Mishle 10

Orthodox Jewish Bible

10 The mishle (proverbs) of Sh’lomo. A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a ben kesil is the grief of his em.

² Otzarot resha profit nothing, but tzedakah (righteousness) saveth from mavet.

³ Hashem will not suffer the nefesh of the tzaddik to famish, but He thwarteth the craving of the resha’im.

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a negligent palm, but the yad of the diligent maketh wealth.

⁵ He that gathereth in kayitz is a ben maskil (son of wisdom), but he that sleepeth in katzir (harvest) is a ben that causeth shame.

⁶ Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik, but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha’im.

⁷ The memory of the tzaddik is as bracha, but the shem resha’im shall rot.

⁸ The chacham lev will receive mitzvot, but one with foolish sfatayim (lips) shall be thrust down.

⁹ He that walketh uprightly walketh securely, but he that perverteth his drakhim shall be known.

¹⁰ He that winketh with the ayin causeth trouble, but one with foolish sfatayim shall come to ruin.

¹¹ The peh (mouth) of a tzaddik is a Makor Chayyim, but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha’im.

¹² Sin’ah (hatred) stirreth up medanim (dissensions), but ahavah covereth all peysha’im.

¹³ In the sfatayim (lips) of him that hath understanding chochmah is found, but a shevet (rod) is for the back of him that is devoid of lev [understanding].

¹⁴ Chachamim treasure up da’as (knowledge); but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction.

¹⁵ The oisher’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty.

¹⁶ The wage of the tzaddik leadeth to Chayyim; the wage of the rashah is for chattat [Ro 6:23].

¹⁷ He is in the orach (path) of Chayyim that is shomer over musar, but he that abandoneth tokhakhat (reproof) goes astray.

¹⁸ He that hideth sin’ah with sfatayim sheker, and he that uttereth a slander, is a kesil (fool).

¹⁹ In the multitude of devarim there wanteth not sin, but he that restraineth his sfatayim (lips) is maskil (wise).

²⁰ The lashon of the tzaddik is as choice kesef; the lev of the resha’im is of little worth.

²¹ The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many), but fools die for lack of lev [of chochmah].

²² The Birkat Hashem, it maketh wealthy, and He addeth no sorrow with it.

²³ It is as sport to a kesil to do zimmah (evil design), but an ish tevunah (man of understanding) hath chochmah.

²⁴ What the rashah dreads, it shall come upon him, but the ta’avat tzaddikim shall be granted.

²⁵ As the whirlwind passeth, so is the rashah no more, but the tzaddik is a yesod olam (an everlasting foundation).

²⁶ As chometz to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) to them that send him.

²⁷ The Yirat Hashem prolongeth yamim; but the shanot of the resha’im shall be cut short.

²⁸ The prospect of the tzaddikim shall be simchah, but the tikveh of the resha’im shall perish.

²⁹ The Derech Hashem is maoz to the blameless, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

³⁰ The tzaddik shall never be removed, but the resha’im shall not inhabit Eretz.

³¹ The peh (mouth) of the tzaddik bringeth forth chochmah, but the lashon tahpukhot (tongue of perversion, distortion) shall be cut off.

³² The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik know what is ratzon (acceptable), but the peh (mouth) of the resha’im speaketh tahpukhot (perversity).