מִשְׁלֵי 3

1 בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ׃

My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.

2 כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם יוֹסִיפוּ לָֽךְ׃

For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.

3 חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַֽל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קָשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃

Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.

4 וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם׃

So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

5 בְּטַח אֶל־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּֽינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.

6 בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃

In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.

7 אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה וְסוּר מֵרָֽע׃

Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

8 רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.

9 כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהוָה מֵהוֹנֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃

Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.

10 וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃

So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.

11 מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃

My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

12 כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶֽה׃

For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.

13 אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חָכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָֽה׃

Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

14 כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃

For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.

15 יְקָרָה הִיא מפניים מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃

It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.

16 אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃

Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

17 דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְֽכָל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃

Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.

18 עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃

She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.

19 יְֽהוָה בְּחָכְמָה יָֽסַד־אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃

The Lord by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.

20 בְּדַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמוֹת נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃

By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.

21 בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃

My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.

22 וְיִֽהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃

So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.

23 אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגּֽוֹף׃

Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.

24 אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹֽא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְֽעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃

If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.

25 אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹֽא׃

Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.

26 כִּֽי־יְהוָה יִהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּֽכֶד׃

For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.

27 אַל־תִּמְנַע־טוֹב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּהְיוֹת לְאֵל ידיך יָדְךָ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.

28 אַל־תֹּאמַר לרעיך לְרֵֽעֲךָ ׀ לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃

Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.

29 אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּֽךְ׃

Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.

30 אַל־תרוב תָּרִיב עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה׃

Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.

31 אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃

Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.

32 כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה נָלוֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדֽוֹ׃

For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.

33 מְאֵרַת יְהוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

34 אִם־לַלֵּצִים הֽוּא־יָלִיץ ולעניים וְלַעֲנָוִים יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃

With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.

35 כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֽוֹן׃

The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.