מִשְׁלֵי 26
| כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג ׀ בַּקַּ֗יִץ וְכַמָּטָ֥ר בַּקָּצִ֑יר כֵּ֤ן לֹא־נָאוֶ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֹֽוד׃ | 1 |
As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honor is not [seemly] for a fool.
| כַּצִּפֹּ֣ור לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּרֹ֣ור לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם לֹא (לֹ֣ו) תָבֹֽא׃ | 2 |
As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
| שֹׁ֣וט לַ֭סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַחֲמֹ֑ור וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים׃ | 3 |
As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
| אַל־תַּ֣עַן כְּ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתֹּ֑ו פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לֹּ֥ו גַם־אָֽתָּה׃ | 4 |
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.
| עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתֹּ֑ו פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ | 5 |
Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
| מְקַצֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַיִם חָמָ֣ס שֹׁתֶ֑ה שֹׁלֵ֖חַ דְּבָרִ֣ים בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל׃ | 6 |
He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
| דַּלְי֣וּ שֹׁ֭קַיִם מִפִּסֵּ֑חַ וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃ | 7 |
[As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
| כִּצְרֹ֣ור אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן־נֹותֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֹֽוד׃ | 8 |
He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
| חֹ֭וחַ עָלָ֣ה בְיַד־שִׁכֹּ֑ור וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃ | 9 |
Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
| רַ֥ב מְחֹֽולֵֽל־כֹּ֑ל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים׃ | 10 |
All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nothing.
| כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵאֹ֑ו כְּ֝סִ֗יל שֹׁונֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתֹּֽו׃ | 11 |
As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame [that is] glory and grace.]
| רָאִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 12 |
I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
| אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל שַׁ֣חַל בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ אֲ֝רִ֗י בֵּ֣ין הָרְחֹבֹֽות׃ | 13 |
A sluggard when sent on a journey says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and [there are] murderers in the streets.
| הַ֭דֶּלֶת תִּסֹּ֣וב עַל־צִירָ֑הּ וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל עַל־מִטָּתֹֽו׃ | 14 |
As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
| טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דֹו בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת נִ֝לְאָ֗ה לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֶל־פִּֽיו׃ | 15 |
A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
| חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם׃ | 16 |
A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
| מַחֲזִ֥יק בְּאָזְנֵי־כָ֑לֶב עֹבֵ֥ר מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר עַל־רִ֥יב לֹּֽא־לֹֽו׃ | 17 |
As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
| כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶ֥ה זִקִּ֗ים חִצִּ֥ים וָמָֽוֶת׃ | 18 |
As those who need correction put forth [fair] words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
| כֵּֽן־אִ֭ישׁ רִמָּ֣ה אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אָמַ֗ר הֲֽלֹא־מְשַׂחֵ֥ק אָֽנִי׃ | 19 |
so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
| בְּאֶ֣פֶס עֵ֭צִים תִּכְבֶּה־אֵ֑שׁ וּבְאֵ֥ין נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק מָדֹֽון׃ | 20 |
With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
| פֶּחָ֣ם לְ֭גֶחָלִים וְעֵצִ֣ים לְאֵ֑שׁ וְאִ֥ישׁ מִדֹונִים (מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים) לְחַרְחַר־רִֽיב׃ פ | 21 |
A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
| דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ | 22 |
The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they strike [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
| כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים מְצֻפֶּ֣ה עַל־חָ֑רֶשׂ שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים וְלֶב־רָֽע׃ | 23 |
Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
| בִּשְׂפָתֹו (בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו) יִנָּכֵ֣ר שֹׂונֵ֑א וּ֝בְקִרְבֹּ֗ו יָשִׁ֥ית מִרְמָֽה׃ | 24 |
A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
| כִּֽי־יְחַנֵּ֣ן קֹ֭ולֹו אַל־תַּֽאֲמֶן־בֹּ֑ו כִּ֤י שֶׁ֖בַע תֹּועֵבֹ֣ות בְּלִבֹּֽו׃ | 25 |
Though [your] enemy entreat you with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
| תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה שִׂ֭נְאָה בְּמַשָּׁאֹ֑ון תִּגָּלֶ֖ה רָעָתֹ֣ו בְקָהָֽל׃ | 26 |
He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
| כֹּֽרֶה־שַּׁ֭חַת בָּ֣הּ יִפֹּ֑ל וְגֹ֥לֵ֥ל אֶ֝בֶן אֵלָ֥יו תָּשֽׁוּב׃ | 27 |
He that digs a pit for his neighbor shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
| לְֽשֹׁון־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א דַכָּ֑יו וּפֶ֥ה חָ֝לָ֗ק יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה מִדְחֶֽה׃ | 28 |
A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
