The Friend Who Stays.

ט֤וֹב פַּ֣ת חֲ֭רֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָ֑הּ מִ֝בַּ֗יִת מָלֵ֥א זִבְחֵי־רִֽיב׃

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּ֗יל יִ֭מְשֹׁל בְּבֵ֣ן מֵבִ֑ישׁ וּבְת֥וֹךְ אַ֝חִ֗ים יַחֲלֹ֥ק נַחֲלָֽה׃

[2] A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וּבֹחֵ֖ן לִבּ֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃

[3] The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.

מֵ֭רַע מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָ֑וֶן שֶׁ֥קֶר מֵ֝זִין עַל־לְשׁ֥וֹן הַוֺּֽת׃

[4] An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

לֹעֵ֣ג לָ֭רָשׁ חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝אֵ֗יד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃

[5] Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם׃

[6] Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.

לֹא־נָאוָ֣ה לְנָבָ֣ל שְׂפַת־יֶ֑תֶר אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לְנָדִ֥יב שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר׃

[7] Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

אֶֽבֶן־חֵ֣ן הַ֭שֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵ֣י בְעָלָ֑יו אֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִפְנֶ֣ה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

[8] A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּ֭שַׁע מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה בְ֝דָבָ֗ר מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃

[9] Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה׃

[10] A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.

אַךְ־מְרִ֥י יְבַקֶּשׁ־רָ֑ע וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י יְשֻׁלַּח־בּֽוֹ׃

[11] An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

פָּג֬וֹשׁ דֹּ֣ב שַׁכּ֣וּל בְּאִ֑ישׁ וְאַל־כְּ֝סִ֗יל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃

[12] Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.

מֵשִׁ֣יב רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה ׳לֹא־תָמִישׁ׳ ״לֹא־תָמ֥וּשׁ״ רָ֝עָ֗ה מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃

[13] If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

פּ֣וֹטֵֽר מַ֭יִם רֵאשִׁ֣ית מָד֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע הָרִ֥יב נְטֽוֹשׁ׃

[14] The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

מַצְדִּ֣יק רָ֭שָׁע וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ צַדִּ֑יק תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

[15] He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord .

לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֖וֹת חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃

[16] Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

בְּכָל־עֵ֭ת אֹהֵ֣ב הָרֵ֑עַ וְאָ֥ח לְ֝צָרָ֗ה יִוָּלֵֽד׃

[17] A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

אָדָ֣ם חֲסַר־לֵ֭ב תּוֹקֵ֣עַ כָּ֑ף עֹרֵ֥ב עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה לִפְנֵ֥י רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

[18] One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃

[19] Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

עִקֶּשׁ־לֵ֭ב לֹ֣א יִמְצָא־ט֑וֹב וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃

[20] A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְת֣וּגָה ל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל׃

[21] He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב גֵּהָ֑ה וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־גָּֽרֶם׃

[22] A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

שֹׁ֣חַד מֵ֭חֵיק רָשָׁ֣ע יִקָּ֑ח לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת אָרְח֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

[23] The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חָכְמָ֑ה וְעֵינֵ֥י כְ֝סִ֗יל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃

[24] The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

כַּ֣עַס לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וּ֝מֶ֗מֶר לְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃

[25] A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

גַּ֤ם עֲנ֣וֹשׁ לַצַּדִּ֣יק לֹא־ט֑וֹב לְהַכּ֖וֹת נְדִיבִ֣ים עַל־יֹֽשֶׁר׃

[26] To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָיו יוֹדֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת ׳וְקַר־יְקַר־ר֝֗וּחַ׳ אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃

[27] Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

גַּ֤ם אֱוִ֣יל מַ֭חֲרִישׁ חָכָ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣יו נָבֽוֹן׃

[28] Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.