Proverbs 24

al-teqanne be'anshe ra'ah ve'al-titav lihyot ittam

Do not envy the wicked; Do not desire to be with them;

ki-shod yehgeh libbam ve'amal siftehem tedabberenah

For their hearts talk violence, And their lips speak mischief.

bekhokhmah yibbaneh bayit uvitvunah yitkonan

A house is built by wisdom, And is established by understanding;

uveda'at khadarim yimmale'u kol-hon yaqar vena'im

By knowledge are its rooms filled With all precious and beautiful things.

gever-khakham ba'oz ve'ish-da'at me'ammets-koakh

A wise man is strength; A knowledgeable man exerts power;

ki vetakhbulot ta'aseh-llekha milkhamah uteshu'ah berov yo'ets

For by stratagems you wage war, And victory comes with much planning.

ramot le'evil khokhmot basha'ar lo yiftakh-pihu

Wisdom is too lofty for an ignoramus; He does not open his mouth in the gate.

mekhashev leharea lo ba'al-mezimmot yiqra'u

One who lays plans to do harm Is called a schemer.

zimmat ivvelet khattat veto'avat le'adam lets

The schemes of folly are sin, And a scoffer is an abomination to all.

hitrappita beyom tsarah tsar kokhekhah

If you showed yourself slack in time of trouble, Wanting in power,

hatsel lequkhim lammavet umatim lahereg im-takhsokh

If you refrained from rescuing those taken off to death, Those condemned to slaughter—

ki-tomar hen lo-yadanu zeh halo-tokhen libbot hu-yavin venotser nafshekha hu yeda veheshiv le'adam kefo'olo

If you say, “We knew nothing of it,” Surely the One who fathoms hearts will discern [the truth], The One who watches over your life will know it, And [God] will pay each person as they deserve.

ekhol-beni devash ki-tov venofet matoq al-khikkekha

My son, eat honey, for it is good; Let its sweet drops be on your palate.

ken de'eh khokhmah lenafshekha im-matsata veyesh akharit vetiqvatekha lo tikkaret

Know: such is wisdom for your soul; If you attain it, there is a future; Your hope will not be cut off.

al-te'erov rasha linveh tsaddiq al-teshadded rivtso

Wicked ones! Do not lurk by the home of the righteous; Do no violence to their dwellings.

ki sheva yippol tsaddiq vaqam uresha'im yikkashelu vera'ah

Seven times a righteous person falls and gets up, While the wicked are tripped by one misfortune.

binfol (vyvykh) [oyivkha] al-tismakh uvikkashelo al-yagel libbekha

If your enemies fall, do not exult; If they trip, let your heart not rejoice,

pen-yireh Adonai vera be'enayw veheshiv me'alayw appo

Lest GOD see it and be displeased, And avert God’s wrath from them.

al-titkhar bammere'im al-teqanne baresha'im

Do not be vexed by evildoers; Do not be incensed by the wicked;

ki lo-tihyeh akharit lara ner resha'im yidakh

For there is no future for an evildoer; The lamp of the wicked goes out.

yera-et-Adonai beni vamelekh im-shonim al-titarav

Fear GOD, my son, and the king, And do not mix with dissenters,

ki-fitom yaqum edam ufid shenehem mi yodea

For disaster comes from them suddenly; The doom both decree who can foreknow?

gam-elleh lakhakhamim hakker-panim bemishpat bal-tov

These also are by the sages: It is not right to be partial in judgment.

omer lerasha tsaddiq attah yiqqevuhu ammim yizamuhu le'ummim

One who says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” Shall be cursed by peoples, Damned by nations;

velammokhikhim yinam va'alehem tavo virkat-tov

But it shall go well with them who decide justly; Blessings of good things will light upon them.

sefatayim yishaq meshiv devarim nekhokhim

Giving a straightforward reply Is like giving a kiss.

hakhen bakhuts melakhtekha ve'attedah bassadeh lakh akhar uvanita vetekha

Put your external affairs in order, Get ready what you have in the field, Then build yourself a home.

al-tehi ed-khinnam bere'ekha vahafittita bisfatekha

Do not be a witness against your fellow without good cause; Would you mislead with your speech?

al-tomar ka'asher asah-li ken e'eseh-llo ashiv la'ish kefo'olo

Do not say, “I will do to him what he did to me; I will pay the man what he deserves.”

al-sedeh ish-atsel avarti ve'al-kerem adam khasar-lev

I passed by the field of a lazy man, By the vineyard of someone lacking sense.

vehinneh alah khullo qimmesonim kossu fanayw kharullim vegeder avanayw neherasah

It was all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with chickweed, And its stone fence lay in ruins.

va'ekhezeh anokhi ashit libbi ra'iti laqakhti musar

I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and learned a lesson.

me'at shenot me'at tenumot me'at khibbuq yadayim lishkav

A bit more sleep, a bit more slumber, A bit more hugging yourself in bed,

uva-mithallekh reshekha umakhsorekha ke'ish magen

And poverty will come calling upon you, And want, like a man with a shield.