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לתאוה יבקש נפרד בכל־תושיה יתגלע׃ | Prov 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. |
לא־יחפץ כסיל בתבונה כי אם־בהתגלות לבו׃ | Prov 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. |
בבוא־רשע בא גם־בוז ועם־קלון חרפה׃ | Prov 18:3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. |
מים עמקים דברי פי־איש נחל נבע מקור חכמה׃ | Prov 18:4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. |
שאת פני־רשע לא־טוב להטות צדיק במשפט׃ | Prov 18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. |
שפתי כסיל יבאו בריב ופיו למהלמות יקרא׃ | Prov 18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. |
פי־כסיל מחתה־לו ושפתיו מוקש נפשו׃ | Prov 18:7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. |
דברי נרגן כמתלהמים והם ירדו חדרי־בטן׃ | Prov 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. |
גם מתרפה במלאכתו אח הוא לבעל משחית׃ | Prov 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. |
מגדל־עז שם יהוה בו־ירוץ צדיק ונשגב׃ | Prov 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
הון עשיר קרית עזו וכחומה נשגבה במשכיתו׃ | Prov 18:11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. |
לפני־שבר יגבה לב־איש ולפני כבוד ענוה׃ | Prov 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. |
משיב דבר בטרם ישמע אולת היא־לו וכלמה׃ | Prov 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. |
רוח־איש יכלכל מחלהו ורוח נכאה מי ישאנה׃ | Prov 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? |
לב נבון יקנה־דעת ואזן חכמים תבקש־דעת׃ | Prov 18:15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
מתן אדם ירחיב לו ולפני גדלים ינחנו׃ | Prov 18:16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
צדיק הראשון בריבו ובא־רעהו וחקרו׃ | Prov 18:17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. |
מדינים ישבית הגורל ובין עצומים יפריד׃ | Prov 18:18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. |
אח נפשע מקרית־עז ומדינים כבריח ארמון׃ | Prov 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. |
מפרי פי־איש תשבע בטנו תבואת שפתיו ישבע׃ | Prov 18:20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. |
מות וחיים ביד־לשון ואהביה יאכל פריה׃ | Prov 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. |
מצא אשה מצא טוב ויפק רצון מיהוה׃ | Prov 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. |
תחנונים ידבר־רש ועשיר יענה עזות׃ | Prov 18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. |
איש רעים להתרעע ויש אהב דבק מאח׃ | Prov 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |