The proverbsמִשְׁלֵיof Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹהsonבֶןof David,דָּוִדkingמֶלֶךְof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל
to knowלָדַעַתwisdomחָכְמָהand correction,וּמוּסָרto understandלְהָבִיןthe sayingsאִמְרֵיof understanding;בִינָה
to receiveלָקַחַתthe correctionמוּסַרof prudence,הַשְׂכֵּלrighteousness,צֶדֶקjustice,וּמִשְׁפָּטand uprightness;וּמֵישָׁרִים
to giveלָתֵתto the simpleלִפְתָאיִםshrewdness,עָרְמָהto the young manלְנַעַרknowledgeדַּעַתand discretion.וּמְזִמָּה
Let the wise man hear,יִשְׁמַע חָכָםand he will increaseוְיוֹסֶףin teaching;לֶקַחand the discerning oneוְנָבוֹןwill acquireיִקְנֶהguidance,תַּחְבֻּלוֹת
to understandלְהָבִיןa proverbמָשָׁלand a figurative saying,וּמְלִיצָהthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof the wiseחֲכָמִיםand their riddles.וְחִידֹתָם
The fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהis the beginningרֵאשִׁיתof knowledge;דָּעַתwisdomחָכְמָהand correctionוּמוּסָרfoolsאֱוִילִיםdespise.בָּזוּ
Hear,שְׁמַעmy son,בְּנִיthe correctionמוּסַרof your father,אָבִיךָand do notוְאַלabandonתִּטֹּשׁthe instructionתּוֹרַתof your mother;אִמֶּךָ
forכִּיthey areהֵםa garlandלִוְיַתof favorחֵןfor your head,לְרֹאשֶׁךָand necklacesוַעֲנָקִיםfor your neck.לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ
My son,בְּנִיifאִםsinnersחַטָּאִיםentice you,יְפַתּוּךָdo notאַלconsent.תֹּבֵא
Ifאִםthey say,יֹאמְרוּ“Comeלְכָהwith us;אִתָּנוּlet us lie in waitנֶאֶרְבָהforלְblood;דָםlet us ambushנִצְפְּנָהthe innocentלְנָקִיwithout cause;חִנָּם
let us swallow themנִבְלָעֵםaliveחַיִּיםlike Sheol,כִּשְׁאוֹלand whole,וּתְמִימִיםlike those who go downכְּיוֹרְדֵיto the pit;בוֹר
allכָּלkinds of preciousיָקָרwealthהוֹןwe will find;נִמְצָאwe will fillנְמַלֵּאour housesבָתֵּינוּwith plunder;שָׁלָל
castתַּפִּילyour lotגּוֹרָלְךָamong us;בְּתוֹכֵנוּoneאֶחָדpurseכִּיסthere will beיִהְיֶהfor all of us”;לְכֻלָּנוּ
my son,בְּנִיdo notאַלwalkתֵּלֵךְin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְwith them;אִתָּםhold backמְנַעyour footרַגְלְךָfrom their path;מִנְּתִיבָתָם
forכִּיtheir feetרַגְלֵיהֶםrunיָרוּצוּto evil,לָרַעand they hurryוִימַהֲרוּto shedלִשְׁפָּךְblood.דָּם
Forכִּיin vainחִנָּםthe netהָרָשֶׁתis spreadמְזֹרָהin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof anyכָלbird.בַּעַל כָּנָף
And theyוְהֵםlie in waitיֶאֱרֹבוּfor their own blood;לְדָמָםthey ambushיִצְפְּנוּtheir own souls.לְנַפְשֹׁתָם
So areכֵּןthe pathsאָרְחוֹתof everyoneכָּלgreedyבֹּצֵעַfor unjust gain:בָּצַעit takes awayיִקָּחthe soulאֶת נֶפֶשׁof its owners.בְּעָלָיו
Wisdomחָכְמוֹתcries aloudתָּרֹנָּהin the street;בַּחוּץin the squaresבָּרְחֹבוֹתshe raisesתִּתֵּןher voice.קוֹלָהּ
At the headבְּרֹאשׁof the noisy streetsהֹמִיּוֹתshe calls out;תִּקְרָאat the openingsבְּפִתְחֵיof the gates,שְׁעָרִיםin the city,בָּעִירshe speaksתֹאמֵרher sayings:אֲמָרֶיהָ
“How long,עַד מָתַיsimple ones,פְּתָיִםwill you loveתְּאֵהֲבוּsimpleness,פֶתִיand scoffersוְלֵצִיםdelightחָמְדוּin scoffingלָצוֹןfor themselves,לָהֶםand the senselessוּכְסִילִיםhateיִשְׂנְאוּknowledge?דָעַת
Turnתָּשׁוּבוּto my reproof;לְתוֹכַחְתִּיlook,הִנֵּהI will pour outאַבִּיעָהon youלָכֶםmy spirit;רוּחִיI will make knownאוֹדִיעָהmy wordsדְבָרַיto you.אֶתְכֶם
BecauseיַעַןI calledקָרָאתִיand you refused,וַתְּמָאֵנוּI stretched outנָטִיתִיmy handיָדִיand there was noוְאֵיןone who paid attention,מַקְשִׁיב
and you ignoredוַתִּפְרְעוּallכָלmy counsel,עֲצָתִיandוְmy reproofתוֹכַחְתִּיyou did notלֹאwant,אֲבִיתֶם
Iאֲנִיtooגַּםwill laughאֶשְׂחָקat your calamity;בְּאֵידְכֶםI will mockאֶלְעַגwhenבְּyour dreadפַחְדְּכֶםcomes,בֹא
whenבְּyour dreadפַּחְדְּכֶםcomesבֹאlike a storm,כְשׁוֹאָהand your calamityוְאֵידְכֶםarrivesיֶאֱתֶהlike a whirlwind,כְּסוּפָהwhenבְּdistressצָרָהand anguishוְצוּקָהcomeבֹאupon you.עֲלֵיכֶם
Thenאָזthey will call me,יִקְרָאֻנְנִיand I will notוְלֹאanswer;אֶעֱנֶהthey will seek me eagerly,יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִיand they will notוְלֹאfind me;יִמְצָאֻנְנִי
becauseתַּחַת כִּיthey hatedשָׂנְאוּknowledge,דָעַתandוְthe fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהֹוָהthey did notלֹאchoose;בָחָרוּ
they would notלֹא אָבוּaccept my counsel;לַעֲצָתִיthey spurnedנָאֲצוּallכָּלmy reproof.תּוֹכַחְתִּי
So they will eatוְיֹאכְלוּof the fruitמִפְּרִיof their way,דַרְכָּםandוּwith their own designsמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶםthey will be filled.יִשְׂבָּעוּ
Forכִּיthe turning awayמְשׁוּבַתof the simpleפְּתָיִםwill kill them,תַּהַרְגֵםand the complacencyוְשַׁלְוַתof the senselessכְּסִילִיםwill destroy them.תְּאַבְּדֵם
Butוְwhoever listensשֹׁמֵעַto meלִיwill dwellיִשְׁכָּןsecurely,בֶּטַחandוְwill be at ease,שַׁאֲנַןwithoutמִdreadפַּחַדof evil.”רָעָה