Proverbs 11 — TOJB

11Verse 1A balance of mirmah (dishonesty, deception) is abomination to Hashem,
but an even shelemah (perfect stone, just weight) is His ratzon.
^{Verse 2}When zadon (pride) cometh, then cometh kalon (shame, disgrace),
but with the humble is chochmah.
^{Verse 3}The integrity of the yesharim (upright ones) shall guide them,
but the deceit of the bogedim (treacherous ones) shall destroy them.
^{Verse 4}Hon (riches) profit not in the yom evrah (day of wrath),
but tzedakah (righteousness) delivereth from mavet.
^{Verse 5}The tzidkat tamim (righteousness of the blameless) shall make his derech straight,
but the rasha shall fall by his own evil.
^{Verse 6}The tzidkat yesharim shall deliver them,
but bogedim (treacherous ones) shall be caught in their own evil desire.
^{Verse 7}At the mot adam rasha, his tikveh shall perish,
and the expectation of his⁺strong ones perisheth.
^{Verse 8}The tzaddik is delivered out of tzoros,
but the rashah cometh on to take his place.
^{Verse 9}A chanef (hypocrite, man without G-d) with his peh (mouth) destroyeth his re'a,
but through da'as (knowledge) shall the tzaddikim be delivered.
^{Verse 10}When it goeth well with the tzaddikim, the city rejoiceth,
and when the resha'im perish, there is rinnah (joyful shouting).
^{Verse 11}By the birkat yesharim the city is exalted,
but it is overthrown by the peh (mouth) of the resha'im.
^{Verse 12}He that is devoid of lev⁺despiseth his re'a,
but an ish tevunot holdeth his peace.
^{Verse 13}A bringer of rekhil (gossip),⁺revealeth sod (secrets, confidences),
but he that is of a ne'eman ruach concealeth the matter.
^{Verse 14}Where no strategic policy is, the nation falls,
but in the multitude of yoetz (counsellors, advisors) there is teshu'ah (victory, safety).
^{Verse 15}He that is guaranty for a zar shall suffer for it,
and he that hateth pledging collateral is secure.
^{Verse 16}An eshet chen retaineth kavod (honor, respect),
but ruthless men retain osher.
^{Verse 17}The ish chesed (merciful man) doeth good to his own nefesh,
but he that is cruel harmeth his own self.
^{Verse 18}The reshah worketh a wage of sheker,
but to him that soweth tzedakah (righteousness) shall be a sachar emes (sure reward).
^{Verse 19}As tzedakah (righteousness) leadeth to Chayyim,
so he that pursueth ra'ah pursueth it to his own mot (death).
^{Verse 20}They that are of a perverse lev are an abomination to Hashem,
but such as are upright in their derech are His delight.
^{Verse 21}Though yad join in yad,
rah shall not go unpunished,
but the zera of the tzaddikim shall be delivered.
^{Verse 22}As a ring of zahav in the snout of a chazir,
so is an isha yafah which is without ta'am (judgment, discretion).
^{Verse 23}The ta'avat tzaddikim is only tov,
but the tikveh of the resha'im is wrath.
^{Verse 24}There is that which scattereth, and yet increaseth more;
and there is that which withholdeth more than is yosher, but it leadeth to machsor (want, need, poverty).
^{Verse 25}The nefesh berakhah (generous person) shall be made to prosper,
and he that watereth shall be refreshed also himself.
^{Verse 26}He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him,
but brocha shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
^{Verse 27}He that diligently seeketh tov procureth ratzon,
but he that seeketh ra'ah, it shall come unto him.
^{Verse 28}He that trusteth in his riches shall fall;
but the tzaddik shall flourish like the green leaf.
^{Verse 29}He that troubleth his own bais shall inherit the ruach (wind),
and the fool shall be eved to the chacham lev.
^{Verse 30}The p'ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim,
and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise).
^{Verse 31}If the tzaddik are recompensed on ha'aretz (the earth),
much more the rashah and the choteh (sinner).