Proverbs 10 — TOJB

10Verse 1The mishle (proverbs) of Sh'lomo.
A ben chacham maketh glad an av,
but a ben kesil is the grief of his em.
^{Verse 2}Otzarot resha profit nothing,
but tzedakah (righteousness) saveth from mavet.
^{Verse 3}Hashem will not suffer the nefesh of the tzaddik to famish,
but He thwarteth the craving of the resha'im.
^{Verse 4}He becometh poor that dealeth with a negligent palm,
but the yad of the diligent maketh wealth.
^{Verse 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.
^{Verse 6}Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik,
but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im.
^{Verse 7}The memory of the tzaddik is as bracha,
but the shem resha'im shall rot.
^{Verse 8}The chacham lev will receive mitzvot,
but one with foolish sfatayim (lips) shall be thrust down.
^{Verse 9}He that walketh uprightly walketh securely,
but he that perverteth his drakhim shall be known.
^{Verse 10}He that winketh with the ayin causeth trouble,
but one with foolish sfatayim shall come to ruin.
^{Verse 11}The peh (mouth) of a tzaddik is a Makor Chayyim,
but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im.
^{Verse 12}Sin'ah (hatred) stirreth up medanim (dissensions),
but ahavah covereth all peysha'im.
^{Verse 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.^{+
Verse 14}Chachamim treasure up da'as (knowledge);
but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction.
^{Verse 15}The oisherʼs wealth is his strong city;
the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty.
^{Verse 16}The wage of the tzaddik leadeth to Chayyim;
the wage of the rashah is for chattat.^{+
Verse 17}He is in the orach (path) of Chayyim that is shomer over musar,
but he that abandoneth tokhakhat (reproof) goes astray.
^{Verse 18}He that hideth sin'ah with sfatayim sheker,
and he that uttereth a slander, is a kesil (fool).
^{Verse 19}In the multitude of devarim there wanteth not sin,
but he that restraineth his sfatayim (lips) is maskil (wise).
^{Verse 20}The lashon of the tzaddik is as choice kesef;
the lev of the resha'im is of little worth.
^{Verse 21}The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many),
but fools die for lack of lev.^{+
Verse 22}The Birkat Hashem, it maketh wealthy,
and He addeth no sorrow with it.
^{Verse 23}It is as sport to a kesil to do zimmah (evil design),
but an ish tevunah (man of understanding) hath chochmah.
^{Verse 24}What the rashah dreads, it shall come upon him,
but the ta'avat tzaddikim shall be granted.
^{Verse 25}As the whirlwind passeth, so is the rashah no more,
but the tzaddik is a yesod olam (an everlasting foundation).
^{Verse 26}As chometz to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
so is the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) to them that send him.
^{Verse 27}The Yirat Hashem prolongeth yamim;
but the shanot of the resha'im shall be cut short.
^{Verse 28}The prospect of the tzaddikim shall be simchah,
but the tikveh of the resha'im shall perish.
^{Verse 29}The Derech Hashem is maoz to the blameless,
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
^{Verse 30}The tzaddik shall never be removed,
but the resha'im shall not inhabit Eretz.
^{Verse 31}The peh (mouth) of the tzaddik bringeth forth chochmah,
but the lashon tahpukhot (tongue of perversion, distortion) shall be cut off.
^{Verse 32}The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik know what is ratzon (acceptable),
but the peh (mouth) of the resha'im speaketh tahpukhot (perversity).