1 לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל־שֹׁגֶה בֹּו לֹא יֶחְכָּם | 1 Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise. |
2 נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרֹו חֹוטֵא נַפְשֹׁו | 2 As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul. |
3 כָּבֹוד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּע | 3 It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. |
4 מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ [יִשְׁאַל כ] (וְשָׁאַל ק) בַּקָּצִיר וָאָיִן | 4 Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. |
5 מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶנָּה | 5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. |
6 רָב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדֹּו וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָא | 6 Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man? |
7 מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמֹּו צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָיו | 7 The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children. |
8 מֶלֶךְ יֹושֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל־רָע | 8 The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look. |
9 מִי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִי | 9 Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin? |
10 אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם | 10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. |
11 גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פָּעֳלֹו | 11 By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. |
12 אֹזֶן מַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶם | 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both. |
13 אַל־תֶּאֱהַב נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְׂבַע־לָחֶם | 13 Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread. |
14 רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקֹּונֶה וְאֹזֵל לֹו אָז יִתְהַלָּל | 14 It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast. |
15 יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָעַת | 15 There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel. |
16 לְקַח־בִּגְדֹו כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד [נָכְרִים כ] (נָכְרִיָּה ק) חַבְלֵהוּ | 16 Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers. |
17 עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָץ | 17 The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. |
18 מַחֲשָׁבֹות בְּעֵצָה תִכֹּון וּבְתַחְבֻּלֹות עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה | 18 Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. |
19 גֹּולֶה־סֹּוד הֹולֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה פָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָב | 19 Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. |
20 מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמֹּו יִדְעַךְ נֵרֹו [בְּאִישֹׁון כ] (בֶּאֱשׁוּן ק) חֹשֶׁךְ | 20 He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. |
21 נַחֲלָה [מְבֻחֶלֶת כ] (מְבֹהֶלֶת ק) בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָךְ | 21 The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing. |
22 אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַיהוָה וְיֹשַׁע לָךְ | 22 Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee. |
23 תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֹוב | 23 Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good. |
24 מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכֹּו | 24 The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way? |
25 מֹוקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּר | 25 It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. |
26 מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֹופָן | 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel. |
27 נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן | 27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels. |
28 חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֹו | 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency. |
29 תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָה | 29 The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs. |
30 חַבֻּרֹות פֶּצַע [תַּמְרִיק כ] (תַּמְרוּק ק) בְּרָע וּמַכֹּות חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן | 30 The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more inward parts of the belly. |