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1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 1מִ֭שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בֶן־ דָּוִ֑ד מֶ֝֗לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
2To know wisdom and discipline, to comprehend the words of insight, 2לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֣ה וּמוּסָ֑ר לְ֝הָבִ֗ין אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃
3to receive instruction in wise living, in righteousness, justice, and equity, 3לָ֭קַחַת מוּסַ֣ר הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃
4to impart prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young— 4לָתֵ֣ת לִפְתָאיִ֣ם עָרְמָ֑ה לְ֝נַ֗עַר דַּ֣עַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃
5{let} the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel— 5יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃
6to understand the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. 6לְהָבִ֣ין מָ֭שָׁל וּמְלִיצָ֑ה דִּבְרֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃
7The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge, [but] fools despise wisdom and discipline. 7יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּ֑עַת חָכְמָ֥ה וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר אֱוִילִ֥ים בָּֽזוּ׃ פ
8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 8שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־ תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃
9For they [are] a garland of grace on your head, and a pendant around your neck. 9כִּ֤י ׀ לִוְיַ֤ת חֵ֓ן הֵ֬ם לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃
10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield [to them]. 10בְּנִ֡י אִם־ יְפַתּ֥וּךָ חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים אַל־ תֹּבֵֽא׃
11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, 11אִם־ יֹאמְרוּ֮ לְכָ֪ה אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה לְדָ֑ם נִצְפְּנָ֖ה לְנָקִ֣י חִנָּֽם׃
12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. 12נִ֭בְלָעֵם כִּשְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃
13We {will} find all manner of precious goods; we {will} fill our houses with plunder. 13כָּל־ ה֣וֹן יָקָ֣ר נִמְצָ֑א נְמַלֵּ֖א בָתֵּ֣ינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃
14Throw in your lot with us, let us all have one purse”— 14גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ תַּפִּ֣יל בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ כִּ֥יס אֶ֝חָ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃
15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path. 15בְּנִ֗י אַל־ תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם מְנַ֥ע רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃
16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood. 16כִּ֣י רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם לָרַ֣ע יָר֑וּצוּ וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־ דָּֽם׃
17How futile to spread the net where any bird can see it. 17כִּֽי־ חִ֭נָּם מְזֹרָ֣ה הָרָ֑שֶׁת בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י כָל־ בַּ֥עַל‪‬ כָּנָֽף׃
18But they lie in wait for their [own] blood; they ambush their [own] lives. 18וְ֭הֵם לְדָמָ֣ם יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃
19Such [is] the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors. 19כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל־ בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת־ נֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלָ֣יו יִקָּֽח׃ פ
20Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square, 20חָ֭כְמוֹת בַּח֣וּץ תָּרֹ֑נָּה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽהּ׃
21in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: 21בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הֹמִיּ֗וֹת תִּ֫קְרָ֥א בְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥ים בָּעִ֗יר אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃
22“How long, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge? 22עַד־ מָתַ֣י ׀ פְּתָיִם֮ תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים יִשְׂנְאוּ־ דָֽעַת׃
23If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you. 23תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י הִנֵּ֤ה אַבִּ֣יעָה לָכֶ֣ם רוּחִ֑י אוֹדִ֖יעָה דְבָרַ֣י אֶתְכֶֽם׃
24Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, 24יַ֣עַן קָ֭רָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ נָטִ֥יתִי יָ֝דִ֗י וְאֵ֣ין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃
25because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, 25וַתִּפְרְע֥וּ כָל־ עֲצָתִ֑י וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲבִיתֶֽם׃
26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, 26גַּם־ אֲ֭נִי בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם אֶשְׂחָ֑ק אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג בְּבֹ֣א פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃
27when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 27בְּבֹ֤א [כשאוה] (כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה ׀) פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָ֣ה יֶאֱתֶ֑ה בְּבֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְצוּקָֽה׃
28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they {will} earnestly seek me, but {will} not find me. 28אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃
29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. 29תַּ֭חַת כִּי־ שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃
30They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. 30לֹא־ אָב֥וּ לַעֲצָתִ֑י נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ כָּל־ תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃
31So they {will} eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 31וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִ֣י דַרְכָּ֑ם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃
32For the waywardness of the simple {will} slay them, and the complacency of fools {will} destroy them. 32כִּ֤י מְשׁוּבַ֣ת פְּתָיִ֣ם תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת כְּסִילִ֣ים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃
33But whoever listens to me {will} dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.” 33וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֭י יִשְׁכָּן־ בֶּ֑טַח וְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ן מִפַּ֥חַד רָעָֽה׃ פ
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