1
When thou
sittest to
eat with a
ruler,
consider diligently what is
before thee:
!yib'T !yiB levw{m -t,a ~w{x.lil bevet -yiK ? '$y,n'p.l r,v]a -t,a
2
And
put a
knife to thy
throat, if thou be a man
given to
appetite.
h'T'a v,p,n l;[;B -mia '$,[{l.B !yiK;f 'T.m;f.w
3
Be not
desirous of his
dainties: for they are
deceitful meat.
~yib'z.K ~,x,l a.Wh.w wy'tw{M;[.j;m.l q]w'a.tiT -l;a
4
Labour not to be
rich:
cease from thine own
wisdom.
l'd]x '$.t'nyiBim ryiv][;h.l [;gyiT -l;a
5
Wilt thou
set thine
eyes upon that which is not? for riches
certainly make themselves
wings; they fly
away as an
eagle toward
heaven.
w{L -h,f][;y h{f'[ yiK .WN,nyea.w w{B '$y,nye[ @.W['t]h ? ~Iy'm'V;h @ey'[.w r,v,n.K ~Iy;p'n.k
6
Eat thou not the
bread of him that hath an
evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty
meats:
w'a.tiT -l;a.w !Iy'[ [;r ~,x,l -t,a ~;x.liT -l;a ? wy't{M;[.j;m.l
7
For as he
thinketh in his
heart, so is he:
Eat and
drink,
saith he to thee; but his
heart is not with thee.
het.v.W l{k/a a.Wh -n,K w{v.p;n.B r;['v -w{m.K yiK ? .$'Mi[ -l;B w{Bil.w .$'l r;ma{y
8
The
morsel which thou hast
eaten shalt thou vomit
up, and
lose thy
sweet words.
~yimyi[.N;h '$y,r'b.D 'T;xiv.w h'N,ayiq.t 'T.l;k'a -'k.TiP
9
Speak not in the
ears of a
fool: for he will
despise the
wisdom of thy
words.
l,kef.l z.Wb'y -yiK reB;d.T -l;a lyis.k yen.z'a.B ? '$y,Lim
10
Remove not the
old landmark; and
enter not into the
fields of the
fatherless:
~yimw{t.y yed.fib.W ~'lw{[ l.Wb.G geS;T -l;a ? a{b'T -l;a
11
For their
redeemer is
mighty; he shall
plead their
cause with thee.
~'byir -t,a byir'y -a.Wh q'z'x ~'l]a{g -yiK ? .$'Tia
12
Apply thine
heart unto
instruction, and thine
ears to the
words of
knowledge.
t;['d -yer.mia.l '$,n.z'a.w '$,Bil r's.WM;l h'ayib'h
13
Withhold not
correction from the
child: for if thou
beatest him with the
rod, he shall not
die.
j,beV;b .WN,K;t -yiK r's.Wm r;[;Nim [;n.miT -l;a ? t.Wm'y a{l
14
Thou shalt
beat him with the
rod, and shalt
deliver his
soul from
hell.
lyiC;T lw{a.Vim w{v.p;n.w .WN,K;T j,beV;B h'T;a
15
My
son, if thine
heart be
wise, my
heart shall
rejoice, even
mine.
yin'a -m;g yiBil x;m.fIy '$,Bil ~;k'x -mia yin.B
16
Yea, my
reins shall
rejoice, when thy
lips speak right
things.
~yir'vyem '$y,t'p.f reB;d.B y'tw{y.lik h'n.z{l.[;t.w
17
Let not thine
heart envy sinners: but be thou in the
fear of the
LORD all the
day long.
h'wh.y -t;a.rIy.B -mia yiK ~yia'J;x;B '$.Bil aeN;q.y -l;a ? ~w{Y;h -l'K
18
For surely there
is an
end; and thine
expectation shall not be cut
off.
ter'Kit a{l '$.t'w.qit.w tyir]x;a vey -mia yiK
19
Hear thou, my
son, and be
wise, and
guide thine
heart in the
way.
'$,Bil .$,r,D;B reV;a.w ~'k]x;w yin.b h'T;a -[;m.v
20
Be not among
winebibbers*; among riotous
eaters of
flesh:
w{m'l r'f'b yel]l{z.B !Iy'y -yea.b{s.b yih.T -l;a
21
For the
drunkard and the
glutton shall come to
poverty: and
drowsiness shall
clothe a man with
rags.
vyiB.l;T ~yi['r.q.W ver\WIy lelw{z.w aeb{s -yiK ? h'm.Wn
22
Hearken unto thy
father that
begat thee, and
despise not thy
mother when she is
old.
h'n.q'z -yiK z.Wb'T -l;a.w '$,d'l.y h,z '$yib'a.l [;m.v ? '$,Mia
23
Buy the
truth, and
sell it not; also
wisdom, and
instruction, and
understanding.
h'nyib.W r's.Wm.W h'm.k'x r{K.miT -l;a.w hen.q t,m/a
24
The
father of the
righteous shall
greatly rejoice: and he that
begetteth a
wise child shall have
joy of him.
x;m.fIy.w ~'k'x delw{y qyiD;c yib]a l.Wg'y lw{G
25
Thy
father and thy
mother shall be
glad, and she that
bare thee shall
rejoice.
'$,T.d;lw{y leg't.w '$,Mia.w '$yib'a -x;m.fIy
26
My
son, give me thine
heart, and let thine
eyes observe* my
ways.
h'n,c.riT y;k'r.D '$y,nye[.w yil '$.Bil yin.b -h'n.T
27
For a
whore is a
deep ditch; and a strange
woman is a
narrow pit.
h'Yir.k'n h'r'c rea.b.W h'nw{z h'QUm][ h'x.Wv -yiK
28
She also lieth in
wait as for a
prey, and
increaseth the
transgressors among
men.
~'d'a.B ~yid.gw{b.W b{r/a,T @,t,x.K ayih -p;a ? @isw{T
29
Who hath
woe? who hath
sorrow? who hath
contentions*? who hath
babbling? who hath
wounds without
cause? who hath
redness of
eyes?
yim.l ~yinw{dim yim.l yw{b]a yim.l yw{a yim.l ? ~Iy'nye[ t.Wlil.k;x yim.l ~'Nix ~yi['c.P yim.l ;xyif
30
They that tarry
long at the
wine; they that
go to
seek mixed
wine.
.$'s.mim r{q.x;l ~yia'B;l !Iy'Y;h -l;[ ~yir]x;a.m;l
31
Look not thou upon the
wine when it is
red, when it
giveth his
colour in the
cup*, when it
moveth itself
aright.
syiK;B !eTIy -yiK ~'D;a.tIy yiK !Iy;y a,reT -l;a ? ~yir'vyem.B .$eL;h.tIy w{nye[
32
At the
last it
biteth like a
serpent, and
stingeth like an
adder.
vir.p;y yin{[.pic.k.W .$'VIy v'x'n.K w{tyir]x;a
33
Thine
eyes shall
behold strange
women, and thine
heart shall
utter perverse
things.
tw{kUP.h;T reB;d.y '$.Bil.w tw{r'z .Wa.rIy '$y,nye[
34
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth
down in the
midst of the
sea, or as he that
lieth upon the
top of a
mast.
leBix va{r.B bek{v.k.W ~'y -b,l.B bek{v.K 'tyIy'h.w
35
They have
stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not
sick; they have
beaten me, and I
felt it not: when shall I
awake? I will
seek it
yet again.
yiT.['d'y -l;B yin.Wm'l]h yityil'x -l;b yin.WKih ? dw{[ .WN,v.q;b]a @yisw{a #yiq'a y;t'm