מִשְׁלֵי 24
| אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל־תתאו תִּתְאָיו לִהְיוֹת אִתָּֽם׃ | 1 |
Be thou not envious of bad men, and do not long to be with them.
| כִּי־שֹׁד יֶהְגֶּה לִבָּם וְעָמָל שִׂפְתֵיהֶם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ | 2 |
For their heart meditateth destruction, and of mischief do their lips speak.
| בְּחָכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ | 3 |
Through wisdom is a house built; and through understanding is it firmly established;
| וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִֽים׃ | 4 |
And through knowledge are chambers filled with all manner of precious and pleasant wealth.
| גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ | 5 |
A wise man is [always] in power; and a man of knowledge fortifieth [his] strength.
| כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | 6 |
For by wise counsel canst thou conduct thy war; and there is help in a multitude of counsellors.
| רָאמוֹת לֶֽאֱוִיל חָכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃ | 7 |
Wisdom is too high for a fool: in the gate can he not open his mouth.
| מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לוֹ בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּוֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ | 8 |
Him that deviseth to do evil, men call a master of wicked devices.
| זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת חַטָּאת וְתוֹעֲבַת לְאָדָם לֵֽץ׃ | 9 |
The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner.
| הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ | 10 |
If thou despond on the day of distress, thy strength is small.
| הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם־תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃ | 11 |
Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back.
| כִּֽי־תֹאמַר הֵן לֹא־יָדַעְנוּ זֶה הֲֽלֹא־תֹכֵן לִבּוֹת ׀ הֽוּא־יָבִין וְנֹצֵר נַפְשְׁךָ הוּא יֵדָע וְהֵשִׁיב לְאָדָם כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.
| אֱכָל־בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי־טוֹב וְנֹפֶת מָתוֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃ | 13 |
Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:
| כֵּן ׀ דְּעֶה חָכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ אִם־מָצָאתָ וְיֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵֽת׃ | 14 |
So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a [happy] future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
| אַל־תֶּאֱרֹב רָשָׁע לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּד רִבְצוֹ׃ | 15 |
Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place;
| כִּי שֶׁבַע ׀ יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם וּרְשָׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בְרָעָֽה׃ | 16 |
For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune.
| בִּנְפֹל אויביך אֽוֹיִבְךָ אַל־תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלוֹ אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּֽךָ׃ | 17 |
At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice; and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad:
| פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּֽוֹ׃ | 18 |
Lest the Lord see it and it be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath.
| אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ | 19 |
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked;
| כִּי ׀ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרִית לָרָע נֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 20 |
For there will be no [happy] future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
| יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם־שׁוֹנִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ | 21 |
My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;
| כִּֽי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ | 22 |
For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them!
| גַּם־אֵלֶּה לַֽחֲכָמִים הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל־טֽוֹב׃ | 23 |
These things also are for the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
| אֹמֵר ׀ לְרָשָׁע צַדִּיק אָתָּה יִקְּבֻהוּ עַמִּים יִזְעָמוּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃ | 24 |
Him that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, will the people denounce, him will nations hold accursed;
| וְלַמּוֹכִיחִים יִנְעָם וַֽעֲלֵיהֶם תָּבוֹא בִרְכַּת־טֽוֹב׃ | 25 |
But to those that punish delight shall be given, and upon them shall come the blessing of the good.
| שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁק מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִֽים׃ | 26 |
Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer.
| הָכֵן בַּחוּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְעַתְּדָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה לָךְ אַחַר וּבָנִיתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | 27 |
Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
| אַל־תְּהִי עֵד־חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | 28 |
Be not without cause a witness against thy neighbor; for wouldst thou beguile with thy lips?
| אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָֽשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּוֹ אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ | 29 |
Say not, As he hath done to me so will I do to him: I will recompense every man according to his doing.
| עַל־שְׂדֵה אִישׁ־עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ | 30 |
By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense:
| וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כֻלּוֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִים כָּסּוּ פָנָיו חֲרֻלִּים וְגֶדֶר אֲבָנָיו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃ | 31 |
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, nettles had covered its surface, and its stone-wall was broken down.
| וָֽאֶחֱזֶה אָנֹכִֽי אָשִׁית לִבִּי רָאִיתִי לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃ | 32 |
And when I had indeed beheld [this] I took it to my heart: I saw it, and received a warning.
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 33 |
“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
| וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּךְ רֵישֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרֶיךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ | 34 |
But then will thy poverty come like a rover; and thy wants as a man armed with a shield.
