מִשְׁלֵי 29
| אִישׁ תּוֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה־עֹרֶף פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | 1 |
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
| בִּרְבוֹת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׂמַח הָעָם וּבִמְשֹׁל רָשָׁע יֵאָנַֽח עָֽם׃ | 2 |
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
| אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵב חָכְמָה יְשַׂמַּח אָבִיו וְרֹעֶה זוֹנוֹת יְאַבֶּד־הֽוֹן׃ | 3 |
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
| מֶלֶךְ בְּמִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִיד אָרֶץ וְאִישׁ תְּרוּמוֹת יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃ | 4 |
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
| גֶּבֶר מַחֲלִיק עַל־רֵעֵהוּ רֶשֶׁת פּוֹרֵשׂ עַל־פְּעָמָֽיו׃ | 5 |
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
| בְּפֶשַֽׁע אִישׁ רָע מוֹקֵשׁ וְצַדִּיק יָרוּן וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃ | 6 |
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
| יֹדֵעַ צַדִּיק דִּין דַּלִּים רָשָׁע לֹא־יָבִין דָּֽעַת׃ | 7 |
A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
| אַנְשֵׁי לָצוֹן יָפִיחוּ קִרְיָה וַחֲכָמִים יָשִׁיבוּ אָֽף׃ | 8 |
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
| אִֽישׁ־חָכָם נִשְׁפָּט אֶת־אִישׁ אֱוִיל וְרָגַז וְשָׂחַק וְאֵין נָֽחַת׃ | 9 |
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
| אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־תָם וִֽישָׁרִים יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 10 |
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
| כָּל־רוּחוֹ יוֹצִיא כְסִיל וְחָכָם בְּאָחוֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃ | 11 |
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
| מֹשֵׁל מַקְשִׁיב עַל־דְּבַר־שָׁקֶר כָּֽל־מְשָׁרְתָיו רְשָׁעִֽים׃ | 12 |
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
| רָשׁ וְאִישׁ תְּכָכִים נִפְגָּשׁוּ מֵאִיר־עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם יְהוֽ͏ָה׃ | 13 |
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
| מֶלֶךְ שׁוֹפֵט בֶּֽאֱמֶת דַּלִּים כִּסְאוֹ לָעַד יִכּֽוֹן׃ | 14 |
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
| שֵׁבֶט וְתוֹכַחַת יִתֵּן חָכְמָה וְנַעַר מְשֻׁלָּח מֵבִישׁ אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
| בִּרְבוֹת רְשָׁעִים יִרְבֶּה־פָּשַׁע וְצַדִּיקִים בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּם יִרְאֽוּ׃ | 16 |
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
| יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ וִֽינִיחֶךָ וְיִתֵּן מַעֲדַנִּים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 17 |
Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honor to your soul.
| בְּאֵין חָזוֹן יִפָּרַֽע עָם וְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹרָה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃ | 18 |
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
| בִּדְבָרִים לֹא־יִוָּסֶר עָבֶד כִּֽי־יָבִין וְאֵין מַעֲנֶֽה׃ | 19 |
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
| חָזִיתָ אִישׁ אָץ בִּדְבָרָיו תִּקְוָה לִכְסִיל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 20 |
If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
| מְפַנֵּק מִנֹּעַר עַבְדּוֹ וְאַחֲרִיתוֹ יִהְיֶה מָנֽוֹן׃ | 21 |
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
| אִֽישׁ־אַף יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן וּבַעַל חֵמָה רַב־פָּֽשַׁע׃ | 22 |
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
| גַּאֲוַת אָדָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּ וּשְׁפַל־רוּחַ יִתְמֹךְ כָּבֽוֹד׃ | 23 |
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honor.
| חוֹלֵק עִם־גַּנָּב שׂוֹנֵא נַפְשׁוֹ אָלָה יִשְׁמַע וְלֹא יַגִּֽיד׃ | 24 |
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
| חֶרְדַּת אָדָם יִתֵּן מוֹקֵשׁ וּבוֹטֵחַ בַּיהוָה יְשֻׂגָּֽב׃ | 25 |
[they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
| רַבִּים מְבַקְשִׁים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁל וּמֵיְהוָה מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ׃ | 26 |
Many wait on the favor of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
| תּוֹעֲבַת צַדִּיקִים אִישׁ עָוֶל וְתוֹעֲבַת רָשָׁע יְשַׁר־דָּֽרֶךְ׃ | 27 |
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
