מִשְׁלֵי 21
| פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם לֶב־מֶלֶךְ בְּיַד־יְהוָה עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 1 |
The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
| כָּֽל־דֶּרֶךְ־אִישׁ יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן לִבּוֹת יְהוָֽה׃ | 2 |
Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
| עֲשֹׂה צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט נִבְחָר לַיהוָה מִזָּֽבַח׃ | 3 |
To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
| רוּם־עֵינַיִם וּרְחַב־לֵב נִר רְשָׁעִים חַטָּֽאת׃ | 4 |
A high look and a heart of pride, of the evil-doer is sin.
| מַחְשְׁבוֹת חָרוּץ אַךְ־לְמוֹתָר וְכָל־אָץ אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | 5 |
The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
| פֹּעַל אוֹצָרוֹת בִּלְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר הֶבֶל נִדָּף מְבַקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃ | 6 |
He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
| שֹׁד־רְשָׁעִים יְגוֹרֵם כִּי מֵאֲנוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 7 |
By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
| הֲפַכְפַּךְ דֶּרֶךְ אִישׁ וָזָר וְזַךְ יָשָׁר פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 8 |
Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
| טוֹב לָשֶׁבֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת מִדְיָנִים וּבֵית חָֽבֶר׃ | 9 |
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
| נֶפֶשׁ רָשָׁע אִוְּתָה־רָע לֹא־יֻחַן בְּעֵינָיו רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | 10 |
The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
| בַּעְנָשׁ־לֵץ יֶחְכַּם־פֶּתִי וּבְהַשְׂכִּיל לְחָכָם יִקַּח־דָּֽעַת׃ | 11 |
When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
| מַשְׂכִּיל צַדִּיק לְבֵית רָשָׁע מְסַלֵּף רְשָׁעִים לָרָֽע׃ | 12 |
The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
| אֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת־דָּל גַּֽם־הוּא יִקְרָא וְלֹא יֵעָנֶֽה׃ | 13 |
He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
| מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה־אָף וְשֹׁחַד בַּחֵק חֵמָה עַזָּֽה׃ | 14 |
By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
| שִׂמְחָה לַצַּדִּיק עֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וּמְחִתָּה לְפֹעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 15 |
It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
| אָדָם תּוֹעֶה מִדֶּרֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּל בִּקְהַל רְפָאִים יָנֽוּחַ׃ | 16 |
The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.
| אִישׁ מַחְסוֹר אֹהֵב שִׂמְחָה אֹהֵב יַֽיִן־וָשֶׁמֶן לֹא יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ | 17 |
The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
| כֹּפֶר לַצַּדִּיק רָשָׁע וְתַחַת יְשָׁרִים בּוֹגֵֽד׃ | 18 |
The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
| טוֹב שֶׁבֶת בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְבָּר מֵאֵשֶׁת מדונים מִדְיָנִים וָכָֽעַס׃ | 19 |
It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
| אוֹצָר ׀ נֶחְמָד וָשֶׁמֶן בִּנְוֵה חָכָם וּכְסִיל אָדָם יְבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ | 20 |
There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
| רֹדֵף צְדָקָה וָחָסֶד יִמְצָא חַיִּים צְדָקָה וְכָבֽוֹד׃ | 21 |
He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
| עִיר גִּבֹּרִים עָלָה חָכָם וַיֹּרֶד עֹז מִבְטֶחָֽה׃ | 22 |
A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
| שֹׁמֵר פִּיו וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ שֹׁמֵר מִצָּרוֹת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 23 |
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
| זֵד יָהִיר לֵץ שְׁמוֹ עוֹשֶׂה בְּעֶבְרַת זָדֽוֹן׃ | 24 |
The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
| תַּאֲוַת עָצֵל תְּמִיתֶנּוּ כִּֽי־מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ | 25 |
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
| כָּל־הַיּוֹם הִתְאַוָּה תַאֲוָה וְצַדִּיק יִתֵּן וְלֹא יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃ | 26 |
All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
| זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֵבָה אַף כִּֽי־בְזִמָּה יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 27 |
The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
| עֵד־כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵד וְאִישׁ שׁוֹמֵעַ לָנֶצַח יְדַבֵּֽר׃ | 28 |
A false witness will be cut off, ...
| הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו וְיָשָׁר הוּא ׀ יכין יָבִין דרכיו דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | 29 |
The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
| אֵין חָכְמָה וְאֵין תְּבוּנָה וְאֵין עֵצָה לְנֶגֶד יְהוָֽה׃ | 30 |
Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
| סוּס מוּכָן לְיוֹם מִלְחָמָה וְלַֽיהוָה הַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃ | 31 |
The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
