Proverbs 22 - American Standard Version with Hebrew
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1 A `good' name is rather to be chosen than great riches, `And' loving favor rather than silver and gold. | 1 נִבְחָ֣ר ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֹֽוב׃ | |
2 The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all. | 2 עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃ | |
3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. | 3 עָר֤וּם׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וְיִסָּתֵר וְנִסְתָּ֑ר וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ | |
4 The reward of humility `and' the fear of Jehovah `Is' riches, and honor, and life. | 4 עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָבֹ֣וד וְחַיִּֽים׃ | |
5 Thorns `and' snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. | 5 צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שֹׁומֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃ | |
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. | 6 חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכֹּ֑ו גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ | |
7 The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender. | 7 עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשֹׁ֑ול וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ | |
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail. | 8 זֹורֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יִקְצֹור־ יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹ֣ו יִכְלֶֽה׃ | |
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor. | 9 טֹֽוב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמֹ֣ו לַדָּֽל׃ | |
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease. | 10 גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָדֹ֑ון וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֹֽון׃ | |
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, `For' the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. | 11 אֹהֵ֥ב טְהֹור־ טְהָר־לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ | |
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve `him that hath' knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man. | 12 עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ | |
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets. | 13 אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּתֹ֥וךְ רְ֝חֹבֹ֗ות אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ | |
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein. | 14 שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָרֹ֑ות זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִפֹּול־ יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃ | |
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; `But' the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. | 15 אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | |
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his `gain', `And' he that giveth to the rich, `shall come' only to want. | 16 עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבֹּ֣ות לֹ֑ו נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃ | |
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge. | 17 הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ | |
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips. | 18 כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | |
19 That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made `them' known to thee this day, even to thee. | 19 לִהְיֹ֣ות בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הֹודַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ | |
20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, | 20 הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ שִׁלְשֹׁום שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּמֹ֖ועֵצֹ֣ת3 וָדָֽעַת׃ | |
21 To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? | 21 לְהֹודִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ3 אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ | |
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: | 22 אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ | |
23 For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them. | 23 כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | |
24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: | 24 אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מֹות לֹ֣א תָבֹֽוא׃ | |
25 Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul. | 25 פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף אָרְחָתֹו אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מֹוקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | |
26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, `Or' of them that are sureties for debts. | 26 אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֹֽות׃ | |
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? | 27 אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ | |
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set. | 28 אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עֹולָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹותֶֽיךָ׃ | |
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men. | 29 חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ | |
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