1 מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצֹונֹו | 1 A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will. |
2 בָּא־זָדֹון וַיָּבֹא קָלֹון וְאֶת־צְנוּעִים חָכְמָה | 2 Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom. |
3 תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם וְסֶלֶף בֹּוגְדִים [וְשַׁדָּם כ] (יְשָׁדֵּם׃ ק) | 3 The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them. |
4 לֹא־יֹועִיל הֹון בְּיֹום עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת | 4 Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death. |
5 צִדְקַת תָּמִים תְּיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכֹּו וּבְרִשְׁעָתֹו יִפֹּל רָשָׁע | 5 The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. |
6 צִדְקַת יְשָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵם וּבְהַוַּת בֹּגְדִים יִלָּכֵדוּ | 6 The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. |
7 בְּמֹות אָדָם רָשָׁע תֹּאבַד תִּקְוָה וְתֹוחֶלֶת אֹונִים אָבָדָה | 7 When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish. |
8 צַדִּיק מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּיו | 8 The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him. |
9 בְּפֶה חָנֵף יַשְׁחִת רֵעֵהוּ וּבְדַעַת צַדִּיקִים יֵחָלֵצוּ | 9 The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge. |
10 בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹץ קִרְיָה וּבַאֲבֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּה | 10 When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise. |
11 בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים תָּרוּם קָרֶת וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים תֵּהָרֵס | 11 By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown. |
12 בָּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנֹות יַחֲרִישׁ | 12 He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. |
13 הֹולֵךְ רָכִיל מְגַלֶּה־סֹּוד וְנֶאֱמַן־רוּחַ מְכַסֶּה דָבָר | 13 He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. |
14 בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלֹות יִפָּל־עָם וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יֹועֵץ | 14 Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel. |
15 רַע־יֵרֹועַ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בֹּוטֵחַ | 15 He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure. |
16 אֵשֶׁת־חֵן תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבֹוד וְעָרִיצִים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹשֶׁר | 16 A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches. |
17 גֹּמֵל נַפְשֹׁו אִישׁ חָסֶד וְעֹכֵר אֵרֹו אַכְזָרִי | 17 A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred. |
18 רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶת | 18 The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. |
19 כֵּן־צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמֹותֹו | 19 Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death. |
20 תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵב וּרְצֹונֹו תְּמִימֵי דָרֶךְ | 20 A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely. |
21 יָד לְיָד לֹא־יִנָּקֶה רָּע וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָט | 21 Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved. |
22 נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָעַם | 22 A golden ring in a swine's snout, a woman fair and foolish. |
23 תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טֹוב תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָה | 23 The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation. |
24 יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנֹוסָף עֹוד וְחֹושֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹור | 24 Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. |
25 נֶפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם־הוּא יֹורֶא | 25 The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself. |
26 מֹנֵעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאֹום וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּיר | 26 He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell. |
27 שֹׁחֵר טֹוב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצֹון וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבֹואֶנּוּ | 27 Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them. |
28 בֹּוטֵחַ בְּעָשְׁרֹו הוּא יִפֹּל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָחוּ | 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. |
29 עֹוכֵר בֵּיתֹו יִנְחַל־רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַחֲכַם־לֵב | 29 He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise. |
30 פְּרִי־צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשֹׂות חָכָם | 30 The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise. |
31 הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּי־רָשָׁע וְחֹוטֵא | 31 If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner. |