1 Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.

1 לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין¹ הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל־שֹׁ֥גֶה בֹּ֝֗ו לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃

2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

2 נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּרֹ֗ו חֹוטֵ֥א נַפְשֹֽׁו׃

3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

3 כָּבֹ֣וד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

4 The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

4 מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ יִשְׁאַל וְשָׁאַ֖ל בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃

5 Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.

5 מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃

6 Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?

6 רָב־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדֹּ֑ו וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃

7 The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!

7 מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמֹּ֣ו צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃

8 A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

8 מֶ֗לֶךְ יֹושֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כָּל־רָֽע׃

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

9 מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃

10 Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.

10 אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תֹּועֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

11 גַּ֣ם בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר־נָ֑עַר אִם־זַ֖ךְ וְאִם־יָשָׁ֣ר פָּעֳלֹֽו׃

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

12 אֹ֣זֶן מַעַת³ וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

13 אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃

14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

14 רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקֹּונֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל לֹ֝֗ו אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

15 יֵ֣שׁ זָ֭הָב וְרָב־פְּנִינִ֑ים וּכְלִ֥י יְ֝קָ֗ר שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃

16 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

16 לְֽקַח־בִּ֭גְדֹו כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִים נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃

17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

17 עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝אַחַ֗ר יִמָּֽלֵא־פִ֥יהוּ חָצָֽץ׃

18 Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.

18 מַ֭חֲשָׁבֹות בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכֹּ֑ון וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּלֹ֗ות עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה׃

19 He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.

19 גֹּֽולֶה־סֹּ֭וד³ הֹולֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃

20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.

20 מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמֹּ֑ו יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝רֹ֗ו בְּאִישֹׁון בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

21 An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

21 נַ֭חֲלָה מְבֻחֶלֶת מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃

22 Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.

22 אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.

23 תֹּועֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־טֹֽוב׃

24 The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?

24 מֵיְהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכֹּֽו׃

25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.

25 מֹוקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

26 מְזָרֶ֣ה רְ֭שָׁעִים מֶ֣לֶךְ חָכָ֑ם וַיָּ֖שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם אֹופָֽן׃

27 Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.

27 נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

28 Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.

28 חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֹֽו׃

29 The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

29 תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃

30 Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.

30 חַבֻּרֹ֣ות פֶּ֭צַע תַּמְרִיק תַּמְר֣וּק בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכֹּ֗ות חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃