Proverbs 27 מִשְׁלֵי

¹אַֽל־תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא־תֵ֝דַ֗ע מַה־יֵּ֥לֶד יֽוֹם׃

al-tithallel beyom machar ki lo-teda' ma-yeled yom

1Boast not thyself of to- morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

²יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

yehallelkha zar velo-fikha nakhri ve'al-sefatekha

2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

³כֹּֽבֶד־אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

koved-even venetel hachol vekha'as evil kaved mishenehem

3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

⁴אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃

akhzeriyyut chema veshetef af umi ya'amod lifne kin'a

4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

⁵ט֭וֹבָה תּוֹכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃

tova tokhachat megulla me'ahava mesuttaret

5Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

⁶נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃

ne'emanim pitz'e ohev vena'tarot neshikot sone

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are importunate.

⁷נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל־מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק׃

nefesh seve'a tavus nofet venefesh re'eva kal-mar matok

7The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

⁸כְּ֭צִפּוֹר נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־אִ֝֗ישׁ נוֹדֵ֥ד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

ketzippor nodedet min-kinnah ken-ish noded mimmekomo

8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

⁹שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

shemen uketoret yesammach-lev umetek re'ehu me'atzat-nafesh

9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

¹⁰רֵֽעֲךָ֨ ורעה [וְרֵ֪עַ] אָבִ֡יךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹ֗ב וּבֵ֥ית אָחִ֗יךָ אַל־תָּ֭בוֹא בְּי֣וֹם אֵידֶ֑ךָ ט֥וֹב שָׁכֵ֥ן קָ֝ר֗וֹב מֵאָ֥ח רָחֽוֹק׃

re'akha verea avikha al-ta'azov uvet achikha al-tavo beyom edekha tov shakhen karov me'ach rachok

10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; Neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity; Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

¹¹חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑י וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָֽר׃

chakham beni vesammach libbi ve'ashiva chorfi davar

11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that taunteth me.

¹²עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה נִסְתָּ֑ר פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם עָבְר֥וּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

arum ra'a ra'a nistar petayim avru ne'enashu

12A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.

¹³קַח־בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃

kach-bigdo ki-arav zar uve'ad nakhriyya chavlehu

13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.

¹⁴מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ רֵעֵ֨הוּ ׀ בְּק֣וֹל גָּ֭דוֹל בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב לֽוֹ׃

mevarekh re'ehu bekol gadol babboker hashkem kelala techashev lo

14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

¹⁵דֶּ֣לֶף ט֭וֹרֵד בְּי֣וֹם סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מדונים [מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים] נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃

delef tored beyom sagrir ve'eshet midyanim nishtava

15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;

¹⁶צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣וֹ יִקְרָֽא׃

tzofneha tzafan-ruach veshemen yemino yikra

16He that would hide her hideth the wind, And the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.

¹⁷בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

barzel bevarzel yachad ve'ish yachad pene-re'ehu

17Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

¹⁸נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣יו יְכֻבָּֽד׃

notzer te'ena yokhal piryah veshomer adonav yekhubbad

18Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

¹⁹כַּ֭מַּיִם הַפָּנִ֣ים לַפָּנִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן לֵֽב־הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לָאָדָֽם׃

kammayim happanim lappanim ken lev-ha'adam la'adam

19As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

²⁰שְׁא֣וֹל ואבדה [וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹ] לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה וְעֵינֵ֥י הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃

sheol va'avaddo lo tisba'na ve'ene ha'adam lo tisba'na

20The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; So the eyes of man are never satiated.

²¹מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃

matzref lakkesef vekhur lazzahav ve'ish lefi mahalalo

21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise.

²²אִ֥ם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִ֨יל ׀ בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָ֭רִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִ֑י לֹא־תָס֥וּר מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃

im tikhtosh-et-ha'evil bammakhtesh betokh harifot ba'eli lo-tasur me'alav ivvalto

22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃

yadoa teda' pene tzonekha shit libbekha la'adarim

23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds;

²⁴כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעוֹלָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם־נֵ֝֗זֶר לְד֣וֹר דור [וָדֽוֹר]׃

ki lo le'olam chosen ve'im-nezer ledor vador

24For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

²⁵גָּלָ֣ה חָ֭צִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶ֑שֶׁא וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ עִשְּׂב֥וֹת הָרִֽים׃

gala chatzir venir'a-deshe vene'esfu issevot harim

25When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;

²⁶כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים׃

kevasim lilvushekha umechir sade attudim

26The lambs will be for thy clothing, And the goats the price for a field. .

²⁷וְדֵ֤י ׀ חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ לְלֶ֣חֶם בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

vede chalev izzim lelachmekha lelechem betekha vechayyim lena'arotekha

27And there will be goats’milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; And maintenance for thy maidens.