מִשְׁלֵי 20
| לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל־שֹׁגֶה בּוֹ לֹא יֶחְכָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And he that reeleth with it is not wise.
| נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 2 |
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provoketh him sinneth against himself.
| כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | 3 |
It is an honor to a man to cease from strife; Bur every fool rusheth into it.
| מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל וְשָׁאַל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן׃ | 4 |
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
| מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ | 5 |
A design in the heart of a man is like deep waters; But a man of understanding draweth it out.
| רָב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדּוֹ וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָֽא׃ | 6 |
Many will proclaim their own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
| מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמּוֹ צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | 7 |
He who walketh in his integrity is a righteous man; Happy will be his children after him!
| מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל־רָֽע׃ | 8 |
The king, sitting upon the throne of judgment, Scattereth with his eyes all the wicked like chaff.
| מִֽי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 9 |
Who can say, “I have kept my heart clean; I am free from my sin?”
| אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 10 |
Divers weights and divers measures, —Both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
| גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Even in childhood one maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his actions will be pure and right.
| אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 12 |
The ear that heareth, and the eye that seeth, —The LORD made them both.
| אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַב שֵׁנָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ | 13 |
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
| רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקּוֹנֶה וְאֹזֵל לוֹ אָז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 14 |
“Bad! bad!” saith the buyer; But when he hath gone his way, then he boasteth.
| יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | 15 |
There is gold and abundance of pearls; But the lips of knowledge are a precious vase.
| לְֽקַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נכרים נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 16 |
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
| עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ | 17 |
The bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
| מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | 18 |
Purposes are established by counsel; Therefore with good advice make war.
| גּֽוֹלֶה־סּוֹד הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה שְׂפָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָֽב׃ | 19 |
He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore associate not with him who keepeth open his lips.
| מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ יִֽדְעַךְ נֵרוֹ באישון בֶּאֱשׁוּן חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 20 |
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in midnight darkness.
| נַחֲלָה מבחלת מְבֹהֶלֶת בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ | 21 |
A possession may be gotten hastily in the beginning, But in the end it will not be blessed.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַֽיהוָה וְיֹשַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ | 22 |
Say not thou, “I will repay evil;” Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ | 23 |
Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.
| מֵיהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | 24 |
A man's steps are from the LORD; How, then, can a man understand his way?
| מוֹקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ | 25 |
It is a snare to a man to utter a vow rashly, And after vows to consider.
| מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָֽן׃ | 26 |
A wise king scattereth the wicked like chaff, And bringeth over them the wheel.
| נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 27 |
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Which searcheth all the inner chambers of his body.
| חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ | 28 |
Mercy and truth preserve the king; Yea, his throne is upholden by mercy.
| תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ | 29 |
The glory of young men is their strength, And the beauty of old men is the gray head.
| חַבֻּרוֹת פֶּצַע תמריק תַּמְרוּק בְּרָע וּמַכּוֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 30 |
Wounding stripes are the remedy for a bad man; Yea, stripes which reach to the inner chambers of the body.
