מִשְׁלֵי 13
| בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃ | 1 |
A wise son listeneth to the instruction of his father; But a scoffer listeneth not to rebuke.
| מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יֹאכַל טוֹב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָֽס׃ | 2 |
By the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good; But the appetite of transgressors shall be sated with violence.
| נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ פֹּשֵׂק שְׂפָתָיו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃ | 3 |
He who keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; But destruction shall be to him who openeth wide his lips.
| מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ | 4 |
The appetite of the sluggard longeth, and hath nothing; But the appetite of the diligent is fully satisfied.
| דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ | 5 |
A righteous man hateth words of falsehood; But a wicked man causeth disgrace and shame.
| צְדָקָה תִּצֹּר תָּם־דָּרֶךְ וְרִשְׁעָה תְּסַלֵּף חַטָּֽאת׃ | 6 |
Righteousness preserveth him who is upright in his way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
| יֵשׁ מִתְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵין כֹּל מִתְרוֹשֵׁשׁ וְהוֹן רָֽב׃ | 7 |
There is who maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing, Who maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
| כֹּפֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִישׁ עָשְׁרוֹ וְרָשׁ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה׃ | 8 |
A man's wealth is the ransom of his life; But the poor man heareth no threatenings.
| אוֹר־צַדִּיקִים יִשְׂמָח וְנֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 9 |
The light of the righteous shall rejoice; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
| רַק־בְּזָדוֹן יִתֵּן מַצָּה וְאֶת־נוֹעָצִים חָכְמָֽה׃ | 10 |
By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
| הוֹן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָט וְקֹבֵץ עַל־יָד יַרְבֶּֽה׃ | 11 |
Wealth gotten by vanity will become small; But he who gathereth it into the hand increaseth it.
| תּוֹחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵב וְעֵץ חַיִּים תַּאֲוָה בָאָֽה׃ | 12 |
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But the desire accomplished is a tree of life.
| בָּז לְדָבָר יֵחָבֶל לוֹ וִירֵא מִצְוָה הוּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ | 13 |
He that despiseth the word shall be destroyed; But he who revereth the commandment shall be rewarded.
| תּוֹרַת חָכָם מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ | 14 |
The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
| שֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב יִתֶּן־חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן׃ | 15 |
A good understanding winneth favor; But the way of transgressors is hard.
| כָּל־עָרוּם יַעֲשֶׂה בְדָעַת וּכְסִיל יִפְרֹשׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 16 |
Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; But a fool spreadeth abroad his folly.
| מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | 17 |
A wicked messenger falleth into trouble; But a faithful ambassador is health.
| רֵישׁ וְקָלוֹן פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר וְשׁוֹמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃ | 18 |
Poverty and shame are for him who rejecteth instruction; But he that regardeth reproof shall come to honor.
| תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶּעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָֽע׃ | 19 |
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
| הלוך הוֹלֵךְ אֶת־חֲכָמִים וחכם יֶחְכָּם וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃ | 20 |
He who walketh with wise men shall be wise; But the companion of fools shall be destroyed.
| חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת־צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃ | 21 |
Calamity pursueth the wicked; But the righteous is rewarded with good.
| טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵֽא׃ | 22 |
The good man leaveth his substance to his children's children; But the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
| רָב־אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
There is much food from the fallow-ground of the poor; But there is who is brought low for want of uprightness.
| חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ וְאֹהֲבוֹ שִֽׁחֲרוֹ מוּסָֽר׃ | 24 |
He that spareth the rod hateth his son; But he who loveth him chasteneth him early.
| צַדִּיק אֹכֵל לְשֹׂבַע נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֶטֶן רְשָׁעִים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ | 25 |
The righteous man eateth to the satisfying of his desire; But the stomach of the wicked suffereth want.
