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א
אַל-תִּתְהַלֵּל, בְּיוֹם מָחָר: כִּי לֹא-תֵדַע, מַה-יֵּלֶד יוֹם.
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1
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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ב
יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא-פִיךָ; נָכְרִי, וְאַל-שְׂפָתֶיךָ.
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2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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ג
כֹּבֶד-אֶבֶן, וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל; וְכַעַס אֱוִיל, כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם.
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3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
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ד
אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה, וְשֶׁטֶף אָף; וּמִי יַעֲמֹד, לִפְנֵי קִנְאָה.
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4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
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ה
טוֹבָה, תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה-- מֵאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּרֶת.
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5
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
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ו
נֶאֱמָנִים, פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב; וְנַעְתָּרוֹת, נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵא.
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6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
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ז
נֶפֶשׁ שְׂבֵעָה, תָּבוּס נֹפֶת; וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה, כָּל-מַר מָתוֹק.
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7
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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ח
כְּצִפּוֹר, נוֹדֶדֶת מִן-קִנָּהּ-- כֵּן-אִישׁ, נוֹדֵד מִמְּקוֹמוֹ.
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8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
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ט
שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת, יְשַׂמַּח-לֵב; וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ, מֵעֲצַת-נָפֶשׁ.
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9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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י
רֵעֲךָ ורעה (וְרֵעַ) אָבִיךָ, אַל-תַּעֲזֹב-- וּבֵית אָחִיךָ, אַל-תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ;
טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב, מֵאָח רָחוֹק.
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10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity;
{N}
better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
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יא
חֲכַם בְּנִי, וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי; וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָר.
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11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
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יב
עָרוּם, רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר; פְּתָאיִם, עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָשׁוּ.
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12
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
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יג
קַח-בִּגְדוֹ, כִּי-עָרַב זָר; וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵהוּ.
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13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
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יד
מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ, בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל--בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים: קְלָלָה, תֵּחָשֶׁב לוֹ.
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14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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טו
דֶּלֶף טוֹרֵד, בְּיוֹם סַגְרִיר; וְאֵשֶׁת מדונים (מִדְיָנִים), נִשְׁתָּוָה.
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15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
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טז
צֹפְנֶיהָ צָפַן-רוּחַ; וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינוֹ יִקְרָא.
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He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
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יז
בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד; וְאִישׁ, יַחַד פְּנֵי-רֵעֵהוּ.
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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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יח
נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה, יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ; וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּד.
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Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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יט
כַּמַּיִם, הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים-- כֵּן לֵב-הָאָדָם, לָאָדָם.
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19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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כ
שְׁאוֹל וַאֲבַדֹּה, לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה; וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם, לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה.
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20
The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.
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כא
מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף, וְכוּר לַזָּהָב; וְאִישׁ, לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ.
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21
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
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כב
אִם תִּכְתּוֹשׁ-אֶת-הָאֱוִיל, בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת-- בַּעֱלִי:
לֹא-תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו, אִוַּלְתּוֹ.
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats,
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yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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כג
יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע, פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ; שִׁית לִבְּךָ, לַעֲדָרִים.
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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
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כד
כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן; וְאִם-נֵזֶר, לְדוֹר דור (וָדוֹר).
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For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
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כה
גָּלָה חָצִיר, וְנִרְאָה-דֶשֶׁא; וְנֶאֶסְפוּ, עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִים.
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When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
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כו
כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ; וּמְחִיר שָׂדֶה, עַתּוּדִים.
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The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
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כז
וְדֵי, חֲלֵב עִזִּים--לְלַחְמְךָ, לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ; וְחַיִּים, לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ.
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And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
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