1 מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה פ בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָב וּבֵן כְּסִיל תּוּגַת אִמֹּו | 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. |
2 לֹא־יֹועִילוּ אֹוצְרֹות רֶשַׁע וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת | 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
3 לֹא־יַרְעִיב יְהוָה נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְהַוַּת רְשָׁעִים יֶהְדֹּף | 3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. |
4 רָאשׁ עֹשֶׂה כַף־רְמִיָּה וְיַד חָרוּצִים תַּעֲשִׁיר | 4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. |
5 אֹגֵר בַּקַּיִץ בֵּן מַשְׂכִּיל נִרְדָּם בַּקָּצִיר בֵּן מֵבִישׁ | 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. |
6 בְּרָכֹות לְרֹאשׁ צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָס | 6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
7 זֵכֶר צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה וְשֵׁם רְשָׁעִים יִרְקָב | 7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. |
8 חֲכַם־לֵב יִקַּח מִצְוֹת וֶאֱוִיל פָתַיִם יִלָּבֵט | 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. |
9 הֹולֵךְ בַּתֹּם יֵלֶךְ בֶּטַח וּמְעַקֵּשׁ דְּרָכָיו יִוָּדֵעַ | 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. |
10 קֹרֵץ עַיִן יִתֵּן עַצָּבֶת וֶאֱוִיל פָתַיִם יִלָּבֵט | 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. |
11 מְקֹור חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָס | 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
12 נְאָה תְּעֹורֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כָּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה | 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. |
13 בְּשִׂפְתֵי נָבֹון תִּמָּצֵא חָכְמָה וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו חֲסַר־לֵב | 13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. |
14 חֲכָמִים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָעַת וּפִי־אֱוִיל מְחִתָּה קְרֹבָה | 14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. |
15 הֹון עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזֹּו מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָׁם | 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. |
16 פְּעֻלַּת צַדִּיק לְחַיִּים תְּבוּאַת רָשָׁע לְחַטָּאת | 16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. |
17 אֹרַח לְחַיִּים שֹׁומֵר מוּסָר וְעֹוזֵב תֹּוכַחַת מַתְעֶה | 17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. |
18 מְכַסֶּה נְאָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁקֶר וּמֹוצִא דִבָּה הוּא כְסִיל | 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. |
19 בְּרֹב דְּבָרִים לֹא יֶחְדַּל־פָּשַׁע וְחֹשֵׂךְ שְׂפָתָיו מַשְׂכִּיל | 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. |
20 כֶּסֶף נִבְחָר לְשֹׁון צַדִּיק לֵב רְשָׁעִים כִּמְעָט | 20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. |
21 שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק יִרְעוּ רַבִּים וֶאֱוִילִים בַּחֲסַר־לֵב יָמוּתוּ | 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. |
22 בִּרְכַּת יְהוָה הִיא תַעֲשִׁיר וְלֹא־יֹוסִף עֶצֶב עִמָּהּ | 22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. |
23 כִּשְׂחֹוק לִכְסִיל עֲשֹׂות זִמָּה וְחָכְמָה לְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה | 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. |
24 מְגֹורַת רָשָׁע הִיא תְבֹואֶנּוּ וְתַאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּן | 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. |
25 כַּעֲבֹור סוּפָה וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְצַדִּיק יְסֹוד עֹולָם | 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. |
26 כַּחֹמֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּיִם וְכֶעָשָׁן לָעֵינָיִם כֵּן הֶעָצֵל לְשֹׁלְחָיו | 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. |
27 יִרְאַת יְהוָה תֹּוסִיף יָמִים וּשְׁנֹות רְשָׁעִים תִּקְצֹרְנָה | 27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. |
28 תֹּוחֶלֶת צַדִּיקִים שִׂמְחָה וְתִקְוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד | 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. |
29 מָעֹוז לַתֹּם דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה וּמְחִתָּה לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן | 29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. |
30 צַדִּיק לְעֹולָם בַּל־יִמֹּוט וּרְשָׁעִים לֹא יִשְׁכְּנוּ־אָרֶץ | 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. |
31 פִּי־צַדִּיק יָנוּב חָכְמָה וּלְשֹׁון תַּהְפֻּכֹות תִּכָּרֵת | 31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. |
32 שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק יֵדְעוּן רָצֹון וּפִי רְשָׁעִים תַּהְפֻּכֹות | 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. |