מִשְׁלֵי 6
| בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 1 |
My sonne, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast striken hands with the stranger,
| נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ | 2 |
Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth.
| עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא ׀ בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ | 3 |
Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.
| אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 4 |
Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
| הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ׃ | 5 |
Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.
| לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃ | 6 |
Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
| אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ | 7 |
For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,
| תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ | 8 |
Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.
| עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 9 |
Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 10 |
Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.
| וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹֽרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ | 11 |
Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
| אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה׃ | 12 |
The vnthriftie man and the wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.
| קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ | 13 |
He maketh a signe with his eyes: he signifieth with his feete: he instructeth with his fingers.
| תַּֽהְפֻּכוֹת ׀ בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת מדנים מִדְיָנִים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ | 14 |
Lewde things are in his heart: he imagineth euill at all times, and raiseth vp contentions.
| עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | 15 |
Therefore shall his destruction come speedily: hee shall be destroyed suddenly without recouerie.
| שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע תועבות תּוֹעֲבַת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | 16 |
These sixe things doeth the Lord hate: yea, his soule abhorreth seuen:
| עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃ | 17 |
The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,
| לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָה׃ | 18 |
An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,
| יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים׃ | 19 |
A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.
| נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | 20 |
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
| קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ | 21 |
Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.
| בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ | 22 |
It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.
| כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר׃ | 23 |
For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
| לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵֽחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | 24 |
To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.
| אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּֽחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ | 25 |
Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.
| כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד׃ | 26 |
For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.
| הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ | 27 |
Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
| אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ | 28 |
Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?
| כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ׃ | 29 |
So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.
| לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב׃ | 30 |
Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.
| וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן׃ | 31 |
But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.
| נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ | 32 |
But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
| נֶֽגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה׃ | 33 |
He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away.
| כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹֽא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם׃ | 34 |
For ielousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
| לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד׃ | 35 |
He cannot beare the sight of any raunsome: neither will he consent, though thou augment the giftes.
