(א) מִ֭שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בֶן־דָּוִ֑ד מֶ֝֗לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (ב) לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֣ה וּמוּסָ֑ר לְ֝הָבִ֗ין אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃
(1) The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: (2) For learning wisdom and discipline; For understanding words of discernment;
(י) תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה
וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃
(10) The beginning of wisdom is fear of the God, And knowledge of holy ones is understanding.
(י) אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל מִ֣י יִמְצָ֑א
וְרָחֹ֖ק מִפְּנִינִ֣ים מִכְרָֽהּ׃
(10) A woman of valor - who can find her? Her worth is far beyond jewels.
(ו) לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָ֥ה עָצֵ֑ל
רְאֵ֖ה דְרָכֶ֣יהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃
(6) Lazybones, go to the ant!
Study its ways and become wise.
(א) שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב
וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃
(ב) כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם
תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃
(ג) כִּי־בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י
רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃
(ד) וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ
שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃
(ה) קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה
אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃
(ו) אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ
אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃
(ז) רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה
וּבְכָל־קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃
(ח) סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ
תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃
(ט) תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן
עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃
(י) שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י
וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃
(יא) בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ
הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃
(יב) בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ
וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃
(יג) הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף
נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
(יד) בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א
וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃
(טו) פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בּ֑וֹ
שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֽוֹר׃
(טז) כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ
וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם־לֹ֥א יכשולו [יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃]
(יז) כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע
וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃
(יח) וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ
הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד־נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃
(יט) דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה
לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ (פ)
(כ) בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה
לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃
(כא) אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ
שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
(כב) כִּֽי־חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם
וּֽלְכָל־בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃
(כג) מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ
כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃
(כד) הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה
וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
(כה) עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ
וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃
(כו) פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ
וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃
(כז) אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול
הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃
(1) Hear, children, a father's discipline; Listen to learn discernment,
(2) For I give you a good lesson;
Do not forsake my guidance.
(3) Once I was a son to my father,
The tender darling of my mother.
(4) He showed me and said to me, “Let your heart hold on to my words;
Keep my commandments and you will live.
(5) Acquire wisdom, acquire discernment; Do not forget and do not swerve from my words.
(6) Do not forsake her and she will guard you; Love her and she will protect you.
(7) The beginning of wisdom is—acquire wisdom;
With all your acquisitions, acquire discernment.
(8) Hug her to you and she will exalt you; She will bring you honor if you embrace her.
(9) She will adorn your head with a graceful wreath;
Secure you with a crown of splendor.”
(10) My child, hear and take in my words, And you will have many years of life.
(11) I instruct you in the way of wisdom;
I guide you on straight courses.
(12) You will walk without breaking stride; When you run, you will not stumble.
(13) Hold fast to discipline; do not let go; Keep it; it is your life.
(14) Do not enter on the path of the wicked; Do not walk on the way of evil men.
(15) Avoid it; do not pass through it; Turn away from it; pass it by.
(16) For they cannot sleep unless they have done evil; Unless they make someone fall they are robbed of sleep.
(17) They eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of lawlessness.
(18) The path of the righteous is like radiant sunlight, Ever brightening until noon.
(19) The way of the wicked is all darkness; They do not know what will make them stumble.
(20) My child, listen to my speech;
Incline your ear to my words.
(21) Do not lose sight of them;
Keep them in your heart.
(22) They are life to him who finds them, Healing for his whole body.
(23) More than all that you guard, guard your heart,
For from it comes forth life.
(24) Put crooked speech away from you; Keep devious talk far from you.
(25) Let your eyes look forward,
Your eyelids straight ahead.
(26) Survey the course of your feet,
And all your paths will be steady.
(27) Do not swerve to the right or the left; Keep your feet from evil.