מִשְׁלֵי 18
| לְֽתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד בְּכָל־תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 1 |
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and snarlest against all sound wisdom.
| לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃ | 2 |
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.
| בְּֽבוֹא־רָשָׁע בָּא גַם־בּוּז וְֽעִם־קָלוֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃ | 3 |
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חָכְמָֽה׃ | 4 |
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; a flowing brook, a fountain of wisdom.
| שְׂאֵת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁע לֹא־טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 5 |
It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, so as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
| שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ | 6 |
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
| פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 7 |
A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
| דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 8 |
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
| גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ | 9 |
Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
| מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ | 10 |
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is set up on high.
| הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
| לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר יִגְבַּהּ לֵב־אִישׁ וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוֽ͏ָה׃ | 12 |
Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honour goeth humility.
| מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא־לוֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ | 13 |
He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and confusion unto him.
| רֽוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
| לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃ | 15 |
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
| מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ | 16 |
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
| צַדִּיק הָרִאשׁוֹן בְּרִיבוֹ יבא־וּבָֽא־רֵעֵהוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
| מִדְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּית הַגּוֹרָל וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִֽיד׃ | 18 |
The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious.
| אָח נִפְשָׁע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹז ומדונים וּמִדְיָנִים כִּבְרִיחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃ | 19 |
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
| מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ תִּשְׂבַּע בִּטְנוֹ תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ | 20 |
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
| מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ | 21 |
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.
| מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃ | 22 |
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
| תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֶּר־רָשׁ וְעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזּֽוֹת׃ | 23 |
The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.
| אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָֽח׃ | 24 |
There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
