מִשְׁלֵי 12
| אֹהֵב מוּסָר אֹהֵֽב דָּעַת וְשֹׂנֵא תוֹכַחַת בָּֽעַר׃ | 1 |
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
| טוֹב יָפִיק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָה וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ | 2 |
A good man obtaineth favour of YHWH: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
| לֹא־יִכּוֹן אָדָם בְּרֶשַׁע וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃ | 3 |
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
| אֵֽשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ וּכְרָקָב בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו מְבִישָֽׁה׃ | 4 |
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
| מַחְשְׁבוֹת צַדִּיקִים מִשְׁפָּט תַּחְבֻּלוֹת רְשָׁעִים מִרְמָֽה׃ | 5 |
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
| דִּבְרֵי רְשָׁעִים אֱרָב־דָּם וּפִי יְשָׁרִים יַצִּילֵֽם׃ | 6 |
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
| הָפוֹךְ רְשָׁעִים וְאֵינָם וּבֵית צַדִּיקִים יַעֲמֹֽד׃ | 7 |
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
| לְֽפִי־שִׂכְלוֹ יְהֻלַּל־אִישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה־לֵב יִהְיֶה לָבֽוּז׃ | 8 |
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
| טוֹב נִקְלֶה וְעֶבֶד לוֹ מִמְּתַכַּבֵּד וַחֲסַר־לָֽחֶם׃ | 9 |
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
| יוֹדֵעַ צַדִּיק נֶפֶשׁ בְּהֶמְתּוֹ וְֽרַחֲמֵי רְשָׁעִים אַכְזָרִֽי׃ | 10 |
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
| עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָחֶם וּמְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ | 11 |
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
| חָמַד רָשָׁע מְצוֹד רָעִים וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן׃ | 12 |
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
| בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם מוֹקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּֽיק׃ | 13 |
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
| מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יִשְׂבַּע־טוֹב וּגְמוּל יְדֵי־אָדָם ישוב יָשִׁיב לֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
| דֶּרֶךְ אֱוִיל יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְשֹׁמֵעַ לְעֵצָה חָכָֽם׃ | 15 |
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
| אֱוִיל בַּיּוֹם יִוָּדַע כַּעְסוֹ וְכֹסֶה קָלוֹן עָרֽוּם׃ | 16 |
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
| יָפִיחַ אֱמוּנָה יַגִּיד צֶדֶק וְעֵד שְׁקָרִים מִרְמָֽה׃ | 17 |
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
| יֵשׁ בּוֹטֶה כְּמַדְקְרוֹת חָרֶב וּלְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | 18 |
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
| שְֽׂפַת־אֱמֶת תִּכּוֹן לָעַד וְעַד־אַרְגִּיעָה לְשׁוֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 19 |
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
| מִרְמָה בְּלֶב־חֹרְשֵׁי רָע וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵי שָׁלוֹם שִׂמְחָֽה׃ | 20 |
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.
| לֹא־יְאֻנֶּה לַצַּדִּיק כָּל־אָוֶן וּרְשָׁעִים מָלְאוּ רָֽע׃ | 21 |
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁקֶר וְעֹשֵׂי אֱמוּנָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 22 |
Lying lips are abomination to YHWH: but they that deal truly are his delight.
| אָדָם עָרוּם כֹּסֶה דָּעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים יִקְרָא אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 23 |
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
| יַד־חָרוּצִים תִּמְשׁוֹל ורְמִיָּה תִּהְיֶה לָמַֽס׃ | 24 |
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
| דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃ | 25 |
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
| יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ צַדִּיק וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּתְעֵֽם׃ | 26 |
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
| לֹא־יַחֲרֹךְ רְמִיָּה צֵידוֹ וְהוֹן־אָדָם יָקָר חָרֽוּץ׃ | 27 |
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
| בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָה חַיִּים וְדֶרֶךְ נְתִיבָה אַל־מָֽוֶת׃ | 28 |
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
