מִשְׁלֵי 13

1 בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃

A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

2 מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יֹאכַל טוֹב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָֽס׃

A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

3 נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ פֹּשֵׂק שְׂפָתָיו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃

Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.

4 מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃

The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

5 דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃

A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.

6 צְדָקָה תִּצֹּר תָּם־דָּרֶךְ וְרִשְׁעָה תְּסַלֵּף חַטָּֽאת׃

Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

7 יֵשׁ מִתְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵין כֹּל מִתְרוֹשֵׁשׁ וְהוֹן רָֽב׃

There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

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

A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.

9 אוֹר־צַדִּיקִים יִשְׂמָח וְנֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

10 רַק־בְּזָדוֹן יִתֵּן מַצָּה וְאֶת־נוֹעָצִים חָכְמָֽה׃

Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.

11 הוֹן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָט וְקֹבֵץ עַל־יָד יַרְבֶּֽה׃

The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

12 תּוֹחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵב וְעֵץ חַיִּים תַּאֲוָה בָאָֽה׃

The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.

13 בָּז לְדָבָר יֵחָבֶל לוֹ וִירֵא מִצְוָה הוּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃

He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commandement he shalbe rewarded.

14 תּוֹרַת חָכָם מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

15 שֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב יִתֶּן־חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן׃

Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

16 כָּל־עָרוּם יַעֲשֶׂה בְדָעַת וּכְסִיל יִפְרֹשׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃

Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

17 מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּֽא׃

A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.

18 רֵישׁ וְקָלוֹן פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר וְשׁוֹמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃

Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

19 תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶּעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָֽע׃

A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.

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

He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.

21 חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת־צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃

Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.

22 טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵֽא׃

The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.

23 רָב־אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

24 חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ וְאֹהֲבוֹ שִֽׁחֲרוֹ מוּסָֽר׃

He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.

25 צַדִּיק אֹכֵל לְשֹׂבַע נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֶטֶן רְשָׁעִים תֶּחְסָֽר׃

The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.