מִשְׁלֵי 31

1 דִּבְרֵי לְמוּאֵל מֶלֶךְ מַשָּׂא אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־יִסְּרַתּוּ אִמּֽוֹ׃

word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his

2 מַה־בְּרִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִי וּמֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃

what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my

3 אַל־תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים חֵילֶךָ וּדְרָכֶיךָ לַֽמְחוֹת מְלָכִֽין׃

not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king

4 אַל לַֽמְלָכִים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵל אַל לַֽמְלָכִים שְׁתוֹ־יָיִן וּלְרוֹזְנִים או אֵי שֵׁכָֽר׃

not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (where? *Q(K)*) strong drink

5 פֶּן־יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח מְחֻקָּק וִֽישַׁנֶּה דִּין כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

lest to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction

6 תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָר לְאוֹבֵד וְיַיִן לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃

to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul

7 יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח רִישׁוֹ וַעֲמָלוֹ לֹא יִזְכָּר־עֽוֹד׃

to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still

8 פְּתַח־פִּיךָ לְאִלֵּם אֶל־דִּין כָּל־בְּנֵי חֲלֽוֹף׃

to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction

9 פְּתַח־פִּיךָ שְׁפָט־צֶדֶק וְדִין עָנִי וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy

10 אֵֽשֶׁת־חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָֽהּ׃

woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her

11 בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּ וְשָׁלָל לֹא יֶחְסָֽר׃

to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack

12 גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא־רָע כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּֽיה׃

to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her

13 דָּרְשָׁה צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים וַתַּעַשׂ בְּחֵפֶץ כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃

to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her

14 הָיְתָה כָּאֳנִיּוֹת סוֹחֵר מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבִיא לַחְמָֽהּ׃

to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her

15 וַתָּקָם ׀ בְּעוֹד לַיְלָה וַתִּתֵּן טֶרֶף לְבֵיתָהּ וְחֹק לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃

and to arise: rise in/on/with still night and to give: give prey to/for house: household her and statute: portion to/for maiden her

16 זָמְמָה שָׂדֶה וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ מִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ נטע נָטְעָה כָּֽרֶם׃

to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard

17 חָֽגְרָה בְעוֹז מָתְנֶיהָ וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃

to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her

18 טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹֽא־יִכְבֶּה בליל בַלַּיְלָה נֵרָֽהּ׃

to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) lamp her

19 יָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹר וְכַפֶּיהָ תָּמְכוּ פָֽלֶךְ׃

hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district

20 כַּפָּהּ פָּרְשָׂה לֶעָנִי וְיָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה לָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy

21 לֹא־תִירָא לְבֵיתָהּ מִשָּׁלֶג כִּי כָל־בֵּיתָהּ לָבֻשׁ שָׁנִֽים׃

not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet

22 מַרְבַדִּים עָֽשְׂתָה־לָּהּ שֵׁשׁ וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃

covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her

23 נוֹדָע בַּשְּׁעָרִים בַּעְלָהּ בְּשִׁבְתּוֹ עִם־זִקְנֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

to know in/on/with gate master: husband her in/on/with to dwell he with old: elder land: country/planet

24 סָדִין עָשְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּר וַחֲגוֹר נָתְנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃

linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant

25 עֹז־וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּ וַתִּשְׂחַק לְיוֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃

strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last

26 פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחָכְמָה וְתֽוֹרַת־חֶסֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃

lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her

27 צוֹפִיָּה הֲלִיכוֹת בֵּיתָהּ וְלֶחֶם עַצְלוּת לֹא תֹאכֵֽל׃

to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat

28 קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ בַּעְלָהּ וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃

to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her

29 רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת עָשׂוּ חָיִל וְאַתְּ עָלִית עַל־כֻּלָּֽנָה׃

many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their

30 שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת־יְהוָה הִיא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃

deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise

31 תְּנוּ־לָהּ מִפְּרִי יָדֶיהָ וִֽיהַלְלוּהָ בַשְּׁעָרִים מַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ 915 31 4 4

to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her