מִשְׁלֵי 13

1 בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

2 מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יֹאכַל טוֹב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָֽס׃

A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

3 נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ פֹּשֵׂק שְׂפָתָיו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

4 מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃

The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

5 דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

6 צְדָקָה תִּצֹּר תָּם־דָּרֶךְ וְרִשְׁעָה תְּסַלֵּף חַטָּֽאת׃

Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

7 יֵשׁ מִתְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵין כֹּל מִתְרוֹשֵׁשׁ וְהוֹן רָֽב׃

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

8 כֹּפֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִישׁ עָשְׁרוֹ וְרָשׁ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

9 אוֹר־צַדִּיקִים יִשְׂמָח וְנֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

10 רַק־בְּזָדוֹן יִתֵּן מַצָּה וְאֶת־נוֹעָצִים חָכְמָֽה׃

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

11 הוֹן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָט וְקֹבֵץ עַל־יָד יַרְבֶּֽה׃

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

12 תּוֹחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵב וְעֵץ חַיִּים תַּאֲוָה בָאָֽה׃

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

13 בָּז לְדָבָר יֵחָבֶל לוֹ וִירֵא מִצְוָה הוּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃

He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

14 תּוֹרַת חָכָם מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

15 שֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב יִתֶּן־חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן׃

Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

16 כָּל־עָרוּם יַעֲשֶׂה בְדָעַת וּכְסִיל יִפְרֹשׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

17 מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּֽא׃

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

18 רֵישׁ וְקָלוֹן פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר וְשׁוֹמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

19 תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶּעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָֽע׃

To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

20 הלוך הוֹלֵךְ אֶת־חֲכָמִים וחכם יֶחְכָּם וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

21 חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת־צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃

Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

22 טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵֽא׃

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

23 רָב־אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

24 חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ וְאֹהֲבוֹ שִֽׁחֲרוֹ מוּסָֽר׃

He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

25 צַדִּיק אֹכֵל לְשֹׂבַע נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֶטֶן רְשָׁעִים תֶּחְסָֽר׃

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.