1
Dead flies cause the
ointment of the
apothecary to send
forth a stinking
savour: so doth a
little folly him that is in
reputation for
wisdom and
honour.
r'q'y ;xeqw{r !,m,v ;[yiB;y vyia.b;y t,w'm yeb.Wb.z ? j'[.m t.Wl.kis dw{b'Kim h'm.k'xem
2
A wise
man's heart is at his right
hand; but a
fool's heart at his
left.
w{la{m.fil lyis.K bel.w w{nyimyil ~'k'x bel
3
Yea also, when he that is a
fool walketh by the
way, his
wisdom faileth him, and he
saith to every one that he is a
fool.
r;m'a.w res'x w{Bil .$el{h l'k'S;h,v.K .$,r,D;B -m;g.w ? a.Wh l'k's l{K;l
4
If the
spirit of the
ruler rise
up against thee,
leave not thy
place; for
yielding pacifieth great offences.
x;N;T -l;a '$.mw{q.m '$y,l'[ h,l][;T levw{M;h ;x.Wr -mia ? ~yilw{d.G ~yia'j]x ;xyiN;y aeP.r;m yiK
5
There
is an
evil which I have
seen under the
sun, as an
error which
proceedeth from the
ruler:
a'c{Y,v h'g'g.viK v,m'V;h t;x;T yityia'r h'['r vey ? jyiL;V;h yen.piLim
6
Folly is
set in
great dignity, and the
rich sit in low
place.
l,peV;B ~yiryiv][;w ~yiB;r ~yimw{r.M;B l,k,S;h !;Tin ? .Wbevey
7
I have
seen servants upon
horses, and
princes walking as
servants upon the
earth.
~yik.l{h ~yir'f.w ~yis.Ws -l;[ ~yid'b][ yityia'r ? #,r'a'h -l;[ ~yid'b][;K
8
He that
diggeth a
pit shall
fall into it; and whoso
breaketh an
hedge, a
serpent shall
bite him.
.WN,k.VIy red'G #er{p.W lw{PIy w{B #'M.WG rep{x ? v'x'n
9
Whoso
removeth stones shall be
hurt therewith; and he that
cleaveth wood shall be
endangered thereby.
!,k'SIy ~yice[ ;[eqw{B ~,h'B bec'[ey ~yin'b]a ;[yiS;m ? ~'B
10
If the
iron be
blunt, and he do not
whet the
edge, then must he
put to more
strength: but
wisdom is
profitable to
direct.
l;q.liq ~yin'p -a{l a.Wh.w l,z.r;B;h h'heq -mia ? h'm.k'x q]ryev.k;h !w{r.tIy.w reB;g.y ~yil'y]x;w
11
Surely the
serpent will
bite without
enchantment; and a
babbler is no
better.
!w{r.tIy !yea.w v;x'l -aw{l.B v'x'N;h .${VIy -mia ? !w{v'L;h l;[;b.l
12
The
words of a wise
man's mouth are
gracious; but the
lips of a
fool will swallow
up himself.
.WN,[.L;b.T lyis.K tw{t.pif.w !ex ~'k'x -yip yer.biD
13
The
beginning of the
words of his
mouth is
foolishness: and the
end of his
talk is
mischievous madness.
.WhyiP tyir]x;a.w t.Wl.kis .Whyip -yer.biD t;Lix.T ? h'['r t.Wlelw{h
14
A
fool also is
full of
words: a
man cannot
tell what shall be; and what shall be
after him, who can
tell him?
h,y.hiY,v -h;m ~'d'a'h [;dey -a{l ~yir'b.d h,B.r;y l'k'S;h.w ? w{l dyiG;y yim wy'r]x;aem h,y.hIy r,v]a;w
15
The
labour of the
foolish wearieth every one of them, because he
knoweth not how to
go to the
city.
[;d'y -a{l r,v]a .WN,[.G;y.T ~yilyis.K;h l;m][ ? ryi[ -l,a t,k,l'l
16
Woe to thee, O
land, when thy
king is a
child, and thy
princes eat in the
morning!
r,q{B;B<01242!> .$Iy;r'f.w r;['n .$eK.l;M,v #,r,a .$'l -yia ? .Wleka{y
17
Blessed art thou, O
land, when thy
king is the
son of
nobles, and thy
princes eat in due
season, for
strength, and not for
drunkenness!
.$Iy;r'f.w ~yirw{x -n,B .$eK.l;M,v #,r,a .$yer.v;a ? yit.V;b<08358!> a{l.w h'r.Wb.giB .Wleka{y te['B
18
By much
slothfulness the
building decayeth; and through
idleness of the
hands the
house droppeth
through.
~Iy;d'y t.Wl.piv.b.W h,r'q.M;h .$;MIy ~Iy;T.l;c][;B ? tIy'B;h @{l.dIy
19
A
feast is
made for
laughter, and
wine maketh
merry*: but
money answereth all things.
@,s,K;h.w ~yiY;x x;M;f.y !Iy;y.w ~,x,l ~yif{[ qw{x.fil ? l{K;h -t,a h,n][;y
20
Curse not the
king, no not in thy
thought; and
curse not the
rich in thy
bedchamber*: for a
bird of the
air shall
carry the
voice, and that which
hath wings shall
tell the
matter.
'$.b'K.vim yer.d;x.b.W leL;q.T -l;a .$,l,m '$]['D;m.B ~;G ? .$yilw{y ~Iy;m'V;h @w{[ yiK ryiv'[ leL;q.T -l;a ? r'b'D dyeG;y ~Iy;p'n.K;h l;[;b.W lw{Q;h -t,a