Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 26

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 כַּשֶּׁלֶג ׀ בַּקַּיִץ וְכַמָּטָר בַּקָּצִיר כֵּן לֹא־נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל כָּבֹוד	1 Like snow in summer, or rain in harvest, honor for a fool is out of place.
2 כַּצִּפֹּור לָנוּד כַּדְּרֹור לָעוּף כֵּן קִלְלַת חִנָּם [לֹא כ] (לֹו ק) תָבֹא	2 Like the sparrow in its flitting, like the swallow in its flight, a curse uncalled-for arrives nowhere.
3 שֹׁוט לַסּוּס מֶתֶג לַחֲמֹור וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִים	3 The whip for the horse, the bridle for the ass, and the rod for the back of fools.
4 אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתֹּו פֶּן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לֹּו גַם־אָתָּה	4 Answer not the fool according to his folly, lest you too become like him.
5 עֲנֵה כְסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתֹּו פֶּן־יִהְיֶה חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו	5 Answer the fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 מְקַצֶּה רַגְלַיִם חָמָס שֹׁתֶה שֹׁלֵחַ דְּבָרִים בְּיַד־כְּסִיל	6 He cuts off his feet, he drinks down violence, who sends messages by a fool.
7 דַּלְיוּ קַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִים	7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool hangs limp, like crippled legs.
8 כִּצְרֹור אֶבֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָה כֵּן־נֹותֵן לִכְסִיל כָּבֹוד	8 Like one who entangles the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 חֹוחַ עָלָה בְיַד־שִׁכֹּור וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִים	9 Like a thorn stick brandished by the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 רַב מְחֹולֵל־כֹּל וְשֹׂכֵר כְּסִיל וְשֹׂכֵר עֹבְרִים	10 Like an archer wounding all who pass by is he who hires a drunken fool.
11 כְּכֶלֶב שָׁב עַל־קֵאֹו כְּסִיל שֹׁונֶה בְאִוַּלְתֹּו	11 As the dog returns to his vomit, so the fool repeats his folly.
12 רָאִיתָ אִישׁ חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו תִּקְוָה לִכְסִיל מִמֶּנּוּ	12 You see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 אָמַר עָצֵל שַׁחַל בַּדָּרֶךְ אֲרִי בֵּין הָרְחֹבֹות	13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the street, a lion in the middle of the square!"
14 הַדֶּלֶת תִּסֹּוב עַל־צִירָהּ וְעָצֵל עַל־מִטָּתֹו	14 The door turns on its hinges, the sluggard, on his bed!
15 טָמַן עָצֵל יָדֹו בַּצַּלָּחַת נִלְאָה לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ אֶל־פִּיו	15 The sluggard loses his hand in the dish; he is too weary to lift it to his mouth.
16 חָכָם עָצֵל בְּעֵינָיו מִשִּׁבְעָה מְשִׁיבֵי טָעַם	16 The sluggard imagines himself wiser than seven men who answer with good sense.
17 מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵי־כָלֶב עֹבֵר מִתְעַבֵּר עַל־רִיב לֹּא־לֹו	17 Like the man who seizes a passing dog by the ears is he who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 כְּמִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶה זִקִּים חִצִּים וָמָוֶת	18 Like a crazed archer scattering firebrands and deadly arrows
19 כֵּן־אִישׁ רִמָּה אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאָמַר הֲ‍לֹא־מְשַׂחֵק אָנִי	19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor, and then says, "I was only joking."
20 בְּאֶפֶס עֵצִים תִּכְבֶּה־אֵשׁ וּבְאֵין נִרְגָּן יִשְׁתֹּק מָדֹון	20 For lack of wood, the fire dies out; and when there is no talebearer, strife subsides.
21 פֶּחָם לְגֶחָלִים וְעֵצִים לְאֵשׁ וְאִישׁ [מִדֹונִים כ] (מִדְיָנִים ק) לְחַרְחַר־רִיב׃ פ	21 What a bellows is to live coals, what wood is to fire, such is a contentious man in enkindling strife.
22 דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן	22 The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels that sink into one's inmost being.
23 כֶּסֶף סִיגִים מְצֻפֶּה עַל־חָרֶשׂ שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים וְלֶב־רָע	23 Like a glazed finish on earthenware are smooth lips with a wicked heart.
24 [בִּשְׂפָתֹו כ] (בִּשְׂפָתָיו ק) יִנָּכֵר שֹׂונֵא וּבְקִרְבֹּו יָשִׁית מִרְמָה	24 With his lips an enemy pretends, but in his inmost being he maintains deceit;
25 כִּי־יְחַנֵּן קֹולֹו אַל־תַּאֲמֶן־בֹּו כִּי שֶׁבַע תֹּועֵבֹות בְּלִבֹּו	25 When he speaks graciously, trust him not, for seven abominations are in his heart.
26 תִּכַּסֶּה נְאָה בְּמַשָּׁאֹון תִּגָּלֶה רָעָתֹו בְקָהָל	26 A man may conceal hatred under dissimulation, but his malice will be revealed in the assembly.
27 כֹּרֶהשַּׁ־חַת בָּהּ יִפֹּל וְגֹלֵל אֶבֶן אֵלָיו תָּשׁוּב	27 He who digs a pit falls into it; and a stone comes back upon him who rolls it.
28 לְשֹׁוןשֶׁ־קֶר יִשְׂנָא דַכָּיו וּפֶה חָלָק יַעֲשֶׂה מִדְחֶה	28 The lying tongue is its owner's enemy, and the flattering mouth works ruin.