מִשְׁלֵי 4

1 שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָֽה׃

to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding

2 כִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תּֽוֹרָתִי אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃

for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect

3 כִּי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּֽי׃

for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my

4 וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֽ͏ֶחְיֵֽה׃

and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live

5 קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃

to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my

6 אַל־תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃

not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you

7 רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה קְנֵה חָכְמָה וּבְכָל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָֽה׃

first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding

8 סַלְסְלֶהָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃

to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her

9 תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃

to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you

10 שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃

to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life

11 בְּדֶרֶךְ חָכְמָה הֹרֵתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃

in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness

12 בְּֽלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃

in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble

13 הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃

to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your

14 בְּאֹרַח רְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹא וְאַל־תְּאַשֵּׁר בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעִֽים׃

in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil

15 פְּרָעֵהוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בּוֹ שְׂטֵה מֵעָלָיו וַעֲבֽוֹר׃

to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass

16 כִּי לֹא יִֽשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם־לֹא יכשולו יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃

for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)

17 כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃

for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink

18 וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאוֹר נֹגַהּ הוֹלֵךְ וָאוֹר עַד־נְכוֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃

and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day

19 דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃

way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble

20 בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃

son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your

21 אַל־יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ שָׁמְרֵם בְּתוֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃

not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your

22 כִּֽי־חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וּֽלְכָל־בְּשָׂרוֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃

for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing

23 מִֽכָּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּֽי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּֽים׃

from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life

24 הָסֵר מִמְּךָ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה וּלְזוּת שְׂפָתַיִם הַרְחֵק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you

25 עֵינֶיךָ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ וְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃

eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you

26 פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃

to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish

27 אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָֽע׃

not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil