Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 19

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 טֹוב־רָשׁ הֹולֵךְ בְּתֻמֹּו מֵעִקֵּשׁ פָתָיו וְהוּא כְסִיל	1 Better the poor living an honest life than the adept at double-talk who is a fool.
2 גַּם בְּלֹא־דַעַת נֶפֶשׁ לֹא־טֹוב וְאָץ בְּרַגְלַיִם חֹוטֵא	2 Where knowledge is wanting, zeal is not good; whoever goes too quickly stumbles.
3 אִוֶּלֶת אָדָם תְּסַלֵּף דַּרְכֹּו וְעַל־יְהוָה יִזְעַף לִבֹּו	3 Folly leads conduct astray, yet it is against Yahweh that the heart rages.
4 הֹון יֹסִיף רֵעִים רַבִּים וְדָל מֵרֵעהוּ יִפָּרֵד	4 Wealth multiplies friends, but the one friend the poor has is taken away.
5 עֵד קָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים לֹא יִמָּלֵט	5 The false witness wil not go unpunished, no one who utters lies wil go free.
6 רַבִּים יְחַלּוּ פְנֵי־נָדִיב וְכָל־הָרֵעַ לְאִישׁ מַתָּן	6 The nobleman has many to court his favour, to a giver of gifts, everyone is friend.
7 כָּל אֲחֵי־רָשׁ ׀ שְׂנֵאֻהוּ אַף כִּי מְרֵעֵהוּ רָחֲקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ מְרַדֵּף אֲמָרִים [לֹא־ כ] (לֹו־הֵמָּה׃ ק)	7 The poor man's brothers hate him, every one; his friends -- how much the more do these desert him!He goes in search of words, but there are none to be had.
8 קֹנֶה־לֵּב אֹהֵב נַפְשֹׁו שֹׁמֵר תְּבוּנָה לִמְצֹא־טֹוב	8 Whoever acquires sense wins profit from it, whoever treasures understanding finds happiness.
9 עֵד קָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵד׃ פ	9 The false witness wil not go unpunished, whoever utters lies wil be destroyed.
10 לֹא־נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל תַּעֲנוּג אַף כִּי־לְעֶבֶד ׀ מְשֹׁל בְּשָׂרִים	10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, stil less for a slave to govern princes.
11 שֵׂכֶל אָדָם הֶאֱרִיךְ אַפֹּו וְתִפאַרְתֹּו עֲבֹר עַל־פָּשַׁע	11 Good sense makes for self-control, and for pride in overlooking an offence.
12 נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר זַעַף מֶלֶךְ וּכְטַל עַל־עֵשֶׂב רְצֹונֹו	12 Like the roaring of a lion, the anger of a king, but like dew on the grass his favour.
13 הַוֹּת לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וְדֶלֶף טֹרֵד מִדְיְנֵי אִשָּׁה	13 A foolish child is a disaster for the father, the bickerings of a wife are like an ever-dripping gutter.
14 בַּיִת וָהֹון נַחֲלַת אָבֹות וּמֵיְהוָה אִשָּׁה מַשְׂכָּלֶת	14 From fathers comes inheritance of house and wealth, from Yahweh a wife who is discreet.
15 עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִרְעָב	15 Idleness lul s to sleep, the feckless soul wil go hungry.
16 שֹׁמֵר מִצְוָה שֹׁמֵר נַפְשֹׁו בֹּוזֵה דְרָכָיו [יוּמָת כ] (יָמוּת׃ ק)	16 Keeping the commandment is self-preservation, but whoever despises these ways wil die.
17 מַלְוֵה יְהוָה חֹונֵן דָּל וּגְמֻלֹו יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹו	17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to Yahweh who wil repay him the kindness done.
18 יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ כִּי־יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה וְאֶל־הֲמִיתֹו אַל־תִּשָּׂא נַפְשֶׁךָ	18 While there is hope for him, chastise your child, but do not get so angry as to kill him.
19 [גֹּרַל־ כ] (גְּדָל־חֵמָה ק) נֹשֵׂא עֹנֶשׁ כִּי אִם־תַּצִּיל וְעֹוד תֹּוסִף	19 The violent lays himself open to a penalty; spare him, and you aggravate his crime.
20 שְׁמַע עֵצָה וְקַבֵּל מוּסָר לְמַעַן תֶּחְכַּם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶךָ	20 Listen to advice, accept correction, to be the wiser in the time to come.
21 רַבֹּות מַחֲשָׁבֹות בְּלֶב־אִישׁ וַעֲצַת יְהוָה הִיא תָקוּם	21 Many are the plans in the human heart, but the purpose of Yahweh -- that stands firm.
22 תַּאֲוַת אָדָם חַסְדֹּו וְטֹוב־רָשׁ מֵאִישׁ כָּזָב	22 Faithful love is what people look for in a person; they prefer the poor to a liar.
23 יִרְאַת יְהוָה לְחַיִּים וְשָׂבֵעַ יָלִין בַּל־יִפָּקֶד רָע	23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, it brings food and shelter, without fear of evil.
24 טָמַן עָצֵל יָדֹו בַּצַּלָּחַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּיהוּ לֹא יְשִׁיבֶנָּה	24 Into the dish the idler dips his hand, but bring it back to his mouth he cannot.
25 לֵץ תַּכֶּה וּפֶתִי יַעְרִם וְהֹוכִיחַ לְנָבֹון יָבִין דָּעַת	25 Strike a cynic, and simpletons wil be more wary; reprove the intel igent and he wil understand yourmeaning.
26 מְשַׁדֶּד־אָב יַבְרִיחַ אֵם בֵּן מֵבִישׁ וּמַחְפִּיר	26 He who il -treats his father and drives out his mother is a child both worthless and depraved.
27 חַדַל־בְּנִי לִשְׁמֹעַ מוּסָר לִשְׁגֹות מֵאִמְרֵי־דָעַת	27 Give up listening to instruction, my child, if you mean to stray from words of knowledge.
28 עֵד בְּלִיַּעַל יָלִיץ מִשְׁפָּט וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְבַלַּע־אָוֶן	28 A perjured witness holds the law in scorn; the mouth of the wicked feasts on evil-doing.
29 נָכֹונוּ לַלֵּצִים שְׁפָטִים וּמַהֲלֻמֹות לְגֵו כְּסִילִים	29 Punishments were made for mockers, and beating for the backs of fools.