משלי כ׳:ו׳
Proverbs 20:6
Hebrew
לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּיִן הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכׇל־שֹׁ֥גֶה בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃ נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ כָּב֣וֹד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכׇל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ (ישאל) [וְשָׁאַ֖ל] בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃ מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ רׇב־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ מֶ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כׇּל־רָֽע׃ מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ גַּ֣ם בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָ֑עַר אִם־זַ֖ךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁ֣ר פׇּעֳלֽוֹ׃ אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ אַל־תֶּאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ יֵ֣שׁ זָ֭הָב וְרׇב־פְּנִינִ֑ים וּכְלִ֥י יְ֝קָ֗ר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ לְֽקַח־בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד (נכרים) [נׇכְרִיָּ֣ה] חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝אַחַ֗ר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִ֥יהוּ חָצָֽץ׃ מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכּ֑וֹן וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה׃ גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃ מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝ר֗וֹ (באישון) [בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן] חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ נַ֭חֲלָה (מבחלת) [מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת] בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַ֝יהֹוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃ תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הֹוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ מֵיְהֹוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃ מְזָרֶ֣ה רְ֭שָׁעִים מֶ֣לֶךְ חָכָ֑ם וַיָּ֖שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם אוֹפָֽן׃ נֵ֣ר יְ֭הֹוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כׇּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃ חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃ חַבֻּר֣וֹת פֶּ֭צַע (תמריק) [תַּמְר֣וּק] בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכּ֗וֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃
English Translation
Wine is a scoffer, strong drink a roisterer;
No one who is muddled by them will ever grow wise. The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;
Whoever provokes it forfeits life. It is honorable for a man to desist from strife,
But every fool becomes embroiled.abecomes embroiled Meaning of Heb. uncertain. In winter sluggards do not plow;
At harvesttime they seek, and find nothing. The designs in a person’s mind arebThe designs in a person’s mind are Or “The counsel in another person’s mind is.” deep waters,
But a man of understanding can draw them out. He calls many a man his loyal friend,
But who can find a faithful man? The righteous live blamelessly;
Happy are their children who come after them. The king seated on the throne of judgment
Can winnow out all evil by his glance. Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am purged of my sin”? False weights and false measures—
Both are an abomination to GOD. Children may be dissembling in their behavior
Even though their actions are blameless and proper. The ear that hears, the eye that sees—
GOD made them both. Do not love sleep lest you be impoverished;
Keep your eyes open and you will have plenty of food. “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
Then goes away in self-congratulation. Gold is plentiful, jewels abundant,
But wise speech is a precious object. Seize his garment, for he stood surety for another;canother Or “a stranger.”
Take it as a pledge, [for he stood surety] for an unfamiliar woman. Bread gained by fraud may be tasty to a man,
But later his mouth will be filled with gravel. Plans laid in council will succeed;
Wage war with stratagems. Whoever gives away secrets is base;
Do not take up with a big-mouth. Whoever reviles their father or mother,
Will be without lamplight when darkness comes. An estate acquired in haste at the outset
Will not be blessed in the end. Do not say, “I will requite evil”;
Put your hope in GOD and you will be delivered. False weights are an abomination to GOD;
Dishonest scales are not right. People’s stepsdPeople’s steps Or “[Even] the steps of virile men.” are decided by GOD;
What do mortals know about their own way? It is a snare for mortals to pledge a sacred gift rashlyeto pledge a sacred gift rashly Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
And after the vows to reconsider. A wise king winnows out the wicked,
And turns the wheel upon them. A mortal’s lifebreath is GOD’s lamp
Revealing all their inmost parts.ftheir inmost parts Lit. “the chambers of the belly.” Faithfulness and loyalty protect the king;
He maintains his throne by faithfulness. The glory of young men is their strength;
The majesty of elders is their gray hair. Bruises and wounds are repaymentgrepayment Meaning of Heb. uncertain. for evil,
Striking at one’s inmost parts.
No one who is muddled by them will ever grow wise. The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;
Whoever provokes it forfeits life. It is honorable for a man to desist from strife,
But every fool becomes embroiled.abecomes embroiled Meaning of Heb. uncertain. In winter sluggards do not plow;
At harvesttime they seek, and find nothing. The designs in a person’s mind arebThe designs in a person’s mind are Or “The counsel in another person’s mind is.” deep waters,
But a man of understanding can draw them out. He calls many a man his loyal friend,
But who can find a faithful man? The righteous live blamelessly;
Happy are their children who come after them. The king seated on the throne of judgment
Can winnow out all evil by his glance. Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am purged of my sin”? False weights and false measures—
Both are an abomination to GOD. Children may be dissembling in their behavior
Even though their actions are blameless and proper. The ear that hears, the eye that sees—
GOD made them both. Do not love sleep lest you be impoverished;
Keep your eyes open and you will have plenty of food. “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
Then goes away in self-congratulation. Gold is plentiful, jewels abundant,
But wise speech is a precious object. Seize his garment, for he stood surety for another;canother Or “a stranger.”
Take it as a pledge, [for he stood surety] for an unfamiliar woman. Bread gained by fraud may be tasty to a man,
But later his mouth will be filled with gravel. Plans laid in council will succeed;
Wage war with stratagems. Whoever gives away secrets is base;
Do not take up with a big-mouth. Whoever reviles their father or mother,
Will be without lamplight when darkness comes. An estate acquired in haste at the outset
Will not be blessed in the end. Do not say, “I will requite evil”;
Put your hope in GOD and you will be delivered. False weights are an abomination to GOD;
Dishonest scales are not right. People’s stepsdPeople’s steps Or “[Even] the steps of virile men.” are decided by GOD;
What do mortals know about their own way? It is a snare for mortals to pledge a sacred gift rashlyeto pledge a sacred gift rashly Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
And after the vows to reconsider. A wise king winnows out the wicked,
And turns the wheel upon them. A mortal’s lifebreath is GOD’s lamp
Revealing all their inmost parts.ftheir inmost parts Lit. “the chambers of the belly.” Faithfulness and loyalty protect the king;
He maintains his throne by faithfulness. The glory of young men is their strength;
The majesty of elders is their gray hair. Bruises and wounds are repaymentgrepayment Meaning of Heb. uncertain. for evil,
Striking at one’s inmost parts.
About This Text
Source
Proverbs
Category
Tanach
Reference
Proverbs 20:6
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