A nameשֵׁםis more to be chosenנִבְחָרthan greatרָבriches;מֵעֹשֶׁרbetterטוֹבthan silverמִכֶּסֶףand goldוּמִזָּהָבis good favor.חֵן
The richעָשִׁירand the poorוָרָשׁmeet together;נִפְגָּשׁוּthe Makerעֹשֵׂהof them allכֻלָּםis YHWH.יְהוָה
The shrewdעָרוּםseesרָאָהevilרָעָהand hides himself,וְנִסְתָּרbut the simpleוּפְתָיִיםpass onעָבְרוּand are fined.וְנֶעֱנָשׁוּ
The rewardעֵקֶבof humilityעֲנָוָהand the fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהis riches,עֹשֶׁרhonor,וְכָבוֹדand life.וְחַיִּים
Thornsצִנִּיםand snaresפַּחִיםare in the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof the crooked;עִקֵּשׁwhoever guardsשׁוֹמֵרhis soulנַפְשׁוֹwill keep farיִרְחַקfrom them.מֵהֶם
Trainחֲנֹךְthe young manלַנַּעַרaccording toעַל פִּיhis way;דַרְכּוֹevenגַּםwhenכִּיhe is oldיַזְקִיןhe will notלֹאturn awayיָסוּרfrom it.מִמֶּנָּה
The richעָשִׁירrulesיִמְשׁוֹלover the poor,בְּרָשִׁיםandוְthe borrowerלֹוֶהis slaveעֶבֶדto the manלְאִישׁwho lends.מַלְוֶה
Whoever sowsזוֹרֵעַinjusticeעַוְלָהwill reapיִקְצָרwickedness,אָוֶןandוְthe rodשֵׁבֶטof his furyעֶבְרָתוֹwill come to an end.יִכְלֶה
The goodטוֹבof eye,עַיִןheהוּאwill be blessed,יְבֹרָךְforכִּיhe givesנָתַןof his breadמִלַּחְמוֹto the poor.לַדָּל
Drive outגָּרֵשׁthe scoffer,לֵץandוְstrifeמָדוֹןwill go out;יֵצֵאandוְdisputeדִּיןand disgraceוְקָלוֹןwill cease.יִשְׁבֹּת
Whoever lovesאֹהֵבpurityטְהָרof heart,לֵבwith favorחֵןon his lips,שְׂפָתָיוthe kingמֶלֶךְis his friend.רֵעֵהוּ
The eyesעֵינֵיof YHWHיְהוָהwatch overנָצְרוּknowledge,דָעַתbut he overturnsוַיְסַלֵּףthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof the treacherous.בֹגֵד
The sluggardעָצֵלsays,אָמַר“A lionאֲרִיis outside!בַחוּץIn the middleבְּתוֹךְof the squaresרְחֹבוֹתI will be murdered!”אֵרָצֵחַ
A deepעֲמֻקָּהpitשׁוּחָהis the mouthפִּיof strange women;זָרוֹתhe with whom YHWH is indignantזְעוּם יְהוָהwill fallיִפָּלthere.שָׁם
Follyאִוֶּלֶתis boundקְשׁוּרָהto the heartבְלֶבof a young man;נָעַרthe rodשֵׁבֶטof correctionמוּסָרwill drive it farיַרְחִיקֶנָּהfrom him.מִמֶּנּוּ
Whoever oppressesעֹשֵׁקthe poorדָּלto increaseלְהַרְבּוֹתwhat is his,לוֹand whoever givesנֹתֵןto the rich,לְעָשִׁירcomes onlyאַךְto want.לְמַחְסוֹר
Inclineהַטyour earאָזְנְךָand hearוּשְׁמַעthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof the wise,חֲכָמִיםandוְapplyתָּשִׁיתyour heartלִבְּךָto my knowledge;לְדַעְתִּי
forכִּיit is pleasantנָעִיםifכִּיyou keep themתִשְׁמְרֵםwithin you,בְּבִטְנֶךָif they are establishedיִכֹּנוּtogetherיַחְדָּוon your lips.עַל שְׂפָתֶיךָ
So thatלִהְיוֹתyour trustמִבְטַחֶךָmay be in YHWH,בַּיהוָהI have made them knownהוֹדַעְתִּיto youךָtoday,הַיּוֹםeven to you.אַף אָתָּה
Have I notהֲלֹאwrittenכָתַבְתִּיto youלְךָthirty sayingsשָׁלִישִׁיםof counselsבְּמוֹעֵצֹתand knowledge,וָדָעַת
to make knownלְהוֹדִיעֲto youךָthe certaintyקֹשְׁטְof wordsאִמְרֵיof truth,אֱמֶתso that you may bring backלְהָשִׁיבwordsאֲמָרִיםof truthאֱמֶתto those who send you?לְשֹׁלְחֶיךָ
Do notאַלrobתִּגְזָלthe poorדָּלbecauseכִּיhe is poor,דַל הוּאandוְdo notאַלcrushתְּדַכֵּאthe afflictedעָנִיin the gate;בַשָּׁעַר
forכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwill pleadיָרִיבtheir case,רִיבָםandוְwill robקָבַעthe soulנָפֶשׁof those who rob them.קֹבְעֵיהֶם
Do notאַלmake friendsתִּתְרַעwithאֶתa manבַּעַלof anger,אָףandוְwithאֶתa manאִישׁof wrathחֵמוֹתdo notלֹאgo,תָבוֹא
lestפֶּןyou learnתֶּאֱלַףhis waysאֹרְחֹתָיוandוְtakeלָקַחְתָּa snareמוֹקֵשׁfor your soul.לְנַפְשֶׁךָ
Do notאַלbeתְּהִיamong those who strikeבְתֹקְעֵיpalms,כָףamong those who become suretyבַּעֹרְבִיםfor debts.מַשָּׁאוֹת
Ifאִםyou have nothingאֵין לְךָto pay with,לְשַׁלֵּםwhyלָמָּהshould he takeיִקַּחyour bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָfrom under you?מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ
Do notאַלmoveתַּסֵּגthe ancientעוֹלָםboundaryגְּבוּלthatאֲשֶׁרyour fathersאֲבוֹתֶיךָmade.עָשׂוּ
Do you seeחָזִיתָa manאִישׁskilledמָהִירin his work?בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹHe will standיִתְיַצָּבbeforeלִפְנֵיkings;מְלָכִיםhe will notבַּלstandיִתְיַצֵּבbeforeלִפְנֵיobscure men.חֲשֻׁכִּים