1 A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

1 נִבְחָ֣ר ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֹֽוב׃

2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

2 עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃

3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

3 עָר֤וּם׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וְיִסָּתֵר וְנִסְתָּ֑ר וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

4 עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָבֹ֣וד וְחַיִּֽים׃

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep 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 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 vanity: and the rod of his anger 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 scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

10 גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָדֹ֑ון וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֹֽון׃

11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

11 אֹהֵ֥ב טְהֹור־ טְהָר־לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

12 עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃

13 The slothful man 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 the LORD shall fall therein.

14 שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָרֹ֑ות זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִפֹּול־ יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃

15 Foolishness is bound 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 riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

16 עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבֹּ֣ות לֹ֑ו נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃

17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine 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; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

18 כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

19 לִהְיֹ֣ות בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הֹודַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום אַף־אָֽתָּה׃

20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

20 הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ שִׁלְשֹׁום שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּמֹ֖ועֵצֹ֣ת³ וָדָֽעַת׃

21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto 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 the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

23 כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃

24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

24 אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מֹות לֹ֣א תָבֹֽוא׃

25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

25 פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף אָרְחָתֹו אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מֹוקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

26 Be not thou 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 nothing 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׃