1 כְּרָפְאִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִגְלָה עֲוֹן אֶפְרַיִם וְרָעֹות שֹׁמְרֹון כִּי פָעֲלוּ שָׁקֶר וְגַנָּב יָבֹוא פָּשַׁט גְּדוּד בַּחוּץ | 1 Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee. |
2 וּבַל־יֹאמְרוּ לִלְבָבָם כָּל־רָעָתָם זָכָרְתִּי עַתָּה סְבָבוּם מַעַלְלֵיהֶם נֶגֶד פָּנַי הָיוּ | 2 Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee. |
3 בְּרָעָתָם יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶלֶךְ וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶם שָׂרִים | 3 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. |
4 כֻּלָּם מְנָאֲפִים כְּמֹו תַנּוּר בֹּעֵרָה מֵאֹפֶה יִשְׁבֹּות מֵעִיר מִלּוּשׁ בָּצֵק עַד־חֻמְצָתֹו | 4 Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour. |
5 יֹום מַלְכֵּנוּ הֶחֱלוּ שָׂרִים חֲמַת מִיָּיִן מָשַׁךְ יָדֹו אֶת־לֹצְצִים | 5 justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king. |
6 כִּי־קֵרְבוּ כַתַּנּוּר לִבָּם בְּאָרְבָּם כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה יָשֵׁן אֹפֵהֶם בֹּקֶר הוּא בֹעֵר כְּאֵשׁ לֶהָבָה | 6 Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness. |
7 כֻּלָּם יֵחַמּוּ כַּתַּנּוּר וְאָכְלוּ אֶת־שֹׁפְטֵיהֶם כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם נָפָלוּ אֵין־קֹרֵא בָהֶם אֵלָי | 7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people. |
8 אֶפְרַיִם בָּעַמִּים הוּא יִתְבֹּולָל אֶפְרַיִם הָיָה עֻגָה בְּלִי הֲפוּכָה | 8 Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished. |
9 אָכְלוּ זָרִים כֹּחֹו וְהוּא לֹא יָדָע גַּם־שֵׂיבָה זָרְקָה בֹּו וְהוּא לֹא יָדָע | 9 Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it. |
10 וְעָנָה גְאֹון־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּפָנָיו וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְלֹא בִקְשֻׁהוּ בְּכָל־זֹאת | 10 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms. |
11 וַיְהִי אֶפְרַיִם כְּיֹונָה פֹותָה אֵין לֵב מִצְרַיִם קָרָאוּ אַשּׁוּר הָלָכוּ | 11 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth. |
12 כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵלֵכוּ אֶפְרֹושׂ עֲלֵיהֶם רִשְׁתִּי כְּעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם אֹורִידֵם אַיְסִרֵם כְּשֵׁמַע לַעֲדָתָם׃ ס | 12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend. |
13 אֹוי לָהֶם כִּי־נָדְדוּ מִמֶּנִּי שֹׁד לָהֶם כִּי־פָשְׁעוּ בִי וְאָנֹכִי אֶפְדֵּם וְהֵמָּה דִּבְּרוּ עָלַי כְּזָבִים | 13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. |
14 וְלֹא־זָעֲקוּ אֵלַי בְּלִבָּם כִּי יְיֵלִילוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבֹותָם עַל־דָּגָן וְתִירֹושׁ יִתְגֹּורָרוּ יָסוּרוּ בִי | 14 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest. |
15 וַאֲנִי יִסַּרְתִּי חִזַּקְתִּי זְרֹועֹתָם וְאֵלַי יְחַשְּׁבוּ־רָע | 15 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained. |
16 יָשׁוּבוּ ׀ לֹא עָל הָיוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה יִפְּלוּ בַחֶרֶב שָׂרֵיהֶם מִזַּעַם לְשֹׁונָם זֹו לַעְגָּם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 16 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long. |
| 17 Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms. |
| 18 Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir. |
| 19 Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold. |
| 20 Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee. |
| 21 Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty. |
| 22 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. |
| 23 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth. |
| 24 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them. |
| 25 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. |
| 26 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman. |
| 27 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother. |
| 28 Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? |
| 29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests. |
| 30 Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. |
| 31 Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things. |
| 32 And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected. |
| 33 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not. |
| 34 Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn. |
| 35 Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make thee to be beloved. |
| 36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss. |