Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 12

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 אֹהֵב מוּסָר אֹהֵב דָּעַת וְשֹׂנֵא תֹוכַחַת בָּעַר	1 Whoever loves discipline, loves knowledge, stupid are those who hate correction.
2 טֹוב יָפִיק רָצֹון מֵיְהוָה וְאִישׁ מְזִמֹּות יַרְשִׁיעַ	2 The honest obtains Yahweh's favour, the schemer incurs his condemnation.
3 לֹא־יִכֹּון אָדָם בְּרֶשַׁע וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים בַּל־יִמֹּוט	3 No one is made secure by wickedness, but nothing shakes the roots of the upright.
4 אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ וּכְרָקָב בְּעַצְמֹותָיו מְבִישָׁה	4 A capable wife, her husband's crown, a shameless wife, a cancer in his bones.
5 מַחְשְׁבֹות צַדִּיקִים מִשְׁפָּט תַּחְבֻּלֹות רְשָׁעִים מִרְמָה	5 The plans of the upright are honest, the intrigues of the wicked are full of deceit.
6 דִּבְרֵי רְשָׁעִים אֱרָב־דָּם וּפִי יְשָׁרִים יַצִּילֵם	6 The words of the wicked are snares to shed blood, what the honest say keeps them safe.
7 הָפֹוךְ רְשָׁעִים וְאֵינָם וּבֵית צַדִּיקִים יַעֲמֹד	7 Once thrown down, the wicked are no more, but the house of the upright stands firm.
8 לְפִישִׂ־כְלֹו יְהֻלַּל־אִישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה־לֵב יִהְיֶה לָבוּז	8 Prudence wins praise, but a tortuous heart incurs only contempt.
9 טֹוב נִקְלֶה וְעֶבֶד לֹו מִמְּתַכַּבֵּד וַחֲסַר־לָחֶם	9 Better a common fel ow who has a slave than someone who gives himself airs and has nothing to eat.
10 יֹודֵעַ צַדִּיק נֶפֶשׁ בְּהֶמְתֹּו וְרַחֲמֵי רְשָׁעִים אַכְזָרִי	10 The upright has compassion on his animals, but the heart of the wicked is ruthless.
11 עֹבֵד אַדְמָתֹו יִשְׂבַּע־לָחֶם וּמְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים חֲסַר־לֵב	11 Whoever works his land shall have bread and to spare, but no one who chases fantasies has anysense.
12 חָמַד רָשָׁע מְצֹוד רָעִים וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּן	12 The godless delights in the snare of the wicked, but the root of the upright bears fruit.
13 בְּפֶשַׁע פָתַיִם מֹוקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּיק	13 In the sin of the lips lies a disastrous trap, but the upright finds a way out of misfortune.
14 מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יִשְׂבַּע־טֹוב וּגְמוּל יְדֵי־אָדָם [יָשׁוּב כ] (יָשִׁיב ק) לֹו	14 Abundance of good things is the fruit of the lips; labour brings its own return.
15 דֶּרֶךְ אֱוִיל יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְשֹׁמֵעַ לְעֵצָה חָכָם	15 Fools think the way they go is straight, the wise listens to advice.
16 אֱוִיל בַּיֹּום יִוָּדַע כַּעְסֹו וְכֹסֶה קָלֹון עָרוּם	16 The fool shows anger straightaway, the discreet conceals dislike.
17 יָפִיחַ אֱמוּנָה יַגִּיד צֶדֶק וְעֵד שְׁקָרִים מִרְמָה	17 To tel the truth is to further justice, a false witness is nothing but deceit.
18 יֵשׁ בֹּוטֶה כְּמַדְקְרֹות חָרֶב וּלְשֹׁון חֲכָמִים מַרְפֵּא	18 Thoughtless words can wound like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 שְׂפַת־אֱמֶת תִּכֹּון לָעַד וְעַד־אַרְגִּיעָה לְשֹׁון שָׁקֶר	19 Sincere lips endure for ever, the lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20 מִרְמָה בְּלֶב־חֹרְשֵׁי רָע וּלְיֹעֲצֵי שָׁלֹום שִׂמְחָה	20 Deceit is in the heart of the schemer, joy with those who give counsels of peace.
21 לֹא־יְאֻנֶּה לַצַּדִּיק כָּל־אָוֶן וּרְשָׁעִים מָלְאוּ רָע	21 No harm can come to the upright, but the wicked are swamped by misfortunes.
22 תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁקֶר וְעֹשֵׂי אֱמוּנָה רְצֹונֹו	22 Lying lips are abhorrent to Yahweh; dear to him those who make truth their way of life.
23 אָדָם עָרוּם כֹּסֶה דָּעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים יִקְרָא אִוֶּלֶת	23 The discreet keeps knowledge hidden, the heart of fools proclaims their folly.
24 יַד־חָרוּצִים תִּמְשֹׁול וּרְמִיָּה תִּהְיֶה לָמַס	24 For the diligent hand, authority; for the slack hand, forced labour.
25 דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טֹוב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה	25 Worry makes a heart heavy, a kindly word makes it glad.
26 יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ צַדִּיק וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּתְעֵם	26 The upright shows the way to a friend; the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 לֹא־יַחֲרֹךְ רְמִיָּה צֵידֹו וְהֹון־אָדָם יָקָר חָרוּץ	27 The idle has no game to roast; diligence is anyone's most precious possession.
28 בְּאֹרַח־צְדָקָה חַיִּים וְדֶרֶךְ נְתִיבָה אַל־מָוֶת	28 In the way of uprightness is life, the ways of the vengeful lead to death.