1 Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

1 אַל־תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י רָעָ֑ה וְאַל־ תִּתְאָו תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו לִהְיֹ֥ות אִתָּֽם׃

2 for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

2 כִּי־שֹׁ֖ד יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לִבָּ֑ם וְ֝עָמָ֗ל שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥ם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃

3 Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;

3 בְּ֭חָכְמָה יִבָּ֣נֶה בָּ֑יִת וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה יִתְכֹּונָֽן׃

4 and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.

4 וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־הֹ֖ון יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃

5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

5 גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם בַּעֹ֑וז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּ֝֗עַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃

6 For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

6 כִּ֣י בְ֭תַחְבֻּלֹות תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יֹועֵֽץ׃

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.

7 רָאמֹ֣ות לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל חָכְמֹ֑ות בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃

8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.

8 מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְהָרֵ֑עַ לֹ֝֗ו בַּֽעַל־מְזִמֹּ֥ות יִקְרָֽאוּ׃

9 The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.

9 זִמַּ֣ת אִוֶּ֣לֶת חַטָּ֑את וְתֹועֲבַ֖ת לְאָדָ֣ם לֵֽץ׃

10 [If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.

10 הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ בְּיֹ֥ום צָרָ֗ה צַ֣ר כֹּחֶֽכָה׃

11 Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

11 הַ֭צֵּל לְקֻחִ֣ים לַמָּ֑וֶת וּמָטִ֥ים לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג אִם־תַּחְשֹֽׂוךְ׃

12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.

12 כִּֽי־תֹאמַ֗ר הֵן֮ לֹא־יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ זֶ֥ה הֲ‍ֽלֹא־תֹ֘כֵ֤ן לִבֹּ֨ות׀ הֽוּא־יָבִ֗ין וְנֹצֵ֣ר נַ֭פְשְׁךָ ה֣וּא יֵדָ֑ע וְהֵשִׁ֖יב לְאָדָ֣ם כְּפָעֳלֹֽו׃

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

13 אֱכָל־בְּנִ֣י דְבַ֣שׁ כִּי־טֹ֑וב וְנֹ֥פֶת מָ֝תֹ֗וק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃

14 so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

14 כֵּ֤ן׀ דְּעֶ֥ה חָכְמָ֗ה לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ אִם־מָ֭צָאתָ וְיֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃

15 Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

15 אַל־תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב רָ֭שָׁע לִנְוֵ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד רִבְצֹֽו׃

16 For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

16 כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨בַע׀ יִפֹּ֣ול צַדִּ֣יק וָקָ֑ם וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ בְרָעָֽה׃

17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

17 בִּנְפֹ֣ל אֹויְבֶיךָ אֹֽ֭ויִבְךָ^y אַל־תִּשְׂמָ֑ח וּ֝בִכָּשְׁלֹ֗ו אַל־יָגֵ֥ל לִבֶּֽךָ׃

18 lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

18 פֶּן־יִרְאֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה וְרַ֣ע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְהֵשִׁ֖יב מֵעָלָ֣יו אַפֹּֽו׃

19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:

19 אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃

20 for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

20 כִּ֤י׀ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

21 My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

21 יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּנִ֣י וָמֶ֑לֶךְ עִםשֹ֝־ונִ֗ים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב׃

22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

22 כִּֽי־פִ֭תְאֹם יָק֣וּם אֵידָ֑ם וּפִ֥יד נֵיהֶ֗ם מִ֣י יֹודֵֽעַ׃

23 These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

23 גַּם־אֵ֥לֶּה לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט בַּל־טֹֽוב׃

24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

24 אֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀ לְרָשָׁע֮ צַדִּ֪יק אָ֥תָּה יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ עַמִּ֑ים יִזְעָמ֥וּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃

25 but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.

25 וְלַמֹּוכִיחִ֥ים יִנְעָ֑ם וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם תָּבֹ֥וא בִרְכַּת־טֹֽוב׃

26 He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.

26 שְׂפָתַ֥יִם יִשָּׁ֑ק מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב דְּבָרִ֥ים נְכֹחִֽים׃

27 Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.

27 הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃

28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?

28 אַל־תְּהִ֣י עֵד־חִנָּ֣ם בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.

29 אַל־תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לֹּ֑ו אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֹֽו׃

30 I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

30 עַל־שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־עָצֵ֣ל עָבַ֑רְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃

31 and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

31 וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָ֘לָ֤ה כֻלֹּ֨ו׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים כָּסּ֣וּ פָנָ֣יו חֲרֻלִּ֑ים וְגֶ֖דֶר אֲבָנָ֣יו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃

32 Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:

32 וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָ֭נֹכִֽי אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃

33 -- A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

33 מְעַ֣ט נֹות מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמֹ֑ות מְעַ֓ט׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃

34 So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

34 וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃