משלי יד

The wisest of women builds her house,
But folly tears it down with its own hands.

One who walks a straight path fears GOD;
But one whose ways are devious shows scorn.

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of haughtiness,
But the lips of the wise protect them.

If there are no oxen the crib is clean,
But a rich harvest comes through the strength of the ox.

An honest witness will not lie;
A false witness testifies lies.

Scoffers seek wisdom in vain,
But knowledge comes easily to the intelligent.

Keep your distance from a dull man,
For you will not learn wise speech.

It is the wisdom of a clever man to understand his course;
But the stupidity of dullards is delusion.

Reparations mediate between fools,
Between the upright, good will.

The heart alone knows its bitterness,
And no outsider can share in its joy.

The house of the wicked will be demolished,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

The road ahead may seem right,
But in the end it can be a road to death.

The heart may ache even in laughter,
And joy may end in grief.

Those who are unprincipled reap the fruits of their ways;
The good man, of his deeds. as from ʻll; cf. Hos. 12.3.

The simple believe anything;
The clever ponders their course.

A sage is diffident and shuns evil,
But a dullard rushes in confidently.

A hothead commits folly;
A man of intrigues will be hated.

Folly is the lot of the simple,
But the clever glory in knowledge.

Evildoers are brought low before the good,
So are the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The poor are despised even by their peers,
But the rich have many friends.

Those who despise their fellows are wrong;
Those who show pity for the lowly are happy.

Surely those who plan evil go astray,
While those who plan good earn steadfast love.

From all toil there is some gain,
But idle chatter is pure loss.

The ornament of the wise is their wealth;
The stupidity of dullards is stupidity.

A truthful witness saves lives;
A lying witness [spreads] deceit.

Fear of GOD is a stronghold,
A refuge for one’s children.

Fear of GOD is a fountain of life,
Enabling one to avoid deadly snares.

A numerous people is the glory of a king;
Without a nation a ruler is ruined.

Patience results in much understanding;
Impatience gets folly as its portion.

A calm disposition gives bodily health;
Passion is rot to the bones.

One who withholds what is due to the poor affronts their Maker;
One who shows pity for the needy shows honor.

The wicked fall by their own evil;
The righteous find security in their death.

Wisdom rests quietly in the mind of a prudent person,
But among dullards it makes itself known.

Righteousness exalts a nation;
Sin is a reproach to any people.

The king favors a capable servant;
He rages at an incompetent one.