| משלי 18 | Proverbs 18 | |||
| 1 לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה [3] Dechi יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד [2] Etnachta יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ [1] Silluq |
1 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment. [3] |
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| 2 לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל [3] Dechi בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה [2] Etnachta אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq |
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. [3] |
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| 3 בְּֽבוֹא־רָ֭שָׁע [3] Dechi בָּ֣א גַם־בּ֑וּז [2] Etnachta |
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace. [3] |
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| 4 מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים [3] Dechi דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־אִ֑ישׁ [2] Etnachta מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה׃ [1] Silluq |
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook. [3] |
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| 5 שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע [3] VDechi לֹא־ט֑וֹב [2] Etnachta בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ [1] Silluq |
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice. [3] |
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| 6 שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל [3] Dechi יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב [2] Etnachta לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ [1] Silluq |
6 A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. [3] |
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| 7 פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל [3] Dechi מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ [2] Etnachta מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ [1] Silluq |
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul. [3] |
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| 8 דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן [3] Dechi כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים [2] Etnachta יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ [1] Silluq |
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts. [3] |
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| 9 גַּ֭ם [3] Dechi מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ [2] Etnachta לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃ [1] Silluq |
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction. [3] |
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| 10 מִגְדַּל־עֹ֭ז [3] Dechi שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה [2] Etnachta וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ [1] Silluq |
10 The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. [3] |
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| 11 ה֣וֹן עָ֭שִׁיר [3] Dechi קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ [2] Etnachta בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq |
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. [3] |
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| 12 לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֭בֶר [3] Dechi יִגְבַּ֣הּ לֵב־אִ֑ישׁ [2] Etnachta עֲנָוָֽה׃ [1] Silluq |
12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility. [3] |
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| 13 מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר [3] Dechi בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע [2] Etnachta וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ [1] Silluq |
13 He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him. [3] |
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| 14 רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ [3] Dechi יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ [2] Etnachta מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ [1] Silluq |
14 A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear? [3] |
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| 15 לֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן [3] Dechi יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת [2] Etnachta תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃ [1] Silluq |
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge. [3] |
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| 16 מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם [3] Dechi יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ [2] Etnachta יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃ [1] Silluq |
16 A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men. [3] |
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| 17 צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן [3] VDechi בְּרִיב֑וֹ [2] Etnachta וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq |
17 He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him. [3] |
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| 18 מִ֭דְיָנִים [3] Dechi יַשְׁבִּ֣ית הַגּוֹרָ֑ל [2] Etnachta יַפְרִֽיד׃ [1] Silluq |
18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart. [3] |
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| 19 אָ֗ח [3] Revi'i נִפְשָׁ֥ע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹ֑ז [2] Etnachta כִּבְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃ [1] Silluq |
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress. [3] |
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| 20 מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ [3] Dechi תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑וֹ [2] Etnachta יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ [1] Silluq |
20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied. [3] |
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| 21 מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים [3] Dechi בְּיַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן [2] Etnachta יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ [1] Silluq |
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. [3] |
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| 22 מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה [3] Dechi מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב [2] Etnachta מֵיְהוָֽה׃ [1] Silluq |
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD. [3] |
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| 23 תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים יְדַבֶּר־רָ֑שׁ [2] Etnachta יַעֲנֶ֥ה עַזּֽוֹת׃ [1] Silluq |
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly. [2] |
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| 24 אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים [3] Dechi לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ [2] Etnachta דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃ [1] Silluq |
24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. ¶ [3] |
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| end of Proverbs 18 |