Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 27

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 אַל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיֹום מָחָר כִּי לֹא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יֹום	1 Do not congratulate yourself about tomorrow, since you do not know what today wil bring forth.
2 יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא־פִיךָ נָכְרִי וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָ	2 Let someone else sing your praises, but not your own mouth, a stranger, but not your own lips.
3 כֹּבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחֹול וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם	3 Heavy is the stone, weighty is the sand; heavier than both -- a grudge borne by a fool.
4 אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָה	4 Cruel is wrath, overwhelming is anger; but jealousy, who can withstand that?
5 טֹובָה תֹּוכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּרֶת	5 Better open reproof than feigned love.
6 נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אֹוהֵב וְנַעְתָּרֹות נְשִׁיקֹות שֹׂונֵא	6 Trustworthy are blows from a friend, deceitful are kisses from a foe.
7 נֶפֶשׁ בֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כָּל־מַר מָתֹוק	7 The gorged throat revolts at honey, the hungry throat finds al bitterness sweet.
8 כְּצִפֹּור נֹודֶדֶת מִן־קִנָּהּ כֵּן־אִישׁ נֹודֵד מִמְּקֹומֹו	8 Like a bird that strays from its nest, so is anyone who strays away from home.
9 שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵעֲצַת־נָפֶשׁ	9 Oil and perfume gladden the heart, and the sweetness of friendship rather than self-reliance.
10 רֵעֲךָ [וְרֵעֶה כ] (וְרֵעַ ק) אָבִיךָ אַל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבֹוא בְּיֹום אֵידֶךָ טֹוב שָׁכֵן קָרֹוב מֵאָח רָחֹוק	10 Do not give up your friend or your father's friend; when trouble comes, do not go off to your brother'shouse, better a near neighbour than a distant brother.
11 חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָר	11 Learn to be wise, my child, and gladden my heart, that I may have an answer for anyone who insultsme.
12 עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָשׁוּ	12 The discreet sees danger and takes shelter, simpletons go ahead and pay the penalty.
13 קַח־בִּגְדֹו כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵהוּ	13 Take the man's clothes! He has gone surety for a stranger. Take a pledge from him, for personsunknown.
14 מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ ׀ בְּקֹול גָּדֹול בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים קְלָלָה תֵּחָשֶׁב לֹו	14 Whoever at dawn loudly blesses his neighbour -- it will be reckoned to him as a curse.
15 דֶּלֶף טֹורֵד בְּיֹום סַגְרִיר וְאֵשֶׁת [מִדֹונִים כ] (מִדְיָנִים ק) נִשְׁתָּוָה	15 The dripping of a gutter on a rainy day and a quarrelsome woman are alike;
16 צֹפְנֶיהָ צָפַן־רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינֹו יִקְרָא	16 whoever can restrain her, can restrain the wind, and take a firm hold on grease.
17 בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵי־רֵעֵהוּ	17 Iron is sharpened by iron, one person is sharpened by contact with another.
18 נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּד	18 Whoever tends the fig tree eats its figs, whoever looks after his master wil be honoured.
19 כַּמַּיִם הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים כֵּן לֵב־הָאָדָם לָאָדָם	19 As water reflects face back to face, so one human heart reflects another.
20 שְׁאֹול [וַאֲבַדֹּה כ] (וַאֲבַדֹּו ק) לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה	20 Sheol and Perdition are never satisfied, insatiable, too, are human eyes.
21 מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֹו	21 A furnace for silver, a foundry for gold: a person is worth what his reputation is worth.
22 אִם תִּכְתֹּושׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל ׀ בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתֹוךְ הָרִיפֹות בַּעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתֹּו׃ פ	22 Pound a fool in a mortar, among grain with a pestle, his fol y wil not leave him.
23 יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִים	23 Know your flocks' condition well, take good care of your herds;
24 כִּי לֹא לְעֹולָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדֹור [דֹור כ] (וָדֹור׃ ק)	24 for riches do not last for ever, crowns do not hand themselves on from age to age.
25 גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבֹות הָרִים	25 The grass once gone, the aftergrowth appearing, the hay gathered in from the mountains,
26 כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּמְחִיר דֶה עַתּוּדִים	26 you should have lambs to clothe you, goats to buy you a field,
27 וְדֵי ׀ חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרֹותֶיךָ	27 goat's milk sufficient to feed you, to feed your household and provide for your serving girls.