Eikhah (איכה ) - Lamentazioni 10

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת יַבְאִישׁ יַבִּיעַ שֶׁמֶן רֹוקֵחַ יָקָר מֵחָכְמָה מִכָּבֹוד סִכְלוּת מְעָט	1 Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
2 לֵב חָכָם לִימִינֹו וְלֵב כְּסִיל לִשְׂמֹאלֹו	2 The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.
3 וְגַם־בַּדֶּרֶךְ [כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָל כ] (כְּשֶׁסָּכָל ק) הֹלֵךְ לִבֹּו חָסֵר וְאָמַר לַכֹּל סָכָל הוּא	3 Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas be himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.
4 אִם־רוּחַ הַמֹּושֵׁל תַּעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ מְקֹומְךָ אַל־תַּנַּח כִּי מַרְפֵּא יַנִּיחַ חֲטָאִים גְּדֹולִים	4 If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
5 יֵשׁ רָעָה רָאִיתִי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָה שֶׁיֹּצָא מִלִּפְנֵי הַשַּׁלִּיט	5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:
6 נִתַּן הַסֶּכֶל בַּמְּרֹומִים רַבִּים וַעֲשִׁירִים בַּשֵּׁפֶל יֵשֵׁבוּ	6 A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.
7 רָאִיתִי עֲבָדִים עַל־סוּסִים וְשָׂרִים הֹלְכִים כַּעֲבָדִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ	7 I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.
8 חֹפֵר גּוּמָּץ בֹּו יִפֹּול וּפֹרֵץ גָּדֵר יִשְּׁכֶנּוּ נָחָשׁ	8 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9 מַסִּיעַ אֲבָנִים יֵעָצֵב בָּהֶם בֹּוקֵעַ עֵצִים יִסָּכֶן בָּם	9 He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.
10 אִם־קֵהָה הַבַּרְזֶל וְהוּא לֹא־פָנִים קִלְקַל וַחֲיָלִים יְגַבֵּר וְיִתְרֹון הַכְשֵׁיר חָכְמָה	10 If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
11 אִם־יִשֹּׁךְ הַנָּחָשׁ בְּלֹוא־לָחַשׁ וְאֵין יִתְרֹון לְבַעַל הַלָּשֹׁון	11 If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly.
12 דִּבְרֵי פִי־חָכָם חֵן וְשִׂפְתֹות כְּסִיל תְּבַלְּעֶנּוּ	12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
13 תְּחִלַּת דִּבְרֵי־פִיהוּ סִכְלוּת וְאַחֲרִית פִּיהוּ הֹולֵלוּת רָעָה	13 The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
14 וְהַסָּכָל יַרְבֶּה דְבָרִים לֹא־יֵדַע הָאָדָם מַה־שֶׁיִּהְיֶה וַאֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה מֵאַחֲרָיו מִי יַגִּיד לֹו	14 A fool multiplieth words. A man cannot tell what hath been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15 עֲמַל הַכְּסִילִים תְּיַגְּעֶנּוּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע לָלֶכֶת אֶל־עִיר	15 The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not bow to go to the city.
16 אִי־לָךְ אֶרֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ נָעַר וְשָׂרַיִךְ בַּבֹּקֶר יֹאכֵלוּ	16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.
17 אַשְׁרֵיךְ אֶרֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ בֶּן־חֹורִים וְשָׂרַיִךְ בָּעֵת יֹאכֵלוּ בִּגְבוּרָה וְלֹא בַשְּׁתִי	17 Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.
18 בַּעֲצַלְתַּיִם יִמַּךְ הַמְּקָרֶה וּבְשִׁפְלוּת יָדַיִם יִדְלֹף הַבָּיִת	18 By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
19 לִשְׂחֹוק עֹשִׂים לֶחֶם וְיַיִן יְשַׂמַּח חַיִּים וְהַכֶּסֶף יַעֲנֶה אֶת־הַכֹּל	19 For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.
20 גַּם בְּמַדָּעֲךָ מֶלֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּל וּבְחַדְרֵי מִשְׁכָּבְךָ אַל־תְּקַלֵּל עָשִׁיר כִּי עֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם יֹולִיךְ אֶת־הַקֹּול וּבַעַל [הַכְּנָפַיִם כ] (כְּנָפַיִם ק) יַגֵּיד דָּבָר	20 Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.