< מִשְׁלֵי 13 >
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃ | 1 |
A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל טֹ֑וב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃ | 2 |
A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשֹׁ֑ו פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־לֹֽו׃ | 3 |
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשֹׁ֣ו עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ | 4 |
The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ | 5 |
The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃ | 6 |
Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרֹושֵׁ֗שׁ וְהֹ֣ון רָֽב׃ | 7 |
A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
כֹּ֣פֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ עָשְׁרֹ֑ו וְ֝רָ֗שׁ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃ | 8 |
A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
אֹור־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 9 |
There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
רַק־בְּ֭זָדֹון יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת־נֹ֖ועָצִ֣ים חָכְמָֽה׃ | 10 |
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
הֹ֭ון מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃ | 11 |
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
תֹּוחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃ | 12 |
Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל לֹ֑ו וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ | 13 |
He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
תֹּורַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְקֹ֣ור חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ | 14 |
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
שֵֽׂכֶל־טֹ֭וב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃ | 15 |
Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
כָּל־עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת וּ֝כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 16 |
A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | 17 |
A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלֹון פֹּורֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשֹׁומֵ֖ר תֹּוכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃ | 18 |
Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתֹועֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃ | 19 |
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
הָלֹוךְ (הֹולֵ֣ךְ) אֶת־חֲכָמִ֣ים וַחֲכָם (יֶחְכָּ֑ם) וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֹֽועַ׃ | 20 |
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֹֽוב׃ | 21 |
Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
טֹ֗וב יַנְחִ֥יל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִ֑ים וְצָפ֥וּן לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק חֵ֣יל חֹוטֵֽא׃ | 22 |
The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
רָב־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
חֹושֵׂ֣ךְ שִׁ֭בְטֹו שֹׂונֵ֣א בְנֹ֑ו וְ֝אֹהֲבֹ֗ו שִֽׁחֲרֹ֥ו מוּסָֽר׃ | 24 |
He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשֹׁ֑ו וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ פ | 25 |
The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.