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א
כִּי-תֵשֵׁב, לִלְחוֹם אֶת-מוֹשֵׁל-- בִּין תָּבִין, אֶת-אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ.
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1
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;
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ב
וְשַׂמְתָּ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶךָ-- אִם-בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ אָתָּה.
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2
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
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ג
אַל-תִּתְאָו, לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָיו; וְהוּא, לֶחֶם כְּזָבִים.
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3
Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.
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ד
אַל-תִּיגַע לְהַעֲשִׁיר; מִבִּינָתְךָ חֲדָל.
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4
Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
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ה
התעוף (הֲתָעִיף) עֵינֶיךָ בּוֹ, וְאֵינֶנּוּ:
כִּי עָשֹׂה יַעֲשֶׂה-לּוֹ כְנָפַיִם; כְּנֶשֶׁר, ועיף (יָעוּף) הַשָּׁמָיִם.
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5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone;
{N}
for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
{P}
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ו
אַל-תִּלְחַם--אֶת-לֶחֶם, רַע עָיִן; וְאַל-תִּתְאָו, לְמַטְעַמֹּתָיו.
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6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties;
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ז
כִּי, כְּמוֹ שָׁעַר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ-- כֶּן-הוּא:
אֱכוֹל וּשְׁתֵה, יֹאמַר לָךְ; וְלִבּוֹ, בַּל-עִמָּךְ.
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For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he:
{N}
'Eat and drink', saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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ח
פִּתְּךָ-אָכַלְתָּ תְקִיאֶנָּה; וְשִׁחַתָּ, דְּבָרֶיךָ הַנְּעִימִים.
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8
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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ט
בְּאָזְנֵי כְסִיל, אַל-תְּדַבֵּר: כִּי-יָבוּז, לְשֵׂכֶל מִלֶּיךָ.
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9
Speak not in the ears of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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י
אַל-תַּסֵּג, גְּבוּל עוֹלָם; וּבִשְׂדֵי יְתוֹמִים, אַל-תָּבֹא.
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10
Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless;
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יא
כִּי-גֹאֲלָם חָזָק; הוּא-יָרִיב אֶת-רִיבָם אִתָּךְ.
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11
For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee.
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יב
הָבִיאָה לַמּוּסָר לִבֶּךָ; וְאָזְנֶךָ, לְאִמְרֵי-דָעַת.
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12
Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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יג
אַל-תִּמְנַע מִנַּעַר מוּסָר: כִּי-תַכֶּנּוּ בַשֵּׁבֶט, לֹא יָמוּת.
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13
Withhold not correction from the child; for though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
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יד
אַתָּה, בַּשֵּׁבֶט תַּכֶּנּוּ; וְנַפְשׁוֹ, מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּצִּיל.
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14
Thou beatest him with the rod, and wilt deliver his soul from the nether-world.
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טו
בְּנִי, אִם-חָכַם לִבֶּךָ-- יִשְׂמַח לִבִּי גַם-אָנִי.
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My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart will be glad, even mine;
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טז
וְתַעְלֹזְנָה כִלְיוֹתָי-- בְּדַבֵּר שְׂפָתֶיךָ, מֵישָׁרִים.
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Yea, my reins will rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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יז
אַל-יְקַנֵּא לִבְּךָ, בַּחַטָּאִים: כִּי אִם-בְּיִרְאַת-יְהוָה, כָּל-הַיּוֹם.
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Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of YAHOWAH all the day;
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יח
כִּי, אִם-יֵשׁ אַחֲרִית; וְתִקְוָתְךָ, לֹא תִכָּרֵת.
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For surely there is a future; and thy hope shall not be cut off.
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יט
שְׁמַע-אַתָּה בְנִי וַחֲכָם; וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ.
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Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
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כ
אַל-תְּהִי בְסֹבְאֵי-יָיִן-- בְּזֹלְלֵי בָשָׂר לָמוֹ.
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20
Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh;
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כא
כִּי-סֹבֵא וְזוֹלֵל, יִוָּרֵשׁ; וּקְרָעִים, תַּלְבִּישׁ נוּמָה.
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For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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כב
שְׁמַע לְאָבִיךָ, זֶה יְלָדֶךָ; וְאַל-תָּבוּז, כִּי-זָקְנָה אִמֶּךָ.
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22
Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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כג
אֱמֶת קְנֵה, וְאַל-תִּמְכֹּר; חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר וּבִינָה.
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Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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כד
גול (גִּיל) יָגִיל, אֲבִי צַדִּיק; יולד (וְיוֹלֵד) חָכָם, וישמח- (יִשְׂמַח-) בּוֹ.
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The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
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כה
יִשְׂמַח-אָבִיךָ וְאִמֶּךָ; וְתָגֵל, יוֹלַדְתֶּךָ.
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Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bore thee rejoice.
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כו
תְּנָה-בְנִי לִבְּךָ לִי; וְעֵינֶיךָ, דְּרָכַי תרצנה (תִּצֹּרְנָה).
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My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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כז
כִּי-שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה זוֹנָה; וּבְאֵר צָרָה, נָכְרִיָּה.
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For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.
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כח
אַף-הִיא, כְּחֶתֶף תֶּאֱרֹב; וּבוֹגְדִים, בְּאָדָם תּוֹסִף.
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She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the faithless among men.
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כט
לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי, לְמִי מדונים (מִדְיָנִים) לְמִי שִׂיחַ-- לְמִי, פְּצָעִים חִנָּם;
לְמִי, חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם.
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Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'? who hath contentions? who hath raving? who hath wounds without cause?
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who hath redness of eyes?
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ל
לַמְאַחֲרִים עַל-הַיָּיִן-- לַבָּאִים, לַחְקֹר מִמְסָךְ.
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They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine.
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לא
אַל-תֵּרֶא יַיִן, כִּי יִתְאַדָּם: כִּי-יִתֵּן בכיס (בַּכּוֹס) עֵינוֹ; יִתְהַלֵּךְ, בְּמֵישָׁרִים.
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Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it glideth down smoothly;
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לב
אַחֲרִיתוֹ, כְּנָחָשׁ יִשָּׁךְ; וּכְצִפְעֹנִי יַפְרִשׁ.
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32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.
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לג
עֵינֶיךָ, יִרְאוּ זָרוֹת; וְלִבְּךָ, יְדַבֵּר תַּהְפֻּכוֹת.
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Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.
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לד
וְהָיִיתָ, כְּשֹׁכֵב בְּלֶב-יָם; וּכְשֹׁכֵב, בְּרֹאשׁ חִבֵּל.
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Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
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לה
הִכּוּנִי בַל-חָלִיתִי-- הֲלָמוּנִי, בַּל-יָדָעְתִּי:
מָתַי אָקִיץ; אוֹסִיף, אֲבַקְשֶׁנּוּ עוֹד.
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'They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not;
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when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.'
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