Proverbs 7 מִשְׁלֵי
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1בְּ֭נִי שְׁמֹ֣ר אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ׃
beni shemor amaray umitzvotay titzpon ittakh
My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
2שְׁמֹ֣ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶחְיֵ֑ה וְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗י כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃
shemor mitzvotay vechye vetorati ke'ishon enekha
Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of thine eye.
3קָשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃
kashrem al-etzbe'otekha katvem al-luach libbekha
Bind them upon thy fingers, Write them upon the table of thy heart.
4אֱמֹ֣ר לַֽ֭חָכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע לַבִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא׃
emor lachakhma achoti att umoda' labbina tikra
Say unto wisdom: ‘Thou art my sister’, And call understanding thy kinswoman;
5לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃
lishmarkha me'isha zara minnakhriyya amareha hechelika
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the alien woman that maketh smooth her words.
6כִּ֭י בְּחַלּ֣וֹן בֵּיתִ֑י בְּעַ֖ד אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃
ki bechallon beti be'ad eshnabbi nishkafti
For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;
7וָאֵ֤רֶא בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם אָ֘בִ֤ינָה בַבָּנִ֗ים נַ֣עַר חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃
va'ere vappetayim avina vabbanim na'ar chasar-lev
And I beheld among the thoughtless ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
8עֹבֵ֣ר בַּ֭שּׁוּק אֵ֣צֶל פִּנָּ֑הּ וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֵּיתָ֣הּ יִצְעָֽד׃
over bashuk etzel pinnah vederekh betah yitz'ad
Passing through the street near her corner, And he went the way to her house;
9בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃
beneshef-be'erev yom be'ishon layla va'afela
In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the blackness of night and the darkness.
10וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֭שָּׁה לִקְרָאת֑וֹ שִׁ֥ית ז֝וֹנָ֗ה וּנְצֻ֥רַת לֵֽב׃
vehinne isha likrato shit zona unetzurat lev
And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
11הֹמִיָּ֣ה הִ֣יא וְסֹרָ֑רֶת בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ לֹא־יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ׃
homiyya hi vesoraret bevetah lo-yishkenu ragleha
She is riotous and rebellious, Her feet abide not in her house;
12פַּ֤עַם ׀ בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃
pa'am bachutz pa'am barchovot ve'etzel kal-pinna te'erov
Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.
13וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ׃
vehechezika bo venashka-lo he'eza faneha vattomar lo
So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she said unto him:
14זִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֣ים עָלָ֑י הַ֝יּ֗וֹם שִׁלַּ֥מְתִּי נְדָרָֽי׃
zivche shelamim alay hayyom shillamti nedaray
’Sacrifices of peace-offerings were due from me; This day have I paid my vows.
15עַל־כֵּ֭ן יָצָ֣אתִי לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ לְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃
al-ken yatzati likratekha leshacher panekha va'emtza'ekka
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, To seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃
marvaddim ravadti arsi chatuvot etun mitzrayim
I have decked my couch with coverlets, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
17נַ֥פְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י מֹ֥ר אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃
nafti mishkavi mor ahalim vekinnamon
I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18לְכָ֤ה נִרְוֶ֣ה דֹ֭דִים עַד־הַבֹּ֑קֶר נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה בָּאֳהָבִֽים׃
lekha nirve dodim ad-habboker nit'allesa ba'ohavim
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.
19כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָאִ֣ישׁ בְּבֵית֑וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק׃
ki en ha'ish beveto halakh bederekh merachok
For my husband is not at home, He is gone a long journey;
20צְֽרוֹר־הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ׃
tzeror-hakkesef lakach beyado leyom hakkese yavo veto
He hath taken the bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.’
21הִ֭טַּתּוּ בְּרֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑הּ בְּחֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃
hittattu berov likchah bechelek sefateha taddichennu
With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, With the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away.
22ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל־טָ֣בַח יָב֑וֹא וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס אֶל־מוּסַ֥ר אֱוִֽיל׃
holekh achareha pit'om keshor el-tavach yavo ukhe'ekhes el-musar evil
He goeth after her straightway, As an ox that goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;
23עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל־פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא־יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא׃
ad yefallach chetz kevedo kemaher tzippor el-pach velo-yada' ki-venafsho hu
Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteneth to the snare— And knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.
24וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃
ve'atta vanim shim'u-li vehakshivu le'imre-fi
Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
25אַל־יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל־תֵּ֝תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃
al-yest el-derakheha libbekha al-teta' bintivoteha
Let not thy heart decline to her ways, Go not astray in her paths.
26כִּֽי־רַבִּ֣ים חֲלָלִ֣ים הִפִּ֑ילָה וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים כָּל־הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃
ki-rabbim chalalim hippila va'atzumim kal-harugeha
For she hath cast down many wounded; Yea, a mighty host are all her slain.
27דַּרְכֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתָ֑הּ יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת אֶל־חַדְרֵי־מָֽוֶת׃
darkhe sheol betah yordot el-chadre-mavet
Her house is the way to the nether-world, Going down to the chambers of death.
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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.