Proverbs 23

ki-teshev lilkhom et-moshel bin tavin et-asher lefanekha

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider well who is before you.

vesamta sakkin belo'ekha im-ba'al nefesh attah

Thrust a knife into your gullet If you have a large appetite.

al-titav lematammotayw vehu lekhem kezavim

Do not crave the dainties, For they are counterfeit food.

al-tiga leha'ashir mibbinatekha khadal

Do not toil to gain wealth; Have the sense to desist.

(htvf) [hata'if-]enekha bo ve'enennu ki asoh ya'aseh-llo khenafayim kenesher (vyf) [ya'uf] hashamayim

You see it, then it is gone; It grows wings and flies away, Like an eagle, heavenward.

al-tilkham et-lekhem ra ayin ve'al-titav lematammotayw

Do not eat of a miser’s food; Do not crave for his dainties;

ki kemo sha'ar benafsho ken-hu ekhol usheteh yomar lakh velibbo bal-immakh

He is like one keeping accounts; “Eat and drink,” he says to you, But he does not really mean it.

pittekha-akhalta teqi'ennah veshikhatta devarekha hanne'imim

The morsel you eat you will vomit; You will waste your courteous words.

be'ozne khesil al-tedabber ki-yavuz lesekhel millekha

Do not speak to a dullard— Who will disdain your sensible words.

al-tasseg gevul olam uvisde yetomim al-tavo

Do not remove ancient boundary stones; Do not encroach upon the field of orphans,

ki-go'alam khazaq hu-yariv et-rivam ittakh

For they have a mighty Redeemer, Who will surely take up their cause with you.

havi'ah lammusar libbekha ve'oznekha le'imre-da'at

Apply your mind to discipline And your ears to wise sayings.

al-timna minna'ar musar ki-takkennu vashevet lo yamut

Do not withhold discipline from children; If you beat them with a rod they will not die.

attah bashevet takkennu venafsho mishe'ol tatsil

Beat them with a rod And you will save them from the grave.

beni im-khakham libbekha yismakh libbi gam-ani

My son, if your mind gets wisdom, My mind, too, will be gladdened.

vetalozenah khilyotay bedabber sefatekha mesharim

I shall rejoice with all my heart When your lips speak right things.

al-yeqanne libbekha bakhatta'im ki im-beyirat-Adonai kol-hayyom

Do not envy sinners in your heart, But only those who fear GOD, at all times,

ki im-yesh akharit vetiqvatekha lo tikkaret

For then you will have a future, And your hope will never fail.

shema-attah veni vakhakham ve'asher badderekh libbekha

Listen, my son, and get wisdom; Lead your mind in a [proper] path.

al-tehi vesove'e-yayin bezolele vasar lamo

Do not be of those who guzzle wine, Or glut themselves on meat,

ki-sove vezolel yivvaresh uqera'im talbish numah

For guzzlers and gluttons will be impoverished, And drowsing will clothe you in tatters.

shema le'avikha zeh yeladekha ve'al-tavuz ki-zaqenah immekha

Listen to your father who begot you; Do not disdain your mother when she is old.

emet qeneh ve'al-timkor khokhmah umusar uvinah

Buy truth and never sell it, And wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

(gvl) [gil] yagil avi tsaddiq (yvld) [veyoled] khakham (vyshmkh) [yismakh-]bo

The father of a righteous person will exult; He who begets a wise child will rejoice in them.

yismakh-avikha ve'immekha vetagel yoladtekha

Your father and mother will rejoice; She who bore you will exult.

tenah-veni libbekha li ve'enekha derakhay (trtsnh) [titsorenah]

Give your mind to me, my son; Let your eyes watch my ways.

ki-shukhah amuqqah zonah uve'er tsarah nokhriyyah

A prostitute is a deep pit; A forbidden woman is a narrow well.

af-hi kekhetef te'erov uvogedim be'adam tosif

She too lies in wait as if for prey, And destroys the unfaithful among men.

lemi oy lemi avoy lemi (mdvnym) [midyanim ] lemi siakh lemi petsa'im khinnam lemi khakhlilut enayim

Who cries, “Woe!” who, “Alas!”; Who has quarrels, who complaints; Who has wounds without cause; Who has bleary eyes?

lamakharim al-hayyayin labba'im lakhqor mimsakh

Those whom wine keeps till the small hours, Those who gather to drain the cups.

al-tere yayin ki yitaddam ki-yitten (vkhys) [bakkos] eno yithallekh bemesharim

Do not ogle that red wine As it lends its color to the cup, As it flows on smoothly;

akharito kenakhash yishakh ukhetsifoni yafrish

In the end, it bites like a snake; It spits like a basilisk.

enekha yiru zarot velibbekha yedabber tahpukhot

Your eyes will see strange sights; Your heart will speak distorted things.

vehayita keshokhev belev-yam ukheshokhev berosh khibbel

You will be like one lying in bed on high seas, Like one lying on top of the rigging.

hikkuni val-khaliti halamuni bal-yada'eti matay aqits osif avaqshennu od

“They struck me, but I felt no hurt; They beat me, but I was unaware; As often as I wake, I go after it again.”