1 בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָה | 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. |
2 מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יֹאכַל טֹוב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָס | 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. |
3 נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשֹׁו פֹּשֵׂק פָתָיו מְחִתָּה־לֹו | 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. |
4 מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשֹׁו עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּׁן | 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
5 דְּבַרשֶׁ־קֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּיר | 5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. |
6 צְדָקָה תִּצֹּר תָּם־דָּרֶךְ וְרִשְׁעָה תְּסַלֵּף חַטָּאת | 6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. |
7 יֵשׁ מִתְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵין כֹּל מִתְרֹושֵׁשׁ וְהֹון רָב | 7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. |
8 כֹּפֶר נֶפֶשׁ־אִישׁ עָשְׁרֹו וְרָשׁ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָה | 8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. |
9 אֹור־צַדִּיקִים יִשְׂמָח וְנֵר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ | 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
10 רַק־בְּזָדֹון יִתֵּן מַצָּה וְאֶת־נֹועָצִים חָכְמָה | 10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. |
11 הֹון מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָט וְקֹבֵץ עַל־יָד יַרְבֶּה | 11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. |
12 תֹּוחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵב וְעֵץ חַיִּים תַּאֲוָה בָאָה | 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. |
13 בָּז לְדָבָר יֵחָבֶל לֹו וִירֵא מִצְוָה הוּא יְשֻׁלָּם | 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. |
14 תֹּורַת חָכָם מְקֹור חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָוֶת | 14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. |
15 שֵׂכֶל־טֹוב יִתֶּן־חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָן | 15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard. |
16 כָּל־עָרוּם יַעֲשֶׂה בְדָעַת וּכְסִיל יִפְרֹשׂ אִוֶּלֶת | 16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. |
17 מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּא | 17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. |
18 רֵישׁ וְקָלֹון פֹּורֵעַ מוּסָר וְשֹׁומֵר תֹּוכַחַת יְכֻבָּד | 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. |
19 תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ וְתֹועֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָע | 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. |
20 [הָלֹוךְ כ] (הֹולֵךְ ק) אֶת־חֲכָמִים [וַחֲכָם כ] (יֶחְכָּם ק) וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֹועַ | 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. |
21 חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת־צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֹוב | 21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. |
22 טֹוב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵי־בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חֹוטֵא | 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. |
23 רָב־אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט | 23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. |
24 חֹושֵׂךְ בְטֹו שֹׂונֵא בְנֹו וְאֹהֲבֹו שִׁחֲרֹו מוּסָר | 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. |
25 צַדִּיק אֹכֵל לְשֹׂבַע נַפְשֹׁו וּבֶטֶן רְשָׁעִים תֶּחְסָר׃ פ | 25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. |
26 וְגַם־אֲנִי חָשַׂפְתִּי שׁוּלַיִךְ עַל־פָּנָיִךְ וְנִרְאָה קְלֹונֵךְ | |
27 נִאֻפַיִךְ וּמִצְהֲלֹותַיִךְ זִמַּת זְנוּתֵךְ עַל־גְּבָעֹות בַּשָּׂדֶה רָאִיתִי שִׁקּוּצָיִךְ אֹוי לָךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם לֹא תִטְהֲרִי אַחֲרֵי מָתַי עֹד׃ פ | |