Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל־שֹׁגֶה בֹּו לֹא יֶחְכָּם	1 Wine is reckless, liquor rowdy; unwise is anyone whom it seduces.
2 נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרֹו חֹוטֵא נַפְשֹׁו	2 Like the roaring of a lion is the fury of a king; whoever provokes him sins against himself.
3 כָּבֹוד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּע	3 It is praiseworthy to stop short of a law-suit; only a fool flies into a rage.
4 מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ [יִשְׁאַל כ] (וְשָׁאַל ק) בַּקָּצִיר וָאָיִן	4 In autumn the idler does not plough, at harvest time he looks -- nothing there!
5 מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶנָּה	5 The resources of the human heart are like deep waters: an understanding person has only to draw onthem.
6 רָב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדֹּו וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָא	6 Many describe themselves as people of faithful love, but who can find someone real y to be trusted?
7 מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמֹּו צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָיו	7 The upright whose ways are blameless -- blessed the children who come after!
8 מֶלֶךְ יֹושֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל־רָע	8 A king enthroned on the judgement seat with one look scatters al that is evil.
9 מִי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִי	9 Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart, I am purified of my sin'?
10 אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם	10 One weight here, another there; here one measure, there another: both alike are abhorrent toYahweh.
11 גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פָּעֳלֹו	11 A young man's character appears in what he does, if his behaviour is pure and straight.
12 אֹזֶן מַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶם	12 Ear that hears, eye that sees, Yahweh has made both of these.
13 אַל־תֶּאֱהַב נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְׂבַע־לָחֶם	13 Do not love sleep or you will know poverty; keep your eyes open and have your fil of food.
14 רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקֹּונֶה וְאֹזֵל לֹו אָז יִתְהַלָּל	14 'No good, no good!' says the buyer, but he goes off congratulating himself.
15 יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָעַת	15 There are gold and jewels of every type, but a priceless ornament is speech informed by knowledge.
16 לְקַח־בִּגְדֹו כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד [נָכְרִים כ] (נָכְרִיָּה ק) חַבְלֵהוּ	16 Take the man's clothes! He has gone surety for a stranger. Take a pledge from him to the profit ofpersons unknown!
17 עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָץ	17 Bread is sweet when it is got by fraud, but later the mouth is ful of grit.
18 מַחֲשָׁבֹות בְּעֵצָה תִכֹּון וּבְתַחְבֻּלֹות עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה	18 Plans are matured by consultation; take wise advice when waging war.
19 גֹּולֶה־סֹּוד הֹולֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה פָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָב	19 The bearer of gossip lets out secrets; do not mingle with chatterers.
20 מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמֹּו יִדְעַךְ נֵרֹו [בְּאִישֹׁון כ] (בֶּאֱשׁוּן ק) חֹשֶׁךְ	20 Whoever curses father or mother wil have his lamp put out in the deepest darkness.
21 נַחֲלָה [מְבֻחֶלֶת כ] (מְבֹהֶלֶת ק) בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָךְ	21 Property quickly come by at first wil not be blessed in the end.
22 אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַיהוָה וְיֹשַׁע לָךְ	22 Do not say, 'I shall repay evil'; put your hope in Yahweh and he wil keep you safe.
23 תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֹוב	23 One weight here, another there: this is abhorrent to Yahweh, false scales are not good.
24 מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכֹּו	24 Yahweh guides the steps of the powerful: but who can comprehend human ways?
25 מֹוקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּר	25 Anyone is trapped who cries 'Dedicated!' and begins to reflect only after the vow.
26 מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֹופָן	26 A wise king winnows the wicked and makes the wheel pass over them.
27 נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן	27 The human spirit is the lamp of Yahweh -- searching the deepest self.
28 חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֹו	28 Faithful love and loyalty mount guard over the king, his throne is founded on saving justice.
29 תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָה	29 The pride of the young is their strength, the ornament of the old, grey hairs.
30 חַבֻּרֹות פֶּצַע [תַּמְרִיק כ] (תַּמְרוּק ק) בְּרָע וּמַכֹּות חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן	30 Wounding strokes are good medicine for evil, blows have an effect on the inmost self.