מִשְׁלֵי 16
| לְאָדָם מַֽעַרְכֵי־לֵב וּמֵיְהוָה מַעֲנֵה לָשֽׁוֹן׃ | 1 |
The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
| כָּֽל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ זַךְ בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן רוּחוֹת יְהוָֽה׃ | 2 |
All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.
| גֹּל אֶל־יְהוָה מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְיִכֹּנוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 3 |
Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.
| כֹּל פָּעַל יְהוָה לַֽמַּעֲנֵהוּ וְגַם־רָשָׁע לְיוֹם רָעָֽה׃ | 4 |
The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה כָּל־גְּבַהּ־לֵב יָד לְיָד לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה׃ | 5 |
Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.
| בְּחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְכֻפַּר עָוֺן וּבְיִרְאַת יְהוָה סוּר מֵרָֽע׃ | 6 |
By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.
| בִּרְצוֹת יְהוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ גַּם־אוֹיְבָיו יַשְׁלִם אִתּֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
| טוֹב־מְעַט בִּצְדָקָה מֵרֹב תְּבוּאוֹת בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 8 |
Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
| לֵב אָדָם יְחַשֵּׁב דַּרְכּוֹ וַֽיהוָה יָכִין צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ | 9 |
A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.
| קֶסֶם ׀ עַֽל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶלֶךְ בְּמִשְׁפָּט לֹא יִמְעַל־פִּֽיו׃ | 10 |
Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.
| פֶּלֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵי מִשְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָה מַעֲשֵׂהוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס׃ | 11 |
True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
| תּוֹעֲבַת מְלָכִים עֲשׂוֹת רֶשַׁע כִּי בִצְדָקָה יִכּוֹן כִּסֵּֽא׃ | 12 |
Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.
| רְצוֹן מְלָכִים שִׂפְתֵי־צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר יְשָׁרִים יֶאֱהָֽב׃ | 13 |
Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.
| חֲמַת־מֶלֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי־מָוֶת וְאִישׁ חָכָם יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.
| בְּאוֹר־פְּנֵי־מֶלֶךְ חַיִּים וּרְצוֹנוֹ כְּעָב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ | 15 |
In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
| קְֽנֹה־חָכְמָה מַה־טּוֹב מֵחָרוּץ וּקְנוֹת בִּינָה נִבְחָר מִכָּֽסֶף׃ | 16 |
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.
| מְסִלַּת יְשָׁרִים סוּר מֵרָע שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ נֹצֵר דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.
| לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר גָּאוֹן וְלִפְנֵי כִשָּׁלוֹן גֹּבַהּ רֽוּחַ׃ | 18 |
Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.
| טוֹב שְׁפַל־רוּחַ אֶת־עניים עֲנָוִים מֵֽחַלֵּק שָׁלָל אֶת־גֵּאִֽים׃ | 19 |
Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.
| מַשְׂכִּיל עַל־דָּבָר יִמְצָא־טוֹב וּבוֹטֵחַ בַּיהוָה אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ | 20 |
He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.
| לַחֲכַם־לֵב יִקָּרֵא נָבוֹן וּמֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יֹסִיף לֶֽקַח׃ | 21 |
The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
| מְקוֹר חַיִּים שֵׂכֶל בְּעָלָיו וּמוּסַר אֱוִלִים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 22 |
Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
| לֵב חָכָם יַשְׂכִּיל פִּיהוּ וְעַל־שְׂפָתָיו יֹסִיף לֶֽקַח׃ | 23 |
The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
| צוּף־דְּבַשׁ אִמְרֵי־נֹעַם מָתוֹק לַנֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּא לָעָֽצֶם׃ | 24 |
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
| יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃ | 25 |
There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
| נֶפֶשׁ עָמֵל עָמְלָה לּוֹ כִּֽי־אָכַף עָלָיו פִּֽיהוּ׃ | 26 |
The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
| אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל כֹּרֶה רָעָה וְעַל־שפתיו שְׂפָתוֹ כְּאֵשׁ צָרָֽבֶת׃ | 27 |
A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
| אִישׁ תַּהְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּח מָדוֹן וְנִרְגָּן מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף׃ | 28 |
A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
| אִישׁ חָמָס יְפַתֶּה רֵעֵהוּ וְהוֹלִיכוֹ בְּדֶרֶךְ לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ | 29 |
A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.
| עֹצֶה עֵינָיו לַחְשֹׁב תַּהְפֻּכוֹת קֹרֵץ שְׂפָתָיו כִּלָּה רָעָֽה׃ | 30 |
He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
| עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת שֵׂיבָה בְּדֶרֶךְ צְדָקָה תִּמָּצֵֽא׃ | 31 |
The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.
| טוֹב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּוֹר וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִֽיר׃ | 32 |
He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
| בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת־הַגּוֹרָל וּמֵיְהוָה כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ | 33 |
A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.
