מִשְׁלֵי 2
| בְּנִי אִם־תִּקַּח אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֺתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּֽךְ׃ | 1 |
My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
| לְהַקְשִׁיב לַֽחָכְמָה אָזְנֶךָ תַּטֶּה לִבְּךָ לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 2 |
And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
| כִּי אִם לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא לַתְּבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלֶֽךָ׃ | 3 |
(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
| אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה כַכָּסֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃ | 4 |
If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,
| אָז תָּבִין יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת אֱלֹהִים תִּמְצָֽא׃ | 5 |
Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
| כִּֽי־יְהוָה יִתֵּן חָכְמָה מִפִּיו דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | 6 |
For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
| וצפן יִצְפֹּן לַיְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּה מָגֵן לְהֹלְכֵי תֹֽם׃ | 7 |
He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,
| לִנְצֹר אָרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וְדֶרֶךְ חסידו חֲסִידָיו יִשְׁמֹֽר׃ | 8 |
That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)
| אָז תָּבִין צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִים כָּל־מַעְגַּל־טֽוֹב׃ | 9 |
Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.
| כִּֽי־תָבוֹא חָכְמָה בְלִבֶּךָ וְדַעַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ יִנְעָֽם׃ | 10 |
When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
| מְזִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ תְּבוּנָה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃ | 11 |
Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
| לְהַצִּילְךָ מִדֶּרֶךְ רָע מֵאִישׁ מְדַבֵּר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ | 12 |
And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
| הַעֹזְבִים אָרְחוֹת יֹשֶׁר לָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 13 |
And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
| הַשְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂוֹת רָע יָגִילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכוֹת רָֽע׃ | 14 |
Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
| אֲשֶׁר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶם עִקְּשִׁים וּנְלוֹזִים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃ | 15 |
Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.
| לְהַצִּילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנָּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ | 16 |
And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
| הַעֹזֶבֶת אַלּוּף נְעוּרֶיהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִית אֱלֹהֶיהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃ | 17 |
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
| כִּי שָׁחָה אֶל־מָוֶת בֵּיתָהּ וְאֶל־רְפָאִים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 18 |
Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
| כָּל־בָּאֶיהָ לֹא יְשׁוּבוּן וְלֹֽא־יַשִּׂיגוּ אָרְחוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ | 19 |
All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
| לְמַעַן תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ טוֹבִים וְאָרְחוֹת צַדִּיקִים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃ | 20 |
Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
| כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִים יִשְׁכְּנוּ אָרֶץ וּתְמִימִים יִוָּתְרוּ בָֽהּ׃ | 21 |
For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
| וּרְשָׁעִים מֵאֶרֶץ יִכָּרֵתוּ וּבוֹגְדִים יִסְּחוּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ | 22 |
But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.
