Proverbs 24

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 Do not be envious of the wicked or wish for their company,	1 אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל־ [תִּתְאָו כ] (תִּתְאָיו ק) לִהְיֹות אִתָּם
2 for their hearts are scheming violence, their lips talking mischief.	2 כִּי־שֹׁד יֶהְגֶּה לִבָּם וְעָמָל שִׂפְתֵיהֶם תְּדַבֵּרְנָה
3 By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is made strong;	3 בְּחָכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכֹּונָן
4 by knowledge its storerooms are fil ed with riches of every kind, rare and desirable.	4 וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כָּל־הֹון יָקָר וְנָעִים
5 The wise is mighty in power, strength is reinforced by science;	5 גֶּבֶר־חָכָם בַּעֹוז וְאִישׁ־דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּחַ
6 for it is by strategy that you wage war, and victory depends on having many counsellors.	6 כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלֹות תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יֹועֵץ
7 For a fool wisdom is an inaccessible fortress: at the city gate he does not open his mouth.	7 רָאמֹות לֶאֱוִיל חָכְמֹות בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּיהוּ
8 Anyone intent on evil-doing is known as a master in cunning.	8 מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לֹו בַּעַל־מְזִמֹּות יִקְרָאוּ
9 Folly dreams of nothing but sin, the mocker is abhorrent.	9 זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת חַטָּאת וְתֹועֲבַת לְאָדָם לֵץ
10 If you lose heart when things go wrong, your strength is not worth much.	10 הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיֹום צָרָה צַר כֹּחֶכָה
11 Save those being dragged towards death, but can you rescue those on their way to execution?	11 הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם־תַּחְשֹׂוךְ
12 If you say, 'But look, we did not know,' wil the Weigher of the heart pay no attention? Wil not theGuardian of your soul be aware and repay you as your deeds deserve?	12 כִּי־תֹאמַר הֵן לֹא־יָדַעְנוּ זֶה הֲ‍לֹא־תֹכֵן לִבֹּות ׀ הוּא־יָבִין וְנֹצֵר נַפְשְׁךָ הוּא יֵדָע וְהֵשִׁיב לְאָדָם כְּפָעֳלֹו
13 Eat honey, my child, since it is good; honey that drips from the comb is sweet to the taste:	13 אֱכָל־בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי־טֹוב וְנֹפֶת מָתֹוק עַל־חִכֶּךָ
14 and so, for sure, wil wisdom be to your soul: find it and you will have a future and your hope wil notbe cut short.	14 כֵּן ׀ דְּעֶה חָכְמָה לְנַפְשֶׁךָ אִם־מָצָאתָ וְיֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵת׃ פ
15 Do not lurk, wicked man, round the upright man's dwel ing, do not despoil his house.	15 אַל־תֶּאֱרֹב רָשָׁע לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק אַל־תְּשַׁדֵּד רִבְצֹו
16 For though the upright fal s seven times, he gets up again; the wicked are the ones who stumble inadversity.	16 כִּי שֶׁבַע ׀ יִפֹּול צַדִּיק וָקָם וּרְשָׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בְרָעָה
17 Should your enemy fal , do not rejoice, when he stumbles do not let your heart exult:	17 בִּנְפֹל [אֹויְבֶיךָ כ] (אֹויִבְךָ ק) אַל־תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלֹו אַל־יָגֵל לִבֶּךָ
18 for fear that Yahweh wil be displeased at the sight and turn his anger away from him.	18 פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפֹּו
19 Do not be indignant about the wicked, do not be envious of the evil,	19 אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּרְשָׁעִים
20 for there is no future for the evil, the lamp of the wicked wil go out.	20 כִּי ׀ לֹא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרִית לָרָע נֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ
21 Fear Yahweh, my child, and fear the king; do not al y yourself with innovators;	21 יְרָא־אֶת־יְהוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִםשֹׁ־ונִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָב
22 for suddenly disaster wil loom for them, and who knows what ruin wil seize them and their friends?	22 כִּי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד נֵיהֶם מִי יֹודֵעַ׃ ס
23 The fol owing are also taken from the sages: To show partiality in judgement is not good.	23 גַּם־אֵלֶּה לַחֲכָמִים הַכֵּר־פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל־טֹוב
24 Whoever tells the wicked, 'You are upright,' peoples curse him, nations revile him;	24 אֹמֵר ׀ לְרָשָׁע צַדִּיק אָתָּה יִקְּבֻהוּ עַמִּים יִזְעָמוּהוּ לְאֻמִּים
25 but those who correct him, come out of it wel , on them will come a happy blessing.	25 וְלַמֹּוכִיחִים יִנְעָם וַעֲלֵיהֶם תָּבֹוא בִרְכַּת־טֹוב
26 Whoever returns an honest answer, plants a kiss on the lips.	26 שְׂפָתַיִם יִשָּׁק מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִים
27 Plan what you want on the open ground, make your preparation in the field; then go and build yourhouse.	27 הָכֵן בַּחוּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְעַתְּדָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה לָךְ אַחַר וּבָנִיתָ בֵיתֶךָ׃ פ
28 Do not bear witness lightly against your neighbour, nor deceive with your lips.	28 אַל־תְּהִי עֵד־חִנָּם בְּרֵעֶךָ וַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶיךָ
29 Do not say, 'I wil treat my neighbour as my neighbour treated me; I will repay everyone what eachhas earned.'	29 אַל־תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה־לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה־לֹּו אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפָעֳלֹו
30 By the idler's field I was passing, by the vineyard of a man who had no sense,	30 עַל־שְׂדֵה אִישׁ־עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵב
31 there it al lay, deep in thorns, entirely overgrown with weeds, and its stone wal broken down.	31 וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כֻלֹּו ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִים כָּסּוּ פָנָיו חֲרֻלִּים וְגֶדֶר אֲבָנָיו נֶהֱרָסָה
32 And as I gazed I pondered, I drew this lesson from the sight,	32 וָאֶחֱזֶה אָנֹכִי אָשִׁית לִבִּי רָאִיתִי לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָר
33 'A little sleep, a little drowsiness, a little folding of the arms to lie back	33 מְעַט נֹות מְעַט תְּנוּמֹות מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּב
34 and poverty comes like a vagrant, and, like a beggar, dearth.'	34 וּבָא־מִתְהַלֵּךְ רֵישֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרֶיךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵן׃ פ