1Like snowכַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ka.She.legH7950in summerבַּקַּ֗יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019and likerainוְכַמָּטָ֥רve.kha.ma.TarH4306in harvestבַּקָּצִ֑ירba.ka.TzirH7105,Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519is notfittingנָאוֶ֖הna.VehH5000for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
2Like asparrowכַּצִּפּ֣וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833in itsflittingלָ֭נוּדLa.nudH5110,like a swallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.RorH1866in itsflyingלָע֑וּףla.'UfH5774,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651acurseקִֽלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045withoutH2600causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600does notalightתָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'H935.
3Awhipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752is for the horseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483,a bridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964for the donkeyלַחֲמ֑וֹרla.cha.MorH2543, And arodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626for the backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
4Do not answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,Orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435you will alsoגַם־gam-H1571be likeתִּשְׁוֶה־tish.veh-H7737him.
5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030a foolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684as his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200deserves, That he not bewiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
6He cutsH7096offH7096his ownfeetרַ֭גְלַיִםRag.la.yimH7272anddrinksשֹׁתֶ֑הsho.TehH8354violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555Who sendsשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971a messageדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684.
7Likethe legsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785whichare uselessH1802to the lameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achH6455,So is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of foolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
8Likeone who bindsכִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.RorH6887a stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68in a slingבְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.MahH4773,Soכֵּן־ken-H3651is he who givesנוֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519to a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
9Likea thornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336whichfallsעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a drunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910,So is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of foolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
10Likean archerרַ֥בravH7228who woundsH2342everyoneכֹּ֑לKolH3605,So is he who hiresוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684or who hiresוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936those who passעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674by.
11Likea dogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611that returnsשָׁ֣בshavH7725to its vomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892Is a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684whorepeatsשׁוֹנֶ֥הsho.NehH8138his follyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ve.'i.val.ToH200.
12Do you seeרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869?There is moreH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanH4480for him.
13Thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “There is a lionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826in the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870!A lionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738isin the openהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339squareH7339!”
14Asthe doorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnsתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437on its hingesצִירָ֑הּtzi.RahH6735, So does thesluggardוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102on his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.
15Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriesטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in the dishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747;He is wearyנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'AhH3811of bringingלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725it to his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310againH7725.
16The sluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869ThanH4480sevenמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651men who cangiveH7725a discreetטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940answerH7725.
17Likeone who takesמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388a dogכָ֑לֶבKha.levH3611by the earsבְּאָזְנֵי־be.'a.ze.nei-H241Is he who passesעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by andmeddlesמִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗רmit.'a.BerH5674withstrifeרִ֥יבrivH7379not belonging to him.
18Like a madmanH3858who throwsהַיֹּרֶ֥הhai.yo.RehH3384Firebrandsזִקִּ֗יםzi.KimH2131,arrowsחִצִּ֥יםchi.TzimH2671and deathוָמָֽוֶת׃va.Ma.vetH4194,
19Soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651is the manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376whodeceivesרִמָּ֣הri.MahH7411his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,And saysוְ֝אָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, “Was I not jokingמְשַׂחֵ֥קme.sa.ChekH7832?”
20For lackבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657of woodעֵ֭צִים'E.tzimH6086the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784goesתִּכְבֶּה־tikh.beh-H3518out,And where thereH369is noH369whispererנִ֝רְגָּ֗ןnir.GanH7279,contentionמָדֽוֹן׃ma.DonH4066quietsיִשְׁתֹּ֥קyish.TokH8367downH8367.
21Likecharcoalפֶּחָ֣םpe.ChamH6352to hotH1513embersH1513and woodוְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.TzimH6086to fireלְאֵ֑שׁle.'EshH784, So is acontentiousH4066manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376to kindleלְחַרְחַר־le.char.char-H2787strifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.
22Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a whispererנִ֭רְגָּןNir.gonH7279are like daintyH3859morselsH3859,And they goיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381downH3381into theinnermostH2315partsH2315of the bodyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.
23Likean earthenH2789vesselH2789overlaidמְצֻפֶּ֣הme.tzu.PehH6823with silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701drossסִ֭יגִיםSi.gimH5509Are burningדֹּלְקִ֣יםdo.le.KimH1814lipsשְׂפָתַ֖יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193and a wickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451heartוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820.
24He whohatesשׂוֹנֵ֑אso.Ne'H8130disguisesH5235itwith his lipsבִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbis.fa.tovH8193,But he laysיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896updeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820in hisheartוּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130.
25WhenH3588hespeaksק֭וֹלוֹko.loH6963graciouslyיְחַנֵּ֣ןye.cha.NenH2603,do not believeתַּֽאֲמֶן־ta.'a.men-H539him,For there are sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651abominationsתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.
26Though hishatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135coversתִּכַּסֶּ֣הti.ka.SehH3680itself with guileבְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹןbe.ma.sha.'onH4860,His wickednessH7463will berevealedתִּגָּלֶ֖הti.ga.LehH1540before the assemblyבְקָהָֽל׃ve.ka.HalH6951.
27He whodigsכֹּֽרֶה־ko.re.ho.Sha-H3738a pitשַּׁ֭חַתSha.chatH7845will fallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307into it,And he who rollsוְגֹ֥לֵ֥לve.Go.LelH1556a stoneאֶ֝בֶן'E.venH68,it will comeH7725backH7725on him.
28A lyingשֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerH8267tongueלְֽשׁוֹן־le.sho.no.She-H3956hatesיִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'H8130those it crushesדַכָּ֑יוda.KavH1790, And aflatteringחָ֝לָ֗קcha.LakH2509mouthוּפֶ֥הu.PehH6310worksיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213ruinמִדְחֶֽה׃mid.ChehH4072.
Commentaries