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1An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

1לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד בְּכָל־ תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

2Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

2לֹֽא־ יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־ בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃

3When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

3בְּֽבוֹא־ רָ֭שָׁע בָּ֣א גַם־ בּ֑וּז וְֽעִם־ קָל֥וֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃

4The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

4מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־ אִ֑ישׁ נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה׃

5It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.

5שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־ רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא־ ט֑וֹב לְהַטּ֥וֹת צַ֝דִּ֗יק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

6The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

6שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃

7The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

7פִּֽי־ כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

8דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־ בָֽטֶן׃

9One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

9גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃

10The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

10מִגְדַּל־ עֹ֭ז שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בּֽוֹ־ יָר֖וּץ צַדִּ֣יק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃

11The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

11ה֣וֹן עָ֭שִׁיר קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃

12Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

12לִפְנֵי־ שֶׁ֭בֶר יִגְבַּ֣הּ לֵב־ אִ֑ישׁ וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃

13To answer before listening-- that is folly and shame.

13מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־ ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃

14The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

14רֽוּחַ־ אִ֭ישׁ יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃

15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.

15לֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן יִקְנֶה־ דָּ֑עַת וְאֹ֥זֶן חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־ דָּֽעַת׃

16A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

16מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃

17In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

17צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן בְּרִיב֑וֹ [יבא־] (וּבָֽא־) רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃

18Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.

18מִ֭דְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּ֣ית הַגּוֹרָ֑ל וּבֵ֖ין עֲצוּמִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיד׃

19A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

19אָ֗ח נִפְשָׁ֥ע מִקִּרְיַת־ עֹ֑ז [ומדונים] (וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים) כִּבְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃

20From the fruit of their mouth a person's stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

20מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־ אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑וֹ תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣יו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃

21The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

21מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים בְּיַד־ לָשׁ֑וֹן וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃

22He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.

22מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃

23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

23תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים יְדַבֶּר־ רָ֑שׁ וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר יַעֲנֶ֥ה עַזּֽוֹת׃

24One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

24אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃

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