A manאִישׁof reproofsתּוֹכָחוֹתwho hardensמַקְשֶׁהhis neckעֹרֶףwill suddenlyפֶּתַעbe broken,יִשָּׁבֵרand there will be noוְאֵיןhealing.מַרְפֵּא
Whenבִּthe righteousצַדִּיקִיםincrease,רְבוֹתthe peopleהָעָםrejoice,יִשְׂמַחbutוּwhenבִa wicked manרָשָׁעrules,מְשֹׁלthe peopleעָםgroan.יֵאָנַח
A manאִישׁwho lovesאֹהֵבwisdomחָכְמָהmakes his father glad,יְשַׂמַּח אָבִיוbutוְa companionרֹעֶהof prostitutesזוֹנוֹתsquandersיְאַבֶּדwealth.הוֹן
A kingמֶלֶךְby justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּטmakes the land stand firm,יַעֲמִיד אָרֶץbutוְa manאִישׁof contributionsתְּרוּמוֹתtears it down.יֶהֶרְסֶנָּה
A manגֶּבֶרwho flattersמַחֲלִיקhis neighborעַל רֵעֵהוּspreadsפּוֹרֵשׂa netרֶשֶׁתforעַלhis steps.פְּעָמָיו
In the transgressionבְּפֶשַׁעof an evilרָעmanאִישׁis a snare,מוֹקֵשׁbutוְthe righteousצַדִּיקshouts for joyיָרוּןand is glad.וְשָׂמֵחַ
The righteousצַדִּיקknowsיֹדֵעַthe causeדִּיןof the poor;דַּלִּיםthe wickedרָשָׁעdoes notלֹאunderstandיָבִיןknowledge.דָּעַת
Menאַנְשֵׁיof scoffingלָצוֹןinflameיָפִיחוּa city,קִרְיָהbutוַthe wiseחֲכָמִיםturn awayיָשִׁיבוּanger.אָף
A wiseחָכָםmanאִישׁwho goes to lawנִשְׁפָּטwithאֶתa foolishאֱוִילman,אִישׁwhether he ragesוְרָגַזor laughs,וְשָׂחַקthere is noוְאֵיןrest.נָחַת
Menאַנְשֵׁיof bloodדָמִיםhateיִשְׂנְאוּthe blameless,תָםbutוִthe uprightישָׁרִיםseekיְבַקְשׁוּhis soul.נַפְשׁוֹ
Allכָּלhis spiritרוּחוֹthe senseless manכְסִילlets out,יוֹצִיאbutוְthe wiseחָכָםcalms itיְשַׁבְּחֶנָּהback.בְּאָחוֹר
A rulerמֹשֵׁלwho pays attentionמַקְשִׁיבtoעַלa wordדְּבַרof falsehood,שָׁקֶרallכָּלhis attendantsמְשָׁרְתָיוare wicked.רְשָׁעִים
The poor manרָשׁandוְthe manאִישׁof oppressionsתְּכָכִיםmeet;נִפְגָּשׁוּYHWHיְהוָהgives light toמֵאִירthe eyesעֵינֵיof both.שְׁנֵיהֶם
A kingמֶלֶךְwho judgesשׁוֹפֵטthe poorדַּלִּיםin truth,בֶּאֱמֶתhis throneכִּסְאוֹwill be establishedיִכּוֹןforever.לָעַד
The rodשֵׁבֶטandוְreproofתוֹכַחַתgiveיִתֵּןwisdom,חָכְמָהbutוְa young manנַעַרleft to himselfמְשֻׁלָּחshamesמֵבִישׁhis mother.אִמּוֹ
Whenבִּthe wickedרְשָׁעִיםincrease,רְבוֹתtransgressionפָּשַׁעincreases,יִרְבֶּהbutוְthe righteousצַדִּיקִיםwill seeיִרְאוּtheir downfall.בְּמַפַּלְתָּם
Correctיַסֵּרyour son,בִּנְךָandוִhe will give you rest,ינִיחֶךָandוְhe will giveיִתֵּןdelightsמַעֲדַנִּיםto your soul.לְנַפְשֶׁךָ
Where there is noבְּאֵיןvision,חָזוֹןthe peopleעָםrun wild,יִפָּרַעbutוְwhoever keepsשֹׁמֵרinstruction,תּוֹרָהhappy is he.אַשְׁרֵהוּ
By wordsבִּדְבָרִיםa slaveעָבֶדis notלֹאcorrected,יִוָּסֶרforכִּיhe understands,יָבִיןbutוְthere is noאֵיןresponse.מַעֲנֶה
Do you seeחָזִיתָa manאִישׁhastyאָץin his words?בִּדְבָרָיוThere is more hopeתִּקְוָהfor a senseless manלִכְסִילthan for him.מִמֶּנּוּ
Whoever pampersמְפַנֵּקhis slaveעַבְדּוֹfrom youth,מִנֹּעַרandוְin his endאַחֲרִיתוֹhe will beיִהְיֶהan heir.מָנוֹן
A manאִישׁof angerאַףstirs upיְגָרֶהstrife,מָדוֹןandוּa masterבַעַלof wrathחֵמָהis greatרַבin transgression.פָּשַׁע
A man’sאָדָםloftinessגַּאֲוַתwill bring him low,תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּbutוּthe lowlyשְׁפַלof spiritרוּחַwill lay hold ofיִתְמֹךְhonor.כָּבוֹד
Whoever sharesחוֹלֵקwithעִםa thiefגַּנָּבhatesשׂוֹנֵאhis own soul;נַפְשׁוֹhe hearsיִשְׁמַעthe imprecationאָלָהand does notוְלֹאdeclare anything.יַגִּיד
Tremblingחֶרְדַּתbefore manאָדָםsetsיִתֵּןa snare,מוֹקֵשׁbutוּwhoever trustsבוֹטֵחַin YHWHבַּיהוָהwill be set on high.יְשֻׂגָּב
Manyרַבִּיםseekמְבַקְשִׁיםthe faceפְּנֵיof a ruler,מוֹשֵׁלbutוּfrom YHWHמֵיְהוָהcomes the judgmentמִשְׁפַּטof a man.אִישׁ
An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto the righteousצַדִּיקִיםis a manאִישׁof injustice,עָוֶלandוְan abominationתוֹעֲבַתto the wickedרָשָׁעis the uprightיְשַׁרof way.דָּרֶךְ