Proverbs 9 מִשְׁלֵי
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃
chakhmot banta vetah chatzva ammudeha shiv'a
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃
tavcha tivchah maskha yenah af arkha shulchanah
She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃
shalcha na'aroteha tikra al-gappe merome karet
She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
4מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃
mi-feti yasur henna chasar-lev amra lo
’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
5לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃
lekhu lachamu velachami ushetu beyayin masakhti
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃
izvu fetayim vichyu ve'ishru bederekh bina
Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
7יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃
yoser letz lokeach lo kalon umokhiach lerasha' mumo
He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
8אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃
al-tokhach letz pen-yisna'ekka hokhach lechakham veye'ehavekka
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃
ten lechakham veyechkam-od hoda' letzaddik veyosef lekach
Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃
techillat chakhma yir'at ADONAI veda'at kedoshim bina
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
11כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃
ki-vi yirbu yamekha veyosifu lekha shenot chayyim
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃
im-chakhamta chakhamta lakh velatzta levaddekha tissa
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.’
13אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃
eshet kesilut homiyya petayyut uval-yad'a ma
The woman Folly is riotous; She is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
14וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃
veyashva lefetach betah al-kisse merome karet
And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
15לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃
likro le'ovre-darekh hamyasherim orchotam
To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
16מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃
mi-feti yasur henna vachasar-lev ve'amra lo
’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; And as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
17מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃
mayim-genuvim yimtaku velechem setarim yin'am
’Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’
18וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃
velo-yada' ki-refa'im sham be'imke sheol keru'eha
But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.
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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.