Proverbs 23 מִשְׁלֵי

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹כִּֽי־תֵ֭שֵׁב לִלְח֣וֹם אֶת־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל בִּ֥ין תָּ֝בִ֗ין אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

ki-teshev lilchom et-moshel bin tavin et-asher lefanekha

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;

²וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃

vesamta sakkin belo'ekha im-ba'al nefesh atta

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

³אַל־תִּ֭תְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃

al-tit'av lemat'ammotav vehu lechem kezavim

Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.

⁴אַל־תִּיגַ֥ע לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥ חֲדָֽל׃

al-tiga' leha'ashir mibbinatkha chadal

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. .

⁵התעוף [הֲתָ֤עִיף] עֵינֶ֥יךָ בּ֗וֹ וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ כִּ֤י עָשֹׂ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לּ֣וֹ כְנָפַ֑יִם כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר ועיף [יָע֥וּף] הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

hata'if enekha bo ve'enennu ki aso ya'ase-lo khenafayim kenesher ya'uf hashamayim

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

⁶אַל־תִּלְחַ֗ם אֶת־לֶ֭חֶם רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְאַל־תתאו [תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו] לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃

al-tilcham et-lechem ra' ayin ve'al-tit'av lemat'ammotav

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties;

⁷כִּ֤י ׀ כְּמוֹ־שָׁעַ֥ר בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ כֶּ֫ן־ה֥וּא אֱכֹ֣ל וּ֭שְׁתֵה יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑ךְ וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹ בַּל־עִמָּֽךְ׃

ki kemo-sha'ar benafsho ken-hu ekhol ushete yomar lakh velibbo bal-immakh

For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he: ‘Eat and drink’, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

⁸פִּֽתְּךָ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃

pittekha-akhalta teki'enna veshichatta devarekha hanne'imim

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

⁹בְּאָזְנֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל אַל־תְּדַבֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־יָ֝ב֗וּז לְשֵׂ֣כֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ׃

be'azne khesil al-tedabber ki-yavuz lesekhel millekha

Speak not in the ears of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

¹⁰אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים אַל־תָּבֹֽא׃

al-tasseg gevul olam uvisde yetomim al-tavo

Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless;

¹¹כִּֽי־גֹאֲלָ֥ם חָזָ֑ק הֽוּא־יָרִ֖יב אֶת־רִיבָ֣ם אִתָּֽךְ׃

ki-go'alam chazak hu-yariv et-rivam ittakh

For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee.

¹²הָבִ֣יאָה לַמּוּסָ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃

havi'a lammusar libbekha ve'aznekha le'imre-da'at

Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³אַל־תִּמְנַ֣ע מִנַּ֣עַר מוּסָ֑ר כִּֽי־תַכֶּ֥נּוּ בַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶט לֹ֣א יָמֽוּת׃

al-timna' minna'ar musar ki-takkennu vashevet lo yamut

Withhold not correction from the child; For though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴אַ֭תָּה בַּשֵּׁ֣בֶט תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מִשְּׁא֥וֹל תַּצִּֽיל׃

atta bashevet takkennu venafsho misheol tatzil

Thou beatest him with the rod, And wilt deliver his soul from the nether-world.

¹⁵בְּ֭נִי אִם־חָכַ֣ם לִבֶּ֑ךָ יִשְׂמַ֖ח לִבִּ֣י גַם־אָֽנִי׃

beni im-chakham libbekha yismach libbi gam-ani

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine;

¹⁶וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה כִלְיוֹתָ֑י בְּדַבֵּ֥ר שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָ מֵישָׁרִֽים׃

veta'lozna khilyotay bedabber sefatekha mesharim

Yea, my reins will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷אַל־יְקַנֵּ֣א לִ֭בְּךָ בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים כִּ֥י אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃

al-yekanne libbekha bachatta'im ki im-beyir'at-ADONAI kal-hayyom

Let not thy heart envy sinners, But be in the fear of the LORD all the day;

¹⁸כִּ֭י אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃

ki im-yesh acharit vetikvatkha lo tikkaret

For surely there is a future; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁹שְׁמַע־אַתָּ֣ה בְנִ֣י וַחֲכָ֑ם וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ לִבֶּֽךָ׃

shema'-atta veni vachakham ve'asher badderekh libbekha

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

²⁰אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְסֹֽבְאֵי־יָ֑יִן בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י בָשָׂ֣ר לָֽמוֹ׃

al-tehi vesov'e-yayin bezolale vasar lamo

Be not among winebibbers; Among gluttonous eaters of flesh;

²¹כִּי־סֹבֵ֣א וְ֭זוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ נוּמָֽה׃

ki-sove vezolel yivvaresh ukera'im talbish numa

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²²שְׁמַ֣ע לְ֭אָבִיךָ זֶ֣ה יְלָדֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־תָּ֝ב֗וּז כִּֽי־זָקְנָ֥ה אִמֶּֽךָ׃

shema' le'avikha ze yeladekha ve'al-tavuz ki-zakna immekha

Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³אֱמֶ֣ת קְ֭נֵה וְאַל־תִּמְכֹּ֑ר חָכְמָ֖ה וּמוּסָ֣ר וּבִינָֽה׃

emet kene ve'al-timkor chakhma umusar uvina

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴גול [גִּ֣יל] יגול [יָ֭גִיל] אֲבִ֣י צַדִּ֑יק יולד [וְיוֹלֵ֥ד] חָ֝כָ֗ם וישמח [יִשְׂמַח]־בּֽוֹ׃

gil yagil avi tzaddik veyoled chakham yismach-bo

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

²⁵יִֽשְׂמַח־אָבִ֥יךָ וְאִמֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃

yismach-avikha ve'immekha vetagel yoladtekha

Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bore thee rejoice.

²⁶תְּנָֽה־בְנִ֣י לִבְּךָ֣ לִ֑י וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ דְּרָכַ֥י תרצנה [תִּצֹּֽרְנָה]׃

tena-veni libbekha li ve'enekha derakhay titzorna

My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. .

²⁷כִּֽי־שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲמֻקָּ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה וּבְאֵ֥ר צָ֝רָ֗ה נָכְרִיָּֽה׃

ki-shucha amukka zona uve'er tzara nakhriyya

For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸אַף־הִ֭יא כְּחֶ֣תֶף תֶּֽאֱרֹ֑ב וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים בְּאָדָ֥ם תּוֹסִֽף׃

af-hi kechetef te'erov uvogdim be'adam tosif

She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the faithless among men.

²⁹לְמִ֨י א֥וֹי לְמִ֪י אֲב֡וֹי לְמִ֤י מדונים [מִדְיָנִ֨ים] ׀ לְמִ֥י שִׂ֗יחַ לְ֭מִי פְּצָעִ֣ים חִנָּ֑ם לְ֝מִ֗י חַכְלִל֥וּת עֵינָֽיִם׃

lemi oy lemi avoy lemi midyanim lemi siach lemi petza'im chinnam lemi chakhlilut enayim

Who crieth: ‘Woe’? who: ‘Alas’? Who hath contentions? who hath raving? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

³⁰לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים עַל־הַיָּ֑יִן לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים לַחְקֹ֥ר מִמְסָֽךְ׃

lam'acharim al-hayyayin labba'im lachkor mimsakh

They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to try mixed wine.

³¹אַל־תֵּ֥רֶא יַיִן֮ כִּ֪י יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן בכיס [בַּכּ֣וֹס] עֵינ֑וֹ יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃

al-tere yayin ki yit'addam ki-yitten bakkos eno yithallekh bemesharim

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, When it glideth down smoothly;

³²אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ כְּנָחָ֣שׁ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י יַפְרִֽשׁ׃

acharito kenachash yishakh ukhetzif'oni yafrish

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.

³³עֵ֭ינֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּ זָר֑וֹת וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ יְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃

enekha yiru zarot velibbekha yedabber tahpukhot

Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.

³⁴וְ֭הָיִיתָ כְּשֹׁכֵ֣ב בְּלֶב־יָ֑ם וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗ב בְּרֹ֣אשׁ חִבֵּֽל׃

vehayita keshokhev belev-yam ukheshokhev berosh chibbel

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

³⁵הִכּ֥וּנִי בַל־חָלִיתִי֮ הֲלָמ֗וּנִי בַּל־יָ֫דָ֥עְתִּי מָתַ֥י אָקִ֑יץ א֝וֹסִ֗יף אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ עֽוֹד׃

hikkuni val-chaliti halamuni bal-yada'ti matay akitz osif avakshennu od

’They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not; when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.’

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

²put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.

³Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

⁴Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

⁵Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

⁶Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,

⁷for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

¹⁰Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

¹²Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

¹⁵My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

¹⁶Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

¹⁷Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.

¹⁸Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

²⁰Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

²¹for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²²Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

²⁴The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

²⁵Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

²⁶My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²⁷For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

²⁹Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

³⁰Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

³¹Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

³²In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.

³³Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

³⁴Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

³⁵“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”

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