3 |
When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
| לֹא־יוֹעִיל הוֹן בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת׃ | 4 |
[Possessions will not profit in a day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death. ]
| צִדְקַת תָּמִים תְּיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכּוֹ וּבְרִשְׁעָתוֹ יִפֹּל רָשָֽׁע׃ | 5 |
Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
| צִדְקַת יְשָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵם וּבְהַוַּת בֹּגְדִים יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃ | 6 |
The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
| בְּמוֹת אָדָם רָשָׁע תֹּאבַד תִּקְוָה וְתוֹחֶלֶת אוֹנִים אָבָֽדָה׃ | 7 |
At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
| צַדִּיק מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ | 8 |
A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
| בְּפֶה חָנֵף יַשְׁחִת רֵעֵהוּ וּבְדַעַת צַדִּיקִים יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃ | 9 |
In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
| בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה וּבַאֲבֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּֽה׃ | 10 |
In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers: but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown.
| בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים תָּרוּם קָרֶת וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃ | 11 |
[At the blessing of the upright a city shall be exalted. ]
| בָּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ | 12 |
A man void of understanding sneers at [his fellow] citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.
| הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל מְגַלֶּה־סּוֹד וְנֶאֱמַן־רוּחַ מְכַסֶּה דָבָֽר׃ | 13 |
A double-tongued man discloses the [secret] counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
| בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִפָּל־עָם וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | 14 |
They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.
| רַע־יֵרוֹעַ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃ | 15 |
A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
| אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵן תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד וְעָרִיצִים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃ | 16 |
A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor. The slothful come to lack: but the diligent support themselves with wealth.
| גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ אִישׁ חָסֶד וְעֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ אַכְזָרִֽי׃ | 17 |
A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.
| רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶֽת׃ | 18 |
An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
| כֵּן־צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃ | 19 |
A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly [ends] in death.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵב וּרְצוֹנוֹ תְּמִימֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃ | 20 |
Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
| יָד לְיָד לֹא־יִנָּקֶה רָּע וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָֽט׃ | 21 |
He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.
| נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָֽעַם׃ | 22 |
As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
| תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טוֹב תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָֽה׃ | 23 |
All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
| יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחוֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 24 |
There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are [some] also who gather, [yet] have less.
| נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם־הוּא יוֹרֶֽא׃ | 25 |
Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.
| מֹנֵֽעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ | 26 |
May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives [it].
| שֹׁחֵֽר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 27 |
He that devises good [counsels] seeks good favor: but [as for] him that seeks after evil, [evil] shall overtake him.
| בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעָשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפֹּל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃ | 28 |
He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise.
| עוֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ יִנְחַל־רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַחֲכַם־לֵֽב׃ | 29 |
He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
| פְּֽרִי־צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׂוֹת חָכָֽם׃ | 30 |
Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
| הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּֽי־רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵֽא׃ | 31 |
If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
