מִשְׁלֵי 13
| בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃ | 1 |
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
| מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יֹאכַל טוֹב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָֽס׃ | 2 |
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
| נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ פֹּשֵׂק שְׂפָתָיו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃ | 3 |
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
| מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ | 4 |
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
| דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ | 5 |
A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
| צְדָקָה תִּצֹּר תָּם־דָּרֶךְ וְרִשְׁעָה תְּסַלֵּף חַטָּֽאת׃ | 6 |
Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
| יֵשׁ מִתְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵין כֹּל מִתְרוֹשֵׁשׁ וְהוֹן רָֽב׃ | 7 |
There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
| כֹּפֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִישׁ עָשְׁרוֹ וְרָשׁ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃ | 8 |
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
| אוֹר־צַדִּיקִים יִשְׂמָח וְנֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 9 |
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
| רַק־בְּזָדוֹן יִתֵּן מַצָּה וְאֶת־נוֹעָצִים חָכְמָֽה׃ | 10 |
By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
| הוֹן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָט וְקֹבֵץ עַל־יָד יַרְבֶּֽה׃ | 11 |
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
| תּוֹחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵב וְעֵץ חַיִּים תַּאֲוָה בָאָֽה׃ | 12 |
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
| בָּז לְדָבָר יֵחָבֶל לוֹ וִירֵא מִצְוָה הוּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ | 13 |
Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
| תּוֹרַת חָכָם מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ | 14 |
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
| שֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב יִתֶּן־חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן׃ | 15 |
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
| כָּל־עָרוּם יַעֲשֶׂה בְדָעַת וּכְסִיל יִפְרֹשׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 16 |
Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.
| מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | 17 |
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
| רֵישׁ וְקָלוֹן פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר וְשׁוֹמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃ | 18 |
Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
| תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶּעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָֽע׃ | 19 |
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
| הלוך הוֹלֵךְ אֶת־חֲכָמִים וחכם יֶחְכָּם וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃ | 20 |
He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
| חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת־צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃ | 21 |
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
| טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵֽא׃ | 22 |
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
| רָב־אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
| חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ וְאֹהֲבוֹ שִֽׁחֲרוֹ מוּסָֽר׃ | 24 |
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
| צַדִּיק אֹכֵל לְשֹׂבַע נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֶטֶן רְשָׁעִים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ | 25 |
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
