Proverbs 10

mishle shelomoh ben khakham yesammakh-av uven kesil tugat immo

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father; A dull son is his mother’s sorrow.

lo-yo'ilu otserot resha utsedaqah tatsil mimmavet

Ill-gotten wealth is of no avail, But righteousness saves from death.

lo-yariv Adonai nefesh tsaddiq vehavvat resha'im yehdof

GOD will not let a righteous person go hungry, But denies the wicked what they crave.

rash oseh khaf-remiyyah veyad kharutsim ta'ashir

Negligent hands cause poverty, But diligent hands enrich.

oger baqqayits ben maskil nirdam baqqatsir ben mevish

He who lays in stores during the summer is a capable son, But he who sleeps during the harvest is an incompetent.

berakhot lerosh tsaddiq ufi resha'im yekhasseh khamas

Blessings light upon the head of a righteous person, But lawlessness covers the mouths of the wicked.

zekher tsaddiq livrakhah veshem resha'im yirqav

The name of a righteous person is invoked in blessing, But the fame of the wicked rots.

khakham-lev yiqqakh mitsvot ve'evil sefatayim yillavet

Whoever has a wise heart accepts commands, But one whose speech is foolish comes to grief.

holekh battom yelekh betakh ume'aqqesh derakhayw yivvadea

Whoever lives blamelessly lives safely, But one who walks a crooked path will be found out.

qorets ayin yitten atsavet ve'evil sefatayim yillavet

Whoever winks causes sorrow; One whose speech is foolish comes to grief.

meqor khayyim pi tsaddiq ufi resha'im yekhasseh khamas

The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, But lawlessness covers the mouths of the wicked.

sinah te'orer medanim ve'al kol-pesha'im tekhasseh ahavah

Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers up all faults.

besifte navon timmatse khokhmah veshevet legev khasar-lev

Wisdom is to be found on the lips of the intelligent, But a rod is ready for the back of the senseless.

khakhamim yitspenu-da'at ufi-evil mekhittah qerovah

The wise store up knowledge; The mouth of a fool is an imminent ruin.

hon ashir qiryat uzzo mekhittat dallim resham

For someone rich, wealth is a fortress; For the poor, poverty is a ruin.

pe'ullat tsaddiq lekhayyim tevu'at rasha lekhattat

The labor of the righteous makes for life; The produce of the wicked makes for want.

orakh lekhayyim shomer musar ve'ozev tokhakhat mateh

One who follows discipline shows the way to life, But one who ignores reproof leads astray.

mekhasseh sinah sifte-shaqer umotsi dibbah hu khesil

One who conceals hatred has lying lips, While one who speaks forth slander is a dullard.

berov devarim lo yekhdal-pasha vekhosekh sefatayw maskil

Where there is much talking, there is no lack of transgressing, But one who curbs the tongue shows sense.

kesef nivkhar leshon tsaddiq lev resha'im kimat

The tongue of a righteous person is choice silver, But the mind of the wicked is of little worth.

sifte tsaddiq yiru rabbim ve'evilim bakhasar-lev yamutu

The lips of a righteous person sustain many, But fools die for lack of sense.

birkat Adonai hi ta'ashir velo-yosif etsev immah

It is the blessing of GOD that enriches, And no toil can increase it.

kiskhoq likhsil asot zimmah vekhokhmah le'ish tevunah

As mischief is sport for the dullard, So is wisdom for the man of understanding.

megorat rasha hi tevo'ennu veta'avat tsaddiqim yitten

What an evildoer plots backfires; What the righteous desire is granted.

ka'avor sufah ve'en rasha vetsaddiq yesod olam

When the storm passes a wicked person is gone, But the righteous person is an everlasting foundation.

kakhomets lashinnayim vekhe'ashan la'enayim ken he'atsel lesholekhayw

Like vinegar to the teeth, Like smoke to the eyes, Are sluggards to those who send them on a mission.

yirat Adonai tosif yamim ushenot resha'im tiqtsorenah

The fear of GOD prolongs life, While the years of the wicked will be shortened.

tokhelet tsaddiqim simkhah vetiqvat resha'im toved

The righteous can look forward to joy, But the hopes of the wicked are doomed.

ma'oz lattom derekh Adonai umekhittah lefo'ale aven

The way of GOD is a stronghold for a blameless person, But a ruin for evildoers.

tsaddiq le'olam bal-yimmot uresha'im lo yishkenu-arets

The righteous person will never be shaken; The wicked will not inhabit the earth.

pi-tsaddiq yanuv khokhmah uleshon tahpukhot tikkaret

The mouth of a righteous person produces wisdom, But the treacherous tongue shall be cut off.

sifte tsaddiq yede'un ratson ufi resha'im tahpukhot

The lips of a righteous person know what is pleasing; The mouth of the wicked [knows] duplicity.