מִשְׁלֵי 14

1 חַכְמוֹת נָשִׁים בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ וְאִוֶּלֶת בְּיָדֶיהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃

Wise [women] of women she builds house her and a foolish woman with hands her she tears down it.

2 הוֹלֵךְ בְּיָשְׁרוֹ יְרֵא יְהוָה וּנְלוֹז דְּרָכָיו בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃

[one who] walks In uprightness his [is one] fearing Yahweh and [the] [one who] is crooked of ways his [is] despising him.

3 בְּֽפִי־אֱוִיל חֹטֶר גַּאֲוָה וְשִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃

[is] in [the] mouth of A fool a shoot of pride and [the] lips of wise [people] it preserves them.

4 בְּאֵין אֲלָפִים אֵבוּס בָּר וְרָב־תְּבוּאוֹת בְּכֹחַ שֽׁוֹר׃

When there not [are] cattle [the] feeding trough [is] clean and abundance of produce [is] by [the] strength of an ox.

5 עֵד אֱמוּנִים לֹא יְכַזֵּב וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָֽׁקֶר׃

A witness of faithfulness not he tells lies and he may breathe out lies a witness of falsehood.

6 בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵץ חָכְמָה וָאָיִן וְדַעַת לְנָבוֹן נָקָֽל׃

He seeks a mocker wisdom and there [is] not and knowledge to a discerning [person] it is trifling.

7 לֵךְ מִנֶּגֶד לְאִישׁ כְּסִיל וּבַל־יָדַעְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃

Go from before to a person a fool and not you have known lips of knowledge.

8 חָכְמַת עָרוּם הָבִין דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים מִרְמָֽה׃

[the] wisdom of A sensible [person] [is] to understand own way his and [the] foolishness of fools [is] deceit.

9 אֱוִלִים יָלִיץ אָשָׁם וּבֵין יְשָׁרִים רָצֽוֹן׃

Fools he mocks guilt and [is] between upright [people] favor.

10 לֵב יוֹדֵעַ מָרַּת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבְשִׂמְחָתוֹ לֹא־יִתְעָרַב זָֽר׃

A heart [is] knowing [the] bitterness of own self its and in joy its not he shares a stranger.

11 בֵּית רְשָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵד וְאֹהֶל יְשָׁרִים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃

[the] house of Wicked [people] it will be destroyed and [the] tent of upright [people] it will flourish.

12 יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃

There [is] a way right before a person and end its [is the] ways of death.

13 גַּם־בִּשְׂחוֹק יִכְאַב־לֵב וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ שִׂמְחָה תוּגָֽה׃

Also in laughter it is in pain a heart and end its joy [may be] grief.

14 מִדְּרָכָיו יִשְׂבַּע סוּג לֵב וּמֵעָלָיו אִישׁ טֽוֹב׃

From ways his he will be satisfied [one] backslidden of heart and from with himself a person good.

15 פֶּתִי יַאֲמִין לְכָל־דָּבָר וְעָרוּם יָבִין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃

A naive person he believes every thing and a sensible [person] he considers step his.

16 חָכָם יָרֵא וְסָר מֵרָע וּכְסִיל מִתְעַבֵּר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃

A wise [person] [is] fearing and [is] turning aside from evil and a fool [is] arrogant and [is] confident.

17 קְֽצַר־אַפַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂה אִוֶּלֶת וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃

[a person] short of Anger he does foolishness and a person of evil devices he is hated.

18 נָחֲלוּ פְתָאיִם אִוֶּלֶת וַֽעֲרוּמִים יַכְתִּרוּ דָֽעַת׃

They inherit naive people foolishness and sensible [people] they surround knowledge.

19 שַׁחוּ רָעִים לִפְנֵי טוֹבִים וּרְשָׁעִים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵי צַדִּֽיק׃

They bow evil [people] before good [people] and wicked [people] at [the] gates of [the] righteous.

20 גַּם־לְרֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂנֵא רָשׁ וְאֹהֲבֵי עָשִׁיר רַבִּֽים׃

Also by neighbor his he is hated a poor [person] and [those who] love [the] rich [are] many.

21 בָּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חוֹטֵא וּמְחוֹנֵן עניים עֲנָוִים אַשְׁרָֽיו׃

[one who] despises Neighbor his [is] sinning and [one who] shows favor to (humble [people] *Q(K)*) how blessed [is] he.

22 הֲ‍ֽלוֹא־יִתְעוּ חֹרְשֵׁי רָע וְחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת חֹרְשֵׁי טֽוֹב׃

¿ Not do they go astray devisers of evil and loyalty and faithfulness devisers of good.

23 בְּכָל־עֶצֶב יִהְיֶה מוֹתָר וּדְבַר־שְׂפָתַיִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃

In all hard labor it is profit and word of lips only to poverty.

24 עֲטֶרֶת חֲכָמִים עָשְׁרָם אִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃

[is the] crown of Wise [people] wealth their [the] folly of fools [is] folly.

25 מַצִּיל נְפָשׁוֹת עֵד אֱמֶת וְיָפִחַ כְּזָבִים מִרְמָֽה׃

[is] delivering Lives a witness of reliability so he may breathe out lies deceit.

26 בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה מִבְטַח־עֹז וּלְבָנָיו יִהְיֶה מַחְסֶֽה׃

[is] in [the] fear of Yahweh confidence of strength and to children his it will belong a refuge.

27 יִרְאַת יְהוָה מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

[the] fear of Yahweh [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.

28 בְּרָב־עָם הַדְרַת־מֶלֶךְ וּבְאֶפֶס לְאֹם מְחִתַּת רָזֽוֹן׃

[is] in [the] multitude of A people [the] glory of a king and in not a people [the] ruin of a ruler.

29 אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָה וּקְצַר־רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃

A [person] long of anger great of understanding and [a person] short of spirit [is] exalting foolishness.

30 חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת קִנְאָֽה׃

[is] [the] life of Bodies a heart of healing and [is] rottenness of bones jealousy.

31 עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ וּמְכַבְּדוֹ חֹנֵן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃

[one who] oppresses [the] poor He reproaches maker his and [is] honoring him [one who] shows favor to [the] needy.

32 בְּֽרָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶה רָשָׁע וְחֹסֶה בְמוֹתוֹ צַדּֽ͏ִיק׃

By wickedness his he is pushed down a wicked [person] and [is] seeking refuge in death his a righteous [person].

33 בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃

In [the] heart of a discerning [person] it rests wisdom and in [the] inward part[s] of fools it is made known.

34 צְדָקָה תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־גּוֹי וְחֶסֶד לְאֻמִּים חַטָּֽאת׃

Righteousness it exalts a nation and [is] a shame to a people sin.

35 רְֽצוֹן־מֶלֶךְ לְעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל וְעֶבְרָתוֹ תִּהְיֶה מֵבִֽישׁ׃

[the] favor of A king [belongs] to a servant [who] acts prudently and fury his it belongs [one who] acts shamefully.