1Do notאַֽל־'al-H408boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelH1984about tomorrowבְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑רbe.Yom ma.CharH3117H4279,forכִּ֤יkiH3588you do notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowתֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100a dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117may bringיֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledH3205.
2Let anotherזָ֣רzarH2114praise youיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.KhaH1984,and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808your own mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310—a strangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237,and notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408your own lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.
3A stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68is heavyכֹּֽבֶד־koed-H3514and sandהַח֑וֹלha.CholH2344isa burdenוְנֵ֣טֶלve.Ne.telH5192,but aggravationוְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708from a foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191outweighs themכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.she.nei.HemH8147.
4Wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534iscruelאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.YutH395and angerאָ֑ף'AfH639islike a floodוְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefH7858,but whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can withstandיַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥יYa.'a.mod lif.NeiH5975H6440jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068?
5Betterט֭וֹבָהToahH2896an openמְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.LahH1540rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chatH8433than loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.VahH160that is concealedמְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃me.su.Ta.retH5641.
6The woundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'EiH6482of a friendאוֹהֵ֑ב'o.HevH157are faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nimH539,but the kissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.KotH5390of an enemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃so.Ne'H8130aredeceitfulוְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.RotH6280.
7The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is fullשְׂ֭בֵעָהSe.ve.'ahH7649loathesתָּב֣וּסta.VusH947honeyנֹ֑פֶתNo.fetH5317,but to a hungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הre.'e.VahH7457soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315,anyכָּל־kol-H3605bitter thingמַ֥רmarH4751is sweetמָתֽוֹק׃ma.TokH4966.
8Like a birdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרKe.tzi.porH6833that straysנוֹדֶ֣דֶתno.De.detH5074fromמִן־min-H4480its nestקִנָּ֑הּki.NahH7064כֵּֽן־ken-H3651isa manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376who wandersנוֹדֵ֥דno.DedH5074from his homeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
9Oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081and incenseוּ֭קְטֹרֶתU.ke.to.retH7004bring joyיְשַׂמַּֽח־ye.sa.mach-H8055to the heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,and the counselמֵֽעֲצַת־me.'a.tzat-H6098of a friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453issweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986to the soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.
10Do notאַֽל־'al-H408forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta.'a.ZoH5800your friendH7453or your father’sאָבִ֡יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1friendH7463,and do notאַל־'al-H408goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to your brother’sאָחִ֗יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of your calamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ'ei.De.khaH343;betterט֥וֹבTovH2896a neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןsha.KhenH7934nearbyקָ֝ר֗וֹבka.RovH7138than a brotherמֵאָ֥חme.'AchH251far awayרָחֽוֹק׃ra.ChokH7350.
11Be wiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2449,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,and bring joyוְשַׂמַּ֣חve.sa.MachH8055to my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820,so that I can answerוְאָשִׁ֖יבָה דָבָֽר׃ve.'a.Shi.vah da.VarH7725H1697him who taunts meחֹרְפִ֣יcho.re.FiH2778.
12The prudentעָר֤וּם'a.RumH6175seeרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200dangerרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451and take coverנִסְתָּ֑רnis.TarH5641, butthe simpleפְּ֝תָאיִ֗םpe.ta.YimH6612keep goingעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674andpay the penaltyנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ne.'e.Na.shuH6064.
13Takeקַח־kach-H3947the garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899of him whoכִּי־ki-H3588posts securityעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148for a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114;get collateralחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃chav.Le.huH2254if it is forוּבְעַ֖דu.ve.'AdH1157a foreignerנָכְרִיָּ֣הna.khe.ri.YahH5237.
14If one blessesמְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְme.Va.RekhH1288his neighborרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀re.'E.huH7453with a loudגָּ֭דוֹלGa.dolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.KeimH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,it will be countedתֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevH2803to himas a curseקְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045.
15A constantט֭וֹרֵדTo.redH2956drippingדֶּ֣לֶףDe.lefH1812on a rainyסַגְרִ֑ירsag.RirH5464dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117and a contentiousH4066womanוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802are alikeנִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃nish.ta.VahH7737—
16restraining herצֹפְנֶ֥יהָtzo.fe.Nei.haH6845is like holding backצָֽפַן־tza.fan-H6845the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307or graspingיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7122oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081with one’s right handיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225.
17As ironבַּרְזֶ֣לbar.ZelH1270sharpensיָ֑חַדYa.chadH2300ironבְּבַרְזֶ֣לbe.var.ZelH1270,so one manוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376sharpensיַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־Ya.chad pe.nei-H2300H6440anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.
18Whoever tendsנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341a fig treeתְּ֭אֵנָהTe.'e.nahH8384will eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398its fruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529,and he who looks afterוְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.MerH8104his masterאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113will be honoredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.
19As waterכַּ֭מַּיִםKa.ma.yimH4325reflects the faceH6440,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651the heartלֵֽב־lev-H3820reflects the true manH120.
20Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585and AbaddonH11are neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646;so the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of manהָ֝אָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120are neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfiedתִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃tis.Ba'.nahH7646.
21A crucibleמַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.RefH4715for silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701and a furnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564for goldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091,but a manוְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376is testedby the praiseמַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ma.ha.la.LoH4110accorded himלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310.
23Be sure to knowH3045the stateפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of your flocksצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,and pay close attentionשִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗shit li.be.khaH7896H3820to your herdsלַעֲדָרִֽים׃la.'a.da.RimH5739;
25When hayחָ֭צִירCha.tzirH2682is removedגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540and new growthדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877appearsוְנִרְאָה־ve.nir.'ah-H7200and the grassעִשְּׂב֥וֹתi.se.VotH6212from the hillsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022is gatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּve.ne.'es.FuH622,
26the lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532will provide you with clothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830,and the goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260with the priceוּמְחִ֥ירu.me.ChirH4242of a fieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הSa.DehH7704.
27You will have plentyוְדֵ֤י׀ve.DeiH1767of goatsעִזִּ֗ים'i.ZimH5795’milkחֲלֵ֬בcha.LevH2461to feed youלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָLe.lach.me.khaH3899—foodלְלֶ֣חֶםle.Le.chemH3899for your householdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and nourishmentוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416for your maidservantsלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291.
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