Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל־שֹׁגֶה בֹּו לֹא יֶחְכָּם	1 Wine is arrogant, strong drink is riotous; none who goes astray for it is wise.
2 נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרֹו חֹוטֵא נַפְשֹׁו	2 The dread of the king is as when a lion roars; he who incurs his anger forfeits his life.
3 כָּבֹוד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל־אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּע	3 It is honorable for a man to shun strife, while every fool starts a quarrel.
4 מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא־יַחֲרֹשׁ [יִשְׁאַל כ] (וְשָׁאַל ק) בַּקָּצִיר וָאָיִן	4 In seedtime the sluggard plows not; when he looks for the harvest, it is not there.
5 מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶנָּה	5 The intention in the human heart is like water far below the surface, but the man of intelligence draws it forth.
6 רָב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדֹּו וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָא	6 Many are declared to be men of virtue: but who can find one worthy of trust?
7 מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמֹּו צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָיו	7 When a man walks in integrity and justice, happy are his children after him!
8 מֶלֶךְ יֹושֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל־רָע	8 A king seated on the throne of judgment dispels all evil with his glance.
9 מִי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִי	9 Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed of my sin"?
10 אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם	10 Varying weights, varying measures, are both an abomination to the LORD.
11 גַּם בְּמַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר אִם־זַךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁר פָּעֳלֹו	11 Even by his manners the child betrays whether his conduct is innocent and right.
12 אֹזֶן מַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהוָה עָשָׂה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶם	12 The ear that hears, and the eye that sees-- the LORD has made them both.
13 אַל־תֶּאֱהַב נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְׂבַע־לָחֶם	13 Love not sleep, lest you be reduced to poverty; eyes wide open mean abundant food.
14 רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקֹּונֶה וְאֹזֵל לֹו אָז יִתְהַלָּל	14 "Bad, bad!" says the buyer; but once he has gone his way, he boasts.
15 יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי־דָעַת	15 Like gold or a wealth of corals, wise lips are a precious ornament.
16 לְקַח־בִּגְדֹו כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד [נָכְרִים כ] (נָכְרִיָּה ק) חַבְלֵהוּ	16 Take his garment who becomes surety for another, and for strangers yield it up!
17 עָרֵב לָאִישׁ לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר וְאַחַר יִמָּלֵא־פִיהוּ חָצָץ	17 The bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18 מַחֲשָׁבֹות בְּעֵצָה תִכֹּון וּבְתַחְבֻּלֹות עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה	18 Plans made after advice succeed; so with wise guidance wage your war.
19 גֹּולֶה־סֹּוד הֹולֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה פָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָב	19 A newsmonger reveals secrets; so have nothing to do with a babbler!
20 מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמֹּו יִדְעַךְ נֵרֹו [בְּאִישֹׁון כ] (בֶּאֱשׁוּן ק) חֹשֶׁךְ	20 If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness.
21 נַחֲלָה [מְבֻחֶלֶת כ] (מְבֹהֶלֶת ק) בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָךְ	21 Possessions gained hastily at the outset will in the end not be blessed.
22 אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַיהוָה וְיֹשַׁע לָךְ	22 Say not, "I will repay evil!" Trust in the LORD and he will help you.
23 תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֹוב	23 Varying weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.
24 מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכֹּו	24 Man's steps are from the LORD; how, then, can a man understand his way?
25 מֹוקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּר	25 Rashly to pledge a sacred gift is a trap for a man, or to regret a vow once made.
26 מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֹופָן	26 A wise king winnows the wicked, and threshes them under the cartwheel.
27 נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן	27 A lamp from the LORD is the breath of man; it searches through all his inmost being.
28 חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֹו	28 Kindness and piety safeguard the king, and he upholds his throne by justice.
29 תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָה	29 The glory of young men is their strength, and the dignity of old men is gray hair.
30 חַבֻּרֹות פֶּצַע [תַּמְרִיק כ] (תַּמְרוּק ק) בְּרָע וּמַכֹּות חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן	30 Evil is cleansed away by bloody lashes, and a scourging to the inmost being.