מִשְׁלֵי 27
| אַֽל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יֽוֹם׃ | 1 |
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
| יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא־פִיךָ נָכְרִי וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | 2 |
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
| כֹּֽבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 3 |
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
| אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָֽה׃ | 4 |
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
| טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵֽאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃ | 5 |
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
| נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב וְנַעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃ | 6 |
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
| נֶפֶשׁ שְׂבֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כָּל־מַר מָתֽוֹק׃ | 7 |
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
| כְּצִפּוֹר נוֹדֶדֶת מִן־קִנָּהּ כֵּֽן־אִישׁ נוֹדֵד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | 8 |
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
| שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 9 |
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
| רֵֽעֲךָ ורעה וְרֵעַ אָבִיךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחֽוֹק׃ | 10 |
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
| חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָֽר׃ | 11 |
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
| עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ | 12 |
A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
| קַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 13 |
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
| מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ ׀ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים קְלָלָה תֵּחָשֶׁב לֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
| דֶּלֶף טוֹרֵד בְּיוֹם סַגְרִיר וְאֵשֶׁת מדונים מִדְיָנִים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃ | 15 |
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
| צֹפְנֶיהָ צָֽפַן־רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינוֹ יִקְרָֽא׃ | 16 |
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
| בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | 17 |
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
| נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּֽד׃ | 18 |
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
| כַּמַּיִם הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים כֵּן לֵֽב־הָאָדָם לָאָדָֽם׃ | 19 |
As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.
| שְׁאוֹל ואבדה וַאֲבַדּוֹ לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃ (Sheol h7585) | 20 |
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
| מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ | 21 |
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.
| אִם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל ׀ בַּֽמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | 22 |
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
| יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃ | 23 |
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:
| כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדוֹר דור וָדֽוֹר׃ | 24 |
For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
| גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִֽים׃ | 25 |
The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
| כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּמְחִיר שָׂדֶה עַתּוּדִֽים׃ | 26 |
The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
| וְדֵי ׀ חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְֽלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 27 |
And [there will be] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
