מִשְׁלֵי 31
| דִּבְרֵי לְמוּאֵל מֶלֶךְ מַשָּׂא אֲֽשֶׁר־יִסְּרַתּוּ אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
| מַה־בְּרִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִי וּמֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃ | 2 |
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
| אַל־תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים חֵילֶךָ וּדְרָכֶיךָ לַֽמְחוֹת מְלָכִֽין׃ | 3 |
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
| אַל לַֽמְלָכִים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵל אַל לַֽמְלָכִים שְׁתוֹ־יָיִן וּלְרוֹזְנִים או אֵי שֵׁכָֽר׃ | 4 |
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
| פֶּן־יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח מְחֻקָּק וִֽישַׁנֶּה דִּין כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ | 5 |
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
| תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָר לְאוֹבֵד וְיַיִן לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 6 |
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
| יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח רִישׁוֹ וַעֲמָלוֹ לֹא יִזְכָּר־עֽוֹד׃ | 7 |
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
| פְּתַח־פִּיךָ לְאִלֵּם אֶל־דִּין כָּל־בְּנֵי חֲלֽוֹף׃ | 8 |
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
| פְּתַח־פִּיךָ שְׁפָט־צֶדֶק וְדִין עָנִי וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 9 |
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
| אֵֽשֶׁת־חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָֽהּ׃ | 10 |
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
| בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּ וְשָׁלָל לֹא יֶחְסָֽר׃ | 11 |
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
| גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא־רָע כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּֽיה׃ | 12 |
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
| דָּרְשָׁה צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים וַתַּעַשׂ בְּחֵפֶץ כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ | 13 |
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
| הָיְתָה כָּאֳנִיּוֹת סוֹחֵר מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבִיא לַחְמָֽהּ׃ | 14 |
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
| וַתָּקָם ׀ בְּעוֹד לַיְלָה וַתִּתֵּן טֶרֶף לְבֵיתָהּ וְחֹק לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 15 |
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
| זָמְמָה שָׂדֶה וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ מִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ נטע נָטְעָה כָּֽרֶם׃ | 16 |
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
| חָֽגְרָה בְעוֹז מָתְנֶיהָ וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 17 |
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
| טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹֽא־יִכְבֶּה בליל בַלַּיְלָה נֵרָֽהּ׃ | 18 |
She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night.
| יָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹר וְכַפֶּיהָ תָּמְכוּ פָֽלֶךְ׃ | 19 |
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
| כַּפָּהּ פָּרְשָׂה לֶעָנִי וְיָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה לָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 20 |
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
| לֹא־תִירָא לְבֵיתָהּ מִשָּׁלֶג כִּי כָל־בֵּיתָהּ לָבֻשׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ | 21 |
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet.
| מַרְבַדִּים עָֽשְׂתָה־לָּהּ שֵׁשׁ וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ | 22 |
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple.
| נוֹדָע בַּשְּׁעָרִים בַּעְלָהּ בְּשִׁבְתּוֹ עִם־זִקְנֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 23 |
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
| סָדִין עָשְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּר וַחֲגוֹר נָתְנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃ | 24 |
She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it; ] and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
| עֹז־וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ וַתִּשְׂחַק לְיוֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ | 25 |
Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
| פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחָכְמָה וְתֽוֹרַת־חֶסֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ | 26 |
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
| צוֹפִיָּה הֲלִיכוֹת בֵּיתָהּ וְלֶחֶם עַצְלוּת לֹא תֹאכֵֽל׃ | 27 |
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
| קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ בַּעְלָהּ וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃ | 28 |
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.
| רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת עָשׂוּ חָיִל וְאַתְּ עָלִית עַל־כֻּלָּֽנָה׃ | 29 |
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
| שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת־יְהוָה הִיא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 30 |
Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
| תְּנוּ־לָהּ מִפְּרִי יָדֶיהָ וִֽיהַלְלוּהָ בַשְּׁעָרִים מַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ 915 31 4 4 | 31 |
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
