10
Do not
slander a
slave to his
master,
Or he will
curse you and you will be
found guilty.
'$.l,L;q.y -n,P w{n{d]a -l,a d,b,[ !ev.l;T -l;a ? 'T.m'v'a.w
11
There is a
kind of man who
curses his
father And does not
bless his
mother.
.$er'b.y a{l w{Mia -t,a.w leL;q.y wyib'a rw{D
12
There is a
kind who is
pure in his own
eyes, Yet is not
washed from his
filthiness.
#'xUr a{l w{t'a{Cim.W wy'nye[.B rw{h'j rw{D
13
There is a
kind -oh
how lofty are his
eyes! And his
eyelids are
raised in arrogance.
.Waef'NIy wy'P;[.p;[.w wy'nye[ .Wm'r -h'm rw{D
14
There is a
kind of man whose
teeth are like
swords And his
jaw teeth like
knives, To
devour the
afflicted from the
earth And the
needy from among
men.
]wy't{[.L;t.m tw{l'k]a;m.W wy'Niv tw{b'r]x rw{D ? ~'d'aem ~yinw{y.b,a.w #,r,aem ~yiYin][ l{k/a,l
15
The
leech has
two daughters,
"Give,"
"Give."
There are
three things that will not be
satisfied,
Four that will not
say,
"Enough ":
h'Neh vw{l'v b;h b;h tw{n'b yeT.v ]h'q.Wl][;l ? !w{h .Wr.m'a -a{l [;B.r;a h'n.[;B.fit a{l
16
Sheol, and the
barren womb,
Earth that is
never satisfied with
water, And
fire that
never says,
"Enough."
~Iy;M h'[.b'f -a{l #,r,a ~;x'r r,c{[.w lw{a.v ? !w{h h'r.m'a -a{l vea.w
17
The
eye that
mocks a
father And
scorns * a
mother, The
ravens of the
valley will
pick it out, And the
young eagles will
eat it.
'h.Wr.QIy ~ea -t;h]Qyil z.Wb't.w b'a.l g;[.liT !Iy;[ ? r,v'n -yen.b 'h.Wl.ka{y.w l;x;n -yeb.r{[
18
There are
three things which are
too wonderful for me,
Four which I do not
understand:
~yiT.[;d.y a{l ['B.r;a.w ]yiN,Mim .Wa.l.pin h'Meh h'v{l.v
19
The
way of an
eagle in the
sky, The
way of a
serpent on a
rock, The
way of a
ship in the
middle of the
sea, And the
way of a
man with a
maid.
r.Wc yel][ v'x'n .$,r,D ~Iy;m'V;B r,v,N;h .$,r,D ? h'm.l;[.B r,b,G .$,r,d.w ~'y -b,l.b h'Yin\a -.k,r,D
20
This is the
way of an
adulterous woman: She
eats and
wipes her
mouth, And
says, "I have
done no wrong."
'hyip h't]x'm.W h'l.k'a t,p'a'n.m h'Via .$,r,D !eK ? !,w'a yiT.l;['p -a{l h'r.m'a.w