משלי י״ג
Proverbs 13
Hebrew
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃ מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל ט֑וֹב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃ נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃ מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תׇּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃ יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב׃ כֹּ֣פֶר נֶפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ עׇשְׁר֑וֹ וְ֝רָ֗שׁ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃ אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃ רַק־בְּ֭זָדוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת־נ֖וֹעָצִ֣ים חׇכְמָֽה׃ ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃ תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃ בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל ל֑וֹ וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃ כׇּל־עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת וּ֝כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃ רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃ תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶּעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃ (הלוך) [הוֹלֵ֣ךְ] אֶת־חֲכָמִ֣ים (וחכם) [יֶחְכָּ֑ם] וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃ חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃ ט֗וֹב יַנְחִ֥יל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִ֑ים וְצָפ֥וּן לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק חֵ֣יל חוֹטֵֽא׃ רׇב־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ שִׁ֭בְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵ֣א בְנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ שִׁחֲר֥וֹ מוּסָֽר׃ צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵֽל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃
English Translation
A wise son—it is through the discipline of his father;
A scoffer—he never heard reproof. A man enjoys good from the fruit of his speech;
But out of the throat of the treacherous comes lawlessness. Those who guard their tongueatongue Lit. “mouth.” preserve their life;
Those who open wide their lips, it is their ruin. A sluggard craves, but has nothing;
The diligent shall feast on rich fare. The righteous hate lies;
The wicked are vile and disgraceful. Righteousness protects the one whose way is blameless;
Wickedness subverts the sinner. Some pretend to be rich and have nothing;
Others profess to be poor and have much wealth. Riches are ransom for a person’s life,
The poor never heard a reproof. The light of the righteous is radiant;
The lamp of the wicked is extinguished. Arrogance yields nothing but strife;bArrogance yields nothing but strife Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Wisdom belongs to those who seek advice. Wealth may dwindle to less than nothing,
But one who gathers little by little increases it. Hope deferred sickens the heart,
But desire realized is a tree of life. One who disdains a precept will be injured thereby;
One who respects a command will be rewarded. The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life,
Enabling one to avoid deadly snares. Good sense wins favor;
The way of treacherous men is unchanging.cunchanging Or “harsh.” Those who are clever act knowledgeably,
But dullards expose their stupidity. Harm befalls a wicked messenger;
A faithful courier brings healing. Poverty and humiliation are for the one who spurns discipline;
But one who takes reproof to heart gets honor. Desire realized is sweet to the soul;
To turn away from evil is abhorrent to the stupid. One who keeps company with the wise becomes wise,
But one who consorts with dullards comes to grief. Misfortune pursues sinners,
But the righteous are well rewarded. A good man has what to bequeath to his grandchildren,
For the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous. The tillage of the poor yields much food;
But substance is swept away for lack of moderation. He who spares the rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him early. The righteous person eats to satiety,
But the belly of the wicked is empty.
A scoffer—he never heard reproof. A man enjoys good from the fruit of his speech;
But out of the throat of the treacherous comes lawlessness. Those who guard their tongueatongue Lit. “mouth.” preserve their life;
Those who open wide their lips, it is their ruin. A sluggard craves, but has nothing;
The diligent shall feast on rich fare. The righteous hate lies;
The wicked are vile and disgraceful. Righteousness protects the one whose way is blameless;
Wickedness subverts the sinner. Some pretend to be rich and have nothing;
Others profess to be poor and have much wealth. Riches are ransom for a person’s life,
The poor never heard a reproof. The light of the righteous is radiant;
The lamp of the wicked is extinguished. Arrogance yields nothing but strife;bArrogance yields nothing but strife Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Wisdom belongs to those who seek advice. Wealth may dwindle to less than nothing,
But one who gathers little by little increases it. Hope deferred sickens the heart,
But desire realized is a tree of life. One who disdains a precept will be injured thereby;
One who respects a command will be rewarded. The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life,
Enabling one to avoid deadly snares. Good sense wins favor;
The way of treacherous men is unchanging.cunchanging Or “harsh.” Those who are clever act knowledgeably,
But dullards expose their stupidity. Harm befalls a wicked messenger;
A faithful courier brings healing. Poverty and humiliation are for the one who spurns discipline;
But one who takes reproof to heart gets honor. Desire realized is sweet to the soul;
To turn away from evil is abhorrent to the stupid. One who keeps company with the wise becomes wise,
But one who consorts with dullards comes to grief. Misfortune pursues sinners,
But the righteous are well rewarded. A good man has what to bequeath to his grandchildren,
For the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous. The tillage of the poor yields much food;
But substance is swept away for lack of moderation. He who spares the rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him early. The righteous person eats to satiety,
But the belly of the wicked is empty.
About This Text
Source
Proverbs
Category
Tanach
Reference
Proverbs 13
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