1 בְּנִי תֹּורָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֹתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּךָ | 1 My son, forget not my teaching, keep in mind my commands; |
2 כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנֹות חַיִּים וְשָׁלֹום יֹוסִיפוּ לָךְ | 2 For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you. |
3 חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קָשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹותֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּךָ | 3 Let not kindness and fidelity leave you; bind them around your neck; |
4 וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵׂכֶל־טֹוב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָם׃ פ | 4 Then will you win favor and good esteem before God and man. |
5 בְּטַח אֶל־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵן | 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence rely not; |
6 בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ | 6 In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. |
7 אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה וְסוּר מֵרָע | 7 Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the LORD and turn away from evil; |
8 רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמֹותֶיךָ | 8 This will mean health for your flesh and vigor for your bones. |
9 כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהוָה מֵהֹונֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶךָ | 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce; |
10 וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירֹושׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹצוּ׃ פ | 10 Then will your barns be filled with grain, with new wine your vats will overflow. |
11 מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתֹוכַחְתֹּו | 11 The discipline of the LORD, my son, disdain not; spurn not his reproof; |
12 כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יֹוכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶה | 12 For whom the LORD loves he reproves, and he chastises the son he favors. |
13 אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חָכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָה | 13 Happy the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding! |
14 כִּי טֹוב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָהּ | 14 For her profit is better than profit in silver, and better than gold is her revenue; |
15 יְקָרָה הִיא [מִפְּנִיִּים כ] (מִפְּנִינִים ק) וְכָל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִשְׁווּ־בָהּ | 15 She is more precious than corals, and none of your choice possessions can compare with her. |
16 אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֹוד | 16 Long life is in her right hand, in her left are riches and honor; |
17 דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְכָל־נְתִיבֹותֶיהָ שָׁלֹום | 17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace; |
18 עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר׃ פ | 18 She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and he is happy who holds her fast. |
19 יְהוָה בְּחָכְמָה יָסַד־אָרֶץ כֹּונֵן מַיִם בִּתְבוּנָה | 19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, established the heavens by understanding; |
20 בְּדַעְתֹּו תְּהֹומֹות נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָל | 20 By his knowledge the depths break open, and the clouds drop down dew. |
21 בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּה | 21 My son, let not these slip out of your sight: keep advice and counsel in view; |
22 וְיִהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ | 22 So will they be life to your soul, and an adornment for your neck. |
23 אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגֹּוף | 23 Then you may securely go your way; your foot will never stumble; |
24 אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶךָ | 24 When you lie down, you need not be afraid, when you rest, your sleep will be sweet. |
25 אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹא | 25 Be not afraid of sudden terror, of the ruin of the wicked when it comes; |
26 כִּי־יְהוָה יִהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּכֶד | 26 For the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from the snare. |
27 אַל־תִּמְנַע־טֹוב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּהְיֹות לְאֵל [יָדֶיךָ כ] (יָדְךָ ק) לַעֲשֹׂות | 27 Refuse no one the good on which he has a claim when it is in your power to do it for him. |
28 אַל־תֹּאמַר [לְרֵעֶיךָ כ] (לְרֵעֲךָ ׀ ק) לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּךְ | 28 Say not to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give," when you can give at once. |
29 אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהוּא־יֹושֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּךְ | 29 Plot no evil against your neighbor, against him who lives at peace with you. |
30 אַל־ [תָּרֹוב כ] (תָּרִיב ק) עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָה | 30 Quarrel not with a man without cause, with one who has done you no harm. |
31 אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו | 31 Envy not the lawless man and choose none of his ways: |
32 כִּי תֹועֲבַת יְהוָה נָלֹוז וְאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סֹודֹו | 32 To the LORD the perverse man is an abomination, but with the upright is his friendship. |
33 מְאֵרַת יְהוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵךְ | 33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but the dwelling of the just he blesses; |
34 אִם־לַלֵּצִים הוּא־יָלִיץ [וְלַעֲנִיִּים כ] (וְלַעֲנָוִים ק) יִתֶּן־חֵן | 34 When he is dealing with the arrogant, he is stern, but to the humble he shows kindness. |
35 כָּבֹוד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֹון׃ פ | 35 Honor is the possession of wise men, but fools inherit shame. |