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 thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
| כֹּֽבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 3 |
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
| אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָֽה׃ | 4 |
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
| טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵֽאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃ | 5 |
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
| נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב וְנַעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃ | 6 |
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
| נֶפֶשׁ שְׂבֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כָּל־מַר מָתֽוֹק׃ | 7 |
The full soul loatheth an 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 |
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
| רֵֽעֲךָ ורעה וְרֵעַ אָבִיךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחֽוֹק׃ | 10 |
Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour 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 foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
| קַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ | 13 |
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for adulteress.
| 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 |
Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which betrayeth itself.
| 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 |
He that keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
| 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 |
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
| מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ | 21 |
As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
| אִם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל ׀ בַּֽמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | 22 |
Though thou shouldest crush a fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not 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 to every generation?
| גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִֽים׃ | 25 |
The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
| 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 thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for maintenance for thy maidens.
