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| [1]A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour [is better] then siluer and golde |
[1]נִבְחָ֣ר ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֹֽוב׃ |
| [2]The riche and poore meete together: the Lorde is the maker of them all |
[2]עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃ |
| [3]A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished |
[3]עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה [וְיִסָּתֵר כ] (וְנִסְתָּ֑ר ק) וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ |
| [4]By humilitie and the feare of the Lorde, [commeth] riches, honour, and life |
[4]עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָבֹ֣וד וְחַיִּֽים׃ |
| [5]Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them |
[5]צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שֹׁומֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃ |
| [6]Teache a chylde what way he should go: for he shall not leaue it when he is olde |
[6]חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכֹּ֑ו גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
| [7]The ryche ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruaunt to the lender |
[7]עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשֹׁ֑ול וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ |
| [8]He that soweth wickednes, shal reape wickednes: and the rodde of his anger shall fayle |
[8]זֹורֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה [יִקְצֹור־ כ] (יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן ק) וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹ֣ו יִכְלֶֽה׃ |
| [9]He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore |
[9]טֹֽוב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמֹ֣ו לַדָּֽל׃ |
| [10]Cast out the scorneful man, and so shal strife go out with hym: yea variaunce and sclaunder shall ceasse |
[10]גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָדֹ֑ון וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֹֽון׃ |
| [11]Who so loueth cleannes of heart, for the grace of his lippes the kyng shalbe his frende |
[11]אֹהֵ֥ב [טְהֹור־ כ] (טְהָר־לֵ֑ב ק) חֵ֥ן פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ |
| [12]The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: and he ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressours |
[12]עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ |
| [13]The slouthfull body saith there is a Lion without: I might be slaine in the streate |
[13]אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּתֹ֥וךְ רְ֝חֹבֹ֗ות אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ |
| [14]The mouth of straunge women is a deepe pit: wherein he falleth that the Lorde is angrye withall |
[14]שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָרֹ֑ות זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה [יִפֹּול־ כ] (יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃ ק) |
| [15]Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away |
[15]אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
| [16]Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne [riches] and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe |
[16]עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבֹּ֣ות לֹ֑ו נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃ |
| [17]Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine |
[17]הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ |
| [18]For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes |
[18]כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
| [19]That thou mayest put thy trust in the Lorde, I haue shewed thee this day the thing that thou knowest |
[19]לִהְיֹ֣ות בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הֹודַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ |
| [20]Haue not I warned thee very oft with counsayle and learning |
[20]הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ [שִׁלְשֹׁום כ] (שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים ק) בְּמֹ֖ועֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃ |
| [21]That I might make thee knowe the trueth, that thou with the veritie mightest aunswere them that sende vnto thee |
[21]לְהֹודִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ |
| [22]Rob not the poore, because he is poore: and oppresse not the simple in iudgement |
[22]אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ |
| [23]For the Lorde him selfe wyll defende their cause, and do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence |
[23]כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
| [24]Make no frendship with an angrye wylfull man, and walke not with the furious |
[24]אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מֹות לֹ֣א תָבֹֽוא׃ |
| [25]Lest thou learne his wayes, and receaue hurt to thy soule |
[25]פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף [אָרְחָתֹו כ] (אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו ק) וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מֹוקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ |
| [26]Be not thou one of them that binde their hande vpon promise, and are suretie for waightie causes |
[26]אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֹֽות׃ |
| [27]For if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from vnder thee |
[27]אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ |
| [28]Thou shalt not remoue the auncient lande marke, whiche thy fore elders haue set |
[28]אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עֹולָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹותֶֽיךָ׃ |
| [29]Seest thou not that they which be diligent in their businesse stande before kinges, & not among the simple people |
[29]חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ |