Proverbs 27

al-tithallel beyom makhar ki lo-teda mah-yyeled yom

Do not boast of tomorrow, For you do not know what the day will bring.

yehallelkha zar velo-fikha nokhri ve'al-sefatekha

Let the mouth of another praise you, not yours, The lips of a stranger, not your own.

koved-even venetel hakhol vekha'as evil kaved mishenehem

A stone has weight, sand is heavy, But a fool’s vexation outweighs them both.

akhzeriyyut khemah veshetef af umi ya'amod lifne qinah

There is the cruelty of fury, the overflowing of anger, But who can withstand jealousy?

tovah tokhakhat megullah me'ahavah mesuttaret

Open reproof is better than concealed love.

ne'emanim pitse ohev venatarot neshiqot sone

Wounds by a loved one are long lasting; The kisses of an enemy are profuse.

nefesh seve'ah tavus nofet venefesh re'evah kol-mar matoq

A sated appetite disdains honey, But to a ravenous appetite, even the bitter is sweet.

ketsippor nodedet min-qinnah ken-ish noded mimmeqomo

Like a sparrow wandering from its nest Is a man who wanders from his home.

shemen uqetoret yesammakh-lev umeteq re'ehu me'atsat-nafesh

Oil and incense gladden the heart, And the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel.

re'akha (vrh) [verea] avikha al-ta'azov uvet akhikha al-tavo beyom edekha tov shakhen qarov me'akh rakhoq

Do not desert your friend and your father’s friend; Do not enter your brother’s house in your time of misfortune; A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.

khakham beni vesammakh libbi ve'ashivah khorefi davar

Get wisdom, my son, and gladden my heart, That I may have what to answer those who taunt me.

arum ra'ah ra'ah nistar petayim averu ne'enashu

The shrewd man saw trouble and took cover; The simple kept going and paid the penalty.

qakh-bigdo ki-arav zar uve'ad nokhriyyah khavlehu

Seize his garment, for he stood surety for another; Take it as a pledge, [for he stood surety] for an unfamiliar woman.

mevarekh re'ehu beqol gadol babboqer hashkem qelalah tekhashev lo

He who greets his fellow loudly early in the morning Shall have it reckoned to him as a curse.

delef tored beyom sagrir ve'eshet (mdvnym) [midyanim] nishtavah

An endless dripping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike;

tsofeneha tsafan-ruakh veshemen yemino yiqra

As soon repress her as repress the wind, Or declare one’s right hand to be oil.

barzel bevarzel yakhad ve'ish yakhad pene-re'ehu

As iron sharpens iron So a man sharpens the wit of his friend.

notser te'enah yokhal piryah veshomer adonayw yekhubbad

One who tends a fig tree will enjoy its fruit, And one who cares for a master will be honored.

kammayim happanim lappanim ken lev-ha'adam la'adam

As face answers to face in water, So does one’s heart to another’s.

she'ol va'avaddoh lo tisbanah ve'ene ha'adam lo tisbanah

Sheol and Abaddon cannot be satisfied, Nor can the human eye be satisfied.

matsref lakkesef vekhur lazzahav ve'ish lefi mahalalo

For silver—the crucible, for gold—the furnace, And a person is tested by praise.

im-tikhtosh-et-ha'evil bammakhtesh betokh harifot ba'eli lo-tasur me'alayw ivvalto

Even if you pound the fool in a mortar With a pestle along with grain, His folly will not leave him.

yadoa teda pene tsonekha shit libbekha la'adarim

Mind well the looks of your flock; Pay attention to your herds;

ki lo le'olam khosen ve'im-nezer ledor (dvr) [vador]

For property does not last forever, Or a crown for all generations.

galah khatsir venirah-deshe vene'esfu issevot harim

Grass vanishes, new grass appears, And the herbage of the hills is gathered in.

kevasim lilvushekha umekhir sadeh attudim

The lambs will provide you with clothing, The he-goats, the price of a field.

vede khalev izzim lelakhmekha lelekhem betekha vekhayyim lena'arotekha

The goats’ milk will suffice for your food, The food of your household, And the maintenance of your maids.