Do notאַלboastתִּתְהַלֵּלabout the dayבְּיוֹםof tomorrow,מָחָרforכִּיyou do notלֹאknowתֵדַעwhatמַהa dayיוֹםwill give birth to.יֵּלֶד
Let a strangerזָרpraise you,יְהַלֶּלְךָand notוְלֹאyour own mouth;פִיךָa foreigner,נָכְרִיand notוְאַלyour own lips.שְׂפָתֶיךָ
Heavyכֹּבֶדis the stone,אֶבֶןandוְa burdenנֵטֶלthe sand,הַחוֹלbutוְthe vexationכַעַסof a foolאֱוִילis heavierכָּבֵדthan both of them.מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם
Crueltyאַכְזְרִיּוּתof wrathחֵמָהand a floodוְשֶׁטֶףof anger,אָףbutוּwhoמִיcan standיַעֲמֹדbeforeלִפְנֵיjealousy?קִנְאָה
Betterטוֹבָהis openמְגֻלָּהreproofתּוֹכַחַתthan hiddenמְסֻתָּרֶתlove.מֵאַהֲבָה
Faithfulנֶאֱמָנִיםare the woundsפִּצְעֵיof one who loves,אוֹהֵבandוְabundantנַעְתָּרוֹתthe kissesנְשִׁיקוֹתof one who hates.שׂוֹנֵא
A satedשְׂבֵעָהsoulנֶפֶשׁtramplesתָּבוּסthe honeycomb,נֹפֶתbutוְto a hungryרְעֵבָהsoulנֶפֶשׁeveryכָּלbitter thingמַרis sweet.מָתוֹק
Like a birdכְּצִפּוֹרthat wandersנוֹדֶדֶתfromמִןits nest,קִנָּהּsoכֵּןis a manאִישׁwho wandersנוֹדֵדfromמִhis place.מְּקוֹמוֹ
Oilשֶׁמֶןand incenseוּקְטֹרֶתmake gladיְשַׂמַּחthe heart,לֵבandוּthe sweetnessמֶתֶקof one’s friendרֵעֵהוּis more than the counselמֵעֲצַתof the soul.נָפֶשׁ
Your friendרֵעֲךָandוְyour father’sאָבִיךָfriendרֵעַdo notאַלabandon;תַּעֲזֹבandוּdo notאַלenterתָּבוֹאyour brother’sאָחִיךָhouseבֵיתin the dayבְּיוֹםof your calamity;אֵידֶךָbetterטוֹבis a neighborשָׁכֵןnearbyקָרוֹבthan a brotherמֵאָחfar away.רָחוֹק
Be wise,חֲכַםmy son,בְּנִיandוְmake my heart glad,שַׂמַּח לִבִּיandוְI will returnאָשִׁיבָהa wordדָבָרto whoever reproaches me.חֹרְפִי
The shrewdעָרוּםseesרָאָהevilרָעָהand hides himself;נִסְתָּרthe simpleפְּתָאיִםpass onעָבְרוּand are fined.נֶעֱנָשׁוּ
Takeקַחhis garment,בִּגְדוֹforכִּיhe has become suretyעָרַבfor a stranger;זָרandוּforבְעַדa foreign womanנָכְרִיָּהtake a pledge from him.חַבְלֵהוּ
Whoever blessesמְבָרֵךְhis neighborרֵעֵהוּwith a loudגָּדוֹלvoiceבְּקוֹלin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרrising early,הַשְׁכֵּיםit will be countedתֵּחָשֶׁבto himלוֹas a curse.קְלָלָה
A continualטוֹרֵדdrippingדֶּלֶףon a dayבְּיוֹםof downpourסַגְרִירandוְa womanאֵשֶׁתof quarrelsמִדְיָנִיםare alike;נִשְׁתָּוָה
those who hide herצֹפְנֶיהָhideצָפַןthe wind,רוּחַandוְhis right handיְמִינוֹcallsיִקְרָאoil.שֶׁמֶן
Ironבַּרְזֶלwith ironבְּבַרְזֶלis sharpened,יָחַדandוְa manאִישׁsharpensיַחַדthe faceפְּנֵיof his friend.רֵעֵהוּ
Whoever tendsנֹצֵרthe fig treeתְּאֵנָהwill eatיֹאכַלits fruit,פִּרְיָהּandוְwhoever guardsשֹׁמֵרhis masterאֲדֹנָיוwill be honored.יְכֻבָּד
As in waterכַּמַּיִםfaceהַפָּנִיםanswers to face,לַפָּנִיםsoכֵּןthe heartלֵבof a manהָאָדָםto a man.לָאָדָם
Sheolשְׁאוֹלand Abaddonוַאֲבַדּוֹare notלֹאsatisfied,תִשְׂבַּעְנָהandוְthe eyesעֵינֵיof manהָאָדָםare notלֹאsatisfied.תִשְׂבַּעְנָה
The crucibleמַצְרֵףfor silver,לַכֶּסֶףandוְthe furnaceכוּרfor gold,לַזָּהָבandוְa manאִישׁby the mouthלְפִיof his praise.מַהֲלָלוֹ
Ifאִםyou poundתִּכְתּוֹשׁthe foolאֶת הָאֱוִילin the mortarבַּמַּכְתֵּשׁamongבְּתוֹךְthe grainהָרִיפוֹתwith the pestle,בַּעֱלִיhis follyאִוַּלְתּוֹwill notלֹאdepartתָסוּרfrom him.מֵעָלָיו
Know wellיָדֹעַ תֵּדַעthe conditionפְּנֵיof your flock;צֹאנֶךָsetשִׁיתyour heartלִבְּךָon the herds;לַעֲדָרִים
forכִּיrichesחֹסֶןare notלֹאforever,לְעוֹלָםnorוְאִםa diademנֵזֶרfrom generationלְדוֹרto generation.וָדוֹר
The grassחָצִירis uncovered,גָּלָהandוְthe new growthדֶשֶׁאappears,נִרְאָהandוְthe plantsעִשְּׂבוֹתof the mountainsהָרִיםare gathered in;נֶאֶסְפוּ
the lambsכְּבָשִׂיםare for your clothing,לִלְבוּשֶׁךָandוּthe priceמְחִירof a fieldשָׂדֶהthe male goats,עַתּוּדִים
andוְenoughדֵיgoats’עִזִּיםmilkחֲלֵבfor your food,לְלַחְמְךָfor the foodלְלֶחֶםof your household,בֵּיתֶךָandוְlifeחַיִּיםfor your maidservants.לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ