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חַכְמוֹת נָשִׁים בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ וְאִוֶּלֶת בְּיָדֶיהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃ | 1 |
A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.
הוֹלֵךְ בְּיָשְׁרוֹ יְרֵא יְהוָה וּנְלוֹז דְּרָכָיו בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃ | 2 |
He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.
בְּֽפִי־אֱוִיל חֹטֶר גַּאֲוָה וְשִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃ | 3 |
In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
בְּאֵין אֲלָפִים אֵבוּס בָּר וְרָב־תְּבוּאוֹת בְּכֹחַ שֽׁוֹר׃ | 4 |
Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.
עֵד אֱמוּנִים לֹא יְכַזֵּב וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 5 |
A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵץ חָכְמָה וָאָיִן וְדַעַת לְנָבוֹן נָקָֽל׃ | 6 |
A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
לֵךְ מִנֶּגֶד לְאִישׁ כְּסִיל וּבַל־יָדַעְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 7 |
Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
חָכְמַת עָרוּם הָבִין דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים מִרְמָֽה׃ | 8 |
The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
אֱוִלִים יָלִיץ אָשָׁם וּבֵין יְשָׁרִים רָצֽוֹן׃ | 9 |
The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.
לֵב יוֹדֵעַ מָרַּת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבְשִׂמְחָתוֹ לֹא־יִתְעָרַב זָֽר׃ | 10 |
The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, and the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.
בֵּית רְשָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵד וְאֹהֶל יְשָׁרִים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃ | 11 |
The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.
יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃ | 12 |
There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
גַּם־בִּשְׂחוֹק יִכְאַב־לֵב וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ שִׂמְחָה תוּגָֽה׃ | 13 |
Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
מִדְּרָכָיו יִשְׂבַּע סוּג לֵב וּמֵעָלָיו אִישׁ טֽוֹב׃ | 14 |
The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
פֶּתִי יַאֲמִין לְכָל־דָּבָר וְעָרוּם יָבִין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
חָכָם יָרֵא וְסָר מֵרָע וּכְסִיל מִתְעַבֵּר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃ | 16 |
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
קְֽצַר־אַפַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂה אִוֶּלֶת וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃ | 17 |
He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
נָחֲלוּ פְתָאיִם אִוֶּלֶת וַֽעֲרוּמִים יַכְתִּרוּ דָֽעַת׃ | 18 |
The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
שַׁחוּ רָעִים לִפְנֵי טוֹבִים וּרְשָׁעִים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵי צַדִּֽיק׃ | 19 |
The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
גַּם־לְרֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂנֵא רָשׁ וְאֹהֲבֵי עָשִׁיר רַבִּֽים׃ | 20 |
The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.
בָּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חוֹטֵא וּמְחוֹנֵן עניים עֲנָוִים אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ | 21 |
The sinner despiseth his neighbour: but he that hath mercie on the poore, is blessed.
הֲֽלוֹא־יִתְעוּ חֹרְשֵׁי רָע וְחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת חֹרְשֵׁי טֽוֹב׃ | 22 |
Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.
בְּכָל־עֶצֶב יִהְיֶה מוֹתָר וּדְבַר־שְׂפָתַיִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 23 |
In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
עֲטֶרֶת חֲכָמִים עָשְׁרָם אִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 24 |
The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
מַצִּיל נְפָשׁוֹת עֵד אֱמֶת וְיָפִחַ כְּזָבִים מִרְמָֽה׃ | 25 |
A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.
בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה מִבְטַח־עֹז וּלְבָנָיו יִהְיֶה מַחְסֶֽה׃ | 26 |
In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
יִרְאַת יְהוָה מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ | 27 |
The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.
בְּרָב־עָם הַדְרַת־מֶלֶךְ וּבְאֶפֶס לְאֹם מְחִתַּת רָזֽוֹן׃ | 28 |
In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.
אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָה וּקְצַר־רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 29 |
He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת קִנְאָֽה׃ | 30 |
A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.
עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ וּמְכַבְּדוֹ חֹנֵן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 31 |
He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.
בְּֽרָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶה רָשָׁע וְחֹסֶה בְמוֹתוֹ צַדּֽ͏ִיק׃ | 32 |
The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃ | 33 |
Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
צְדָקָה תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־גּוֹי וְחֶסֶד לְאֻמִּים חַטָּֽאת׃ | 34 |
Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.
רְֽצוֹן־מֶלֶךְ לְעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל וְעֶבְרָתוֹ תִּהְיֶה מֵבִֽישׁ׃ | 35 |
The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.