Proverbs 5 מִשְׁלֵי

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹בְּ֭נִי לְחָכְמָתִ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃

beni lechakhmati hakshiva litvunati hat-aznekha

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding;

²לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃

lishmor mezimmot veda'at sefatekha yintzoru

That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³כִּ֤י נֹ֣פֶת תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֣י זָרָ֑ה וְחָלָ֖ק מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽהּ׃

ki nofet tittofna sifte zara vechalak mishemen chikkah

For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;

⁴וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ מָרָ֣ה כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑ה חַ֝דָּ֗ה כְּחֶ֣רֶב פִּיּֽוֹת׃

ve'acharitah mara khalla'ana chadda kecherev piyyot

But her end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵רַ֭גְלֶיהָ יֹרְד֣וֹת מָ֑וֶת שְׁ֝א֗וֹל צְעָדֶ֥יהָ יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃

ragleha yordot mavet sheol tze'adeha yitmokhu

Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on the nether-world;

⁶אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדָֽע׃

orach chayyim pen-tefalles na'u ma'geloteha lo teda'

Lest she should walk the even path of life, Her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.

⁷וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְאַל־תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ מֵאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃

ve'atta vanim shim'u-li ve'al-tasuru me'imre-fi

Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸הַרְחֵ֣ק מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח בֵּיתָֽהּ׃

harchek me'aleha darkekha ve'al-tikrav el-petach betah

Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

⁹פֶּן־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃

pen-titten la'acherim hodekha ushenotekha le'akhzari

Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

¹⁰פֶּֽן־יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ זָרִ֣ים כֹּחֶ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ בְּבֵ֣ית נָכְרִֽי׃

pen-yisbe'u zarim kochekha va'atzavekha bevet nakhri

Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labours be in the house of an alien;

¹¹וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ בִּכְל֥וֹת בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃

venahamta ve'acharitekha bikhlot besarkha ushe'erekha

And thou moan, when thine end cometh, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

¹²וְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ אֵ֭יךְ שָׂנֵ֣אתִי מוּסָ֑ר וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַת נָאַ֥ץ לִבִּֽי׃

ve'amarta ekh saneti musar vetokhachat na'atz libbi

And say: ‘How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

¹³וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי׃

velo-shama'ti bekol moray velimlammeday lo-hittiti azni

Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

¹⁴כִּ֭מְעַט הָיִ֣יתִי בְכָל־רָ֑ע בְּת֖וֹךְ קָהָ֣ל וְעֵדָֽה׃

kim'at hayiti vekhal-ra' betokh kahal ve'eda

I was well nigh in all evil In the midst of the congregation and assembly.’

¹⁵שְׁתֵה־מַ֥יִם מִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָ וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ בְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃

shete-mayim mibborekha venozlim mittokh be'erekha

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

¹⁶יָפ֣וּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי־מָֽיִם׃

yafutzu ma'yenotekha chutza barchovot palge-mayim

Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, And courses of water in the streets.

¹⁷יִֽהְיוּ־לְךָ֥ לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ וְאֵ֖ין לְזָרִ֣ים אִתָּֽךְ׃

yihyu-lekha levaddekha ve'en lezarim ittakh

Let them be only thine own, And not strangers’with thee.

¹⁸יְהִֽי־מְקוֹרְךָ֥ בָר֑וּךְ וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃

yehi-mekorkha varukh usemach me'eshet ne'urekha

Let thy fountain be blessed; And have joy of the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹אַיֶּ֥לֶת אֲהָבִ֗ים וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־חֵ֥ן דַּ֭דֶּיהָ יְרַוֻּ֣ךָ בְכָל־עֵ֑ת בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃

ayyelet ahavim veya'alat-chen daddeha yeravvukha vekhal-et be'ahavatah tishge tamid

A lovely hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; With her love be thou ravished always.

²⁰וְלָ֤מָּה תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה בְנִ֣י בְזָרָ֑ה וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק חֵ֣ק נָכְרִיָּֽה׃

velamma tishge veni vezara utechabbek chek nakhriyya

Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of an alien?

²¹כִּ֤י נֹ֨כַח ׀ עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְֽכָל־מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יו מְפַלֵּֽס׃

ki nokhach ene ADONAI darkhe-ish vekhal-ma'gelotav mefalles

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He maketh even all his paths.

²²עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃

avonotav yilkeduno et-harasha' uvechavle chattato yittamekh

His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

²³ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה׃

hu yamut be'en musar uverov ivvalto yishge

He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,

²that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

¹¹You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,

¹²and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.

¹³I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!

¹⁴I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²²The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.

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Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

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