משלי י״ד
Proverbs 14
Hebrew
חַכְמ֣וֹת נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּ֭יׇשְׁרוֹ יְרֵ֣א יְהֹוָ֑ה וּנְל֖וֹז דְּרָכָ֣יו בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃ בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃ בְּאֵ֣ין אֲ֭לָפִים אֵב֣וּס בָּ֑ר וְרׇב־תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּכֹ֣חַ שֽׁוֹר׃ עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃ בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵ֣ץ חׇכְמָ֣ה וָאָ֑יִן וְדַ֖עַת לְנָב֣וֹן נָקָֽל׃ לֵ֣ךְ מִ֭נֶּגֶד לְאִ֣ישׁ כְּסִ֑יל וּבַל־יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ חׇכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃ אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֽוֹן׃ לֵ֗ב י֭וֹדֵעַ מׇרַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ לֹא־יִתְעָ֥רַב זָֽר׃ בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃ יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃ גַּם־בִּשְׂחֹ֥ק יִכְאַב־לֵ֑ב וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ שִׂמְחָ֣ה תוּגָֽה׃ מִדְּרָכָ֣יו יִ֭שְׂבַּע ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו אִ֣ישׁ טֽוֹב׃ פֶּ֭תִי יַאֲמִ֣ין לְכׇל־דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃ חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃ קְֽצַר־אַ֭פַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה אִוֶּ֑לֶת וְאִ֥ישׁ מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃ נָחֲל֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת׃ שַׁח֣וּ רָ֭עִים לִפְנֵ֣י טוֹבִ֑ים וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֥י צַדִּֽיק׃ גַּם־לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂ֣נֵא רָ֑שׁ וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י עָשִׁ֣יר רַבִּֽים׃ בׇּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חוֹטֵ֑א וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ן (עניים) [עֲנָוִ֣ים] אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ הֲֽלוֹא־יִ֭תְעוּ חֹ֣רְשֵׁי רָ֑ע וְחֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת חֹ֣רְשֵׁי טֽוֹב׃ בְּכׇל־עֶ֭צֶב יִהְיֶ֣ה מוֹתָ֑ר וּדְבַר־שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ עֲטֶ֣רֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים עׇשְׁרָ֑ם אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ מַצִּ֣יל נְ֭פָשׁוֹת עֵ֣ד אֱמֶ֑ת וְיָפִ֖חַ כְּזָבִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃ בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח־עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו יִהְיֶ֥ה מַחְסֶֽה׃ יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הֹוָה מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ בְּרׇב־עָ֥ם הַדְרַת־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבְאֶ֥פֶס לְ֝אֹ֗ם מְחִתַּ֥ת רָזֽוֹן׃ אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה וּקְצַר־ר֝֗וּחַ מֵרִ֥ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה׃ עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶ֣ה רָשָׁ֑ע וְחֹסֶ֖ה בְמוֹת֣וֹ צַדִּֽיק׃ בְּלֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן תָּנ֣וּחַ חׇכְמָ֑ה וּבְקֶ֥רֶב כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃ צְדָקָ֥ה תְרוֹמֵֽם־גּ֑וֹי וְחֶ֖סֶד לְאֻמִּ֣ים חַטָּֽאת׃ רְֽצוֹן־מֶ֭לֶךְ לְעֶ֣בֶד מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה מֵבִֽישׁ׃
English Translation
The wisest of women builds her house,
But folly tears it down with its own hands. One who walks a straight path fears GOD;
But one whose ways are devious shows scorn. In the mouth of a fool is a rod of haughtiness,
But the lips of the wise protect them. If there are no oxen the crib is clean,
But a rich harvest comes through the strength of the ox. An honest witness will not lie;
A false witness testifies lies. Scoffers seek wisdom in vain,
But knowledge comes easily to the intelligent. Keep your distance from a dull man,
ForaKeep your distance from a dull man, / For Or “Engage with a dull fellow / And.” you will not learn wise speech. It is the wisdom of a clever man to understand his course;
But the stupidity of dullards is delusion. Reparations mediate between fools,
Between the upright, good will. The heart alone knows its bitterness,
And no outsider can share in its joy. The house of the wicked will be demolished,
But the tent of the upright will flourish. The road ahead may seem right,
But in the end it can be a road to death. The heart may ache even in laughter,
And joy may end in grief. Those who are unprincipled reap the fruits of their ways;
The good man, of his deeds.bof his deeds Taking ʻal as from ʻll; cf. Hos. 12.3. The simple believe anything;
The clever ponders their course. A sage is diffident and shuns evil,
But a dullard rushes in confidently. A hothead commits folly;
A man of intrigues will be hated. Folly is the lot of the simple,
But the clever glory in knowledge.cglory in knowledge Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Evildoers are brought low before the good,
So are the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor are despised even by their peers,
But the rich have many friends. Those who despise their fellows are wrong;
Those who show pity for the lowly are happy. Surely those who plan evil go astray,
While those who plan good earn steadfast love. From all toil there is some gain,
But idle chatter is pure loss. The ornament of the wise is their wealth;
The stupidity of dullards is stupidity. A truthful witness saves lives;
A lying witness [spreads] deceit. Fear of GOD is a stronghold,
A refuge for one’s children. Fear of GOD is a fountain of life,
Enabling one to avoid deadly snares. A numerous people is the glory of a king;
Without a nation a ruler is ruined. Patience results in much understanding;
Impatience gets folly as its portion. A calm disposition gives bodily health;
Passion is rot to the bones. One who withholds what is due to the poor affronts their Maker;
One who shows pity for the needy shows honor. The wicked fall by their own evil;
The righteous find security in their death. Wisdom rests quietly in the mind of a prudent person,
But among dullards it makes itself known. Righteousness exalts a nation;
Sin is a reproach to any people. The king favors a capable servant;
He rages at an incompetent one.
But folly tears it down with its own hands. One who walks a straight path fears GOD;
But one whose ways are devious shows scorn. In the mouth of a fool is a rod of haughtiness,
But the lips of the wise protect them. If there are no oxen the crib is clean,
But a rich harvest comes through the strength of the ox. An honest witness will not lie;
A false witness testifies lies. Scoffers seek wisdom in vain,
But knowledge comes easily to the intelligent. Keep your distance from a dull man,
ForaKeep your distance from a dull man, / For Or “Engage with a dull fellow / And.” you will not learn wise speech. It is the wisdom of a clever man to understand his course;
But the stupidity of dullards is delusion. Reparations mediate between fools,
Between the upright, good will. The heart alone knows its bitterness,
And no outsider can share in its joy. The house of the wicked will be demolished,
But the tent of the upright will flourish. The road ahead may seem right,
But in the end it can be a road to death. The heart may ache even in laughter,
And joy may end in grief. Those who are unprincipled reap the fruits of their ways;
The good man, of his deeds.bof his deeds Taking ʻal as from ʻll; cf. Hos. 12.3. The simple believe anything;
The clever ponders their course. A sage is diffident and shuns evil,
But a dullard rushes in confidently. A hothead commits folly;
A man of intrigues will be hated. Folly is the lot of the simple,
But the clever glory in knowledge.cglory in knowledge Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Evildoers are brought low before the good,
So are the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor are despised even by their peers,
But the rich have many friends. Those who despise their fellows are wrong;
Those who show pity for the lowly are happy. Surely those who plan evil go astray,
While those who plan good earn steadfast love. From all toil there is some gain,
But idle chatter is pure loss. The ornament of the wise is their wealth;
The stupidity of dullards is stupidity. A truthful witness saves lives;
A lying witness [spreads] deceit. Fear of GOD is a stronghold,
A refuge for one’s children. Fear of GOD is a fountain of life,
Enabling one to avoid deadly snares. A numerous people is the glory of a king;
Without a nation a ruler is ruined. Patience results in much understanding;
Impatience gets folly as its portion. A calm disposition gives bodily health;
Passion is rot to the bones. One who withholds what is due to the poor affronts their Maker;
One who shows pity for the needy shows honor. The wicked fall by their own evil;
The righteous find security in their death. Wisdom rests quietly in the mind of a prudent person,
But among dullards it makes itself known. Righteousness exalts a nation;
Sin is a reproach to any people. The king favors a capable servant;
He rages at an incompetent one.
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Proverbs
Category
Tanach
Reference
Proverbs 14
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