Proverbs 13

ben khakham musar av velets lo-shama ge'arah

A wise son—it is through the discipline of his father; A scoffer—he never heard reproof.

mipperi fi-ish yokhal tov venefesh bogedim khamas

A man enjoys good from the fruit of his speech; But out of the throat of the treacherous comes lawlessness.

notser piv shomer nafsho poseq sefatayw mekhittah-lo

Those who guard their tongue preserve their life; Those who open wide their lips, it is their ruin.

mitavvah va'ayin nafsho atsel venefesh kharutsim tedushan

A sluggard craves, but has nothing; The diligent shall feast on rich fare.

devar-sheqer yisna tsaddiq verasha yavish veyakhpir

The righteous hate lies; The wicked are vile and disgraceful.

tsedaqah titsor tom-darekh verishah tesallef khattat

Righteousness protects the one whose way is blameless; Wickedness subverts the sinner.

yesh mitasher ve'en kol mitroshesh vehon rav

Some pretend to be rich and have nothing; Others profess to be poor and have much wealth.

kofer nefesh-ish oshro verash lo-shama ge'arah

Riches are ransom for a person’s life, The poor never heard a reproof.

or-tsaddiqim yismakh vener resha'im yidakh

The light of the righteous is radiant; The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

raq-bezadon yitten matsa ve'et-no'atsim khokhmah

Arrogance yields nothing but strife; Wisdom belongs to those who seek advice.

hon mehevel yimat veqovets al-yad yarbeh

Wealth may dwindle to less than nothing, But one who gathers little by little increases it.

tokhelet memushakhah makhalah-lev ve'ets khayyim ta'avah va'ah

Hope deferred sickens the heart, But desire realized is a tree of life.

baz ledavar yekhavel lo vire mitsvah hu yeshullam

One who disdains a precept will be injured thereby; One who respects a command will be rewarded.

torat khakham meqor khayyim lasur mimmoqeshe mavet

The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life, Enabling one to avoid deadly snares.

sekhel-tov yitten-khen vederekh bogedim etan

Good sense wins favor; The way of treacherous men is unchanging.

kol-arum ya'aseh veda'at ukhesil yifros ivvelet

Those who are clever act knowledgeably, But dullards expose their stupidity.

malakh rasha yippol bera vetsir emunim marpe

Harm befalls a wicked messenger; A faithful courier brings healing.

resh veqalon porea musar veshomer tokhakhat yekhubbad

Poverty and humiliation are for the one who spurns discipline; But one who takes reproof to heart gets honor.

ta'avah nihyah te'erav lenafesh veto'avat kesilim sur mera

Desire realized is sweet to the soul; To turn away from evil is abhorrent to the stupid.

(hlvkh) [holekh] et-khakhamim (vkhkhm) [yekhkam] vero'eh khesilim yeroa

One who keeps company with the wise becomes wise, But one who consorts with dullards comes to grief.

khatta'im teraddef ra'ah ve'et-tsaddiqim yeshallem-tov

Misfortune pursues sinners, But the righteous are well rewarded.

tov yankhil bene-vanim vetsafun latsaddiq khel khote

A good man has what to bequeath to his grandchildren, For the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.

rov-okhel nir rashim veyesh nispeh belo mishpat

The tillage of the poor yields much food; But substance is swept away for lack of moderation.

khosekh shivto sone veno ve'ohavo shikharo musar

He who spares the rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him early.

tsaddiq okhel lesova nafsho uveten resha'im tekhsar

The righteous person eats to satiety, But the belly of the wicked is empty.