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| [1]A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace. |
[1]נִבְחָ֣ר ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֹֽוב׃ |
| [2]Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah. |
[2]עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃ |
| [3]The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished. |
[3]עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה [וְיִסָּתֵר כ] (וְנִסְתָּ֑ר ק) וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ |
| [4]The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life. |
[4]עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָבֹ֣וד וְחַיִּֽים׃ |
| [5]Thorns -- snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them. |
[5]צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שֹׁומֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃ |
| [6]Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it. |
[6]חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכֹּ֑ו גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
| [7]The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender. |
[7]עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשֹׁ֑ול וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ |
| [8]Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out. |
[8]זֹורֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה [יִקְצֹור־ כ] (יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן ק) וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹ֣ו יִכְלֶֽה׃ |
| [9]The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor. |
[9]טֹֽוב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמֹ֣ו לַדָּֽל׃ |
| [10]Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease. |
[10]גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָדֹ֑ון וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֹֽון׃ |
| [11]Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend. |
[11]אֹהֵ֥ב [טְהֹור־ כ] (טְהָר־לֵ֑ב ק) חֵ֥ן פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ |
| [12]The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous. |
[12]עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ |
| [13]The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.' |
[13]אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּתֹ֥וךְ רְ֝חֹבֹ֗ות אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ |
| [14]A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there. |
[14]שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָרֹ֑ות זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה [יִפֹּול־ כ] (יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃ ק) |
| [15]Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him. |
[15]אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
| [16]He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want. |
[16]עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבֹּ֣ות לֹ֑ו נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃ |
| [17]Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge, |
[17]הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ |
| [18]For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips. |
[18]כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
| [19]That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou. |
[19]לִהְיֹ֣ות בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הֹודַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ |
| [20]Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge? |
[20]הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ [שִׁלְשֹׁום כ] (שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים ק) בְּמֹ֖ועֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃ |
| [21]To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee. |
[21]לְהֹודִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ |
| [22]Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. |
[22]אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ |
| [23]For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers. |
[23]כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
| [24]Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, |
[24]אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מֹות לֹ֣א תָבֹֽוא׃ |
| [25]Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul. |
[25]פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף [אָרְחָתֹו כ] (אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו ק) וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מֹוקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ |
| [26]Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens. |
[26]אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֹֽות׃ |
| [27]If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee? |
[27]אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ |
| [28]Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made. |
[28]אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עֹולָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹותֶֽיךָ׃ |
| [29]Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men! |
[29]חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ |