מִשְׁלֵי 1
| מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 1 |
The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,
| לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ | 2 |
To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,
| לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ | 3 |
To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,
| לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ | 4 |
To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.
| יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ | 5 |
A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
| לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ | 6 |
To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
| יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃ | 7 |
The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | 8 |
My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
| כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 9 |
For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.
| בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ | 10 |
My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
| אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ | 11 |
If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:
| נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ (Sheol h7585) | 12 |
We wil swallow them vp aliue like a graue euen whole, as those that goe downe into the pit: (Sheol h7585)
| כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ | 13 |
We shall finde all precious riches, and fill our houses with spoyle:
| גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ | 14 |
Cast in thy lot among vs: we will all haue one purse:
| בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ | 15 |
My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.
| כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִֽימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃ | 16 |
For their feete runne to euill, and make haste to shed blood.
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף׃ | 17 |
Certainely as without cause the net is spred before the eyes of all that hath wing:
| וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ | 18 |
So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.
| כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃ | 19 |
Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
| חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ | 20 |
Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.
| בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ | 21 |
She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,
| עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ | 22 |
O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
| תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ | 23 |
(Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)
| יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ | 24 |
Because I haue called, and ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, and none woulde regarde.
| וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ | 25 |
But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.
| גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ | 26 |
I will also laugh at your destruction, and mocke, when your feare commeth.
| בְּבֹא כשאוה כְשׁוֹאָה ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ | 27 |
Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,
| אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ | 28 |
Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,
| תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ | 29 |
Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.
| לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ | 30 |
They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.
| וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ | 31 |
Therefore shall they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.
| כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ | 32 |
For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.
| וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃ | 33 |
But he that obeyeth me, shall dwell safely, and be quiet from feare of euill.
