Proverbs 13 — TOJB
13Verse 1A ben chacham heareth his musar av,
but a scoffer heareth not ge'arah (scolding, rebuke).
Verse 2An ish shall eat tov by the fruit of his peh (mouth),
but the nefesh of the bogedim (unfaithful ones, traitors) shall eat chamas.
Verse 3He that is shomer over his peh (mouth) guards his nefesh,
but he that openeth wide his sfatayim (lips) shall have ruin.
Verse 4The nefesh of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) desireth, and hath nothing,
but the nefesh of the kharutzim (diligent ones) shall have ample provision.
Verse 5A tzaddik hateth sheker,
but a wicked man is shamefully loathsome, and bringeth disgrace.
Verse 6Tzedakah is guard over him whose derech is blameless,
but wickedness overthroweth the chattat (sinner).
Verse 7There is one who maketh himself out to be rich, yet hath nothing;
there is one that maketh himself out to be poor, yet hath hon rav (great wealth).
Verse 8The riches of an ish is kofer (ransom) for his nefesh (life),
but the poor heareth no threat.
Verse 9The ohr (light) of the tzaddik rejoiceth,
but the ner (lamp) of the resha'im (wicked) shall be put out.
Verse 10By zadon (pride) cometh only contention,
but with the teachable is chochmah.
Verse 11Hon (wealth) gotten by dishonesty shall be diminished,
but he that gathereth incrementally shall have an increment.
Verse 12Hope deferred maketh the lev sick,
but when the ta'avah (desire) cometh, it is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life).
Verse 13He who despiseth the davar shall be destroyed,
but he that feareth the mitzvah shall be rewarded.
Verse 14The torat chacham (teaching of the wise) is a makor chayyim (fountain of life),
to turn one away from the snares of mavet.
Verse 15Seichel tov giveth favor,
but the derech bogedim (way of traitors) is hard.
Verse 16Every prudent man acts with da'as,
but a kesil (fool) displays his folly.
Verse 17A malach rasha falleth into rah (trouble),
but a tzir emunim (trustworthy envoy) is marpeh (healing).
Verse 18Poverty and shame shall be to him that disdains musar,
but he that is shomer over tokhakhat (reproof) shall be honored.
Verse 19The ta'avah (desire, longing) fulfilled is sweet to the nefesh,
but it is to'evat kesilim (the abomination of fools) to depart from rah.
Verse 20He that walketh with chachamim shall be wise,
but a companion of kesilim (fools) shall come to harm.
Verse 21Ra'ah (disaster) pursueth chatta'im (sinners),
but tov is the reward of the tzaddikim.
Verse 22A tov (good man) leaveth an inheritance to his bnei banim,
and the wealth of the choteh (sinner) is laid up for the tzaddik.
Verse 23Rav ochel (much food) is in the untilled ground of the poor,
but for want of mishpat (justice) it is swept away.
Verse 24He that spareth his shevet (rod) hateth bno (his son),
but he that loveth him is diligent in his musar (discipline).
Verse 25The tzaddik (righteous) eateth to the satisfying of his nefesh (soul),
but the beten (stomach) of the resha'im shall want.
but a scoffer heareth not ge'arah (scolding, rebuke).
Verse 2An ish shall eat tov by the fruit of his peh (mouth),
but the nefesh of the bogedim (unfaithful ones, traitors) shall eat chamas.
Verse 3He that is shomer over his peh (mouth) guards his nefesh,
but he that openeth wide his sfatayim (lips) shall have ruin.
Verse 4The nefesh of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) desireth, and hath nothing,
but the nefesh of the kharutzim (diligent ones) shall have ample provision.
Verse 5A tzaddik hateth sheker,
but a wicked man is shamefully loathsome, and bringeth disgrace.
Verse 6Tzedakah is guard over him whose derech is blameless,
but wickedness overthroweth the chattat (sinner).
Verse 7There is one who maketh himself out to be rich, yet hath nothing;
there is one that maketh himself out to be poor, yet hath hon rav (great wealth).
Verse 8The riches of an ish is kofer (ransom) for his nefesh (life),
but the poor heareth no threat.
Verse 9The ohr (light) of the tzaddik rejoiceth,
but the ner (lamp) of the resha'im (wicked) shall be put out.
Verse 10By zadon (pride) cometh only contention,
but with the teachable is chochmah.
Verse 11Hon (wealth) gotten by dishonesty shall be diminished,
but he that gathereth incrementally shall have an increment.
Verse 12Hope deferred maketh the lev sick,
but when the ta'avah (desire) cometh, it is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life).
Verse 13He who despiseth the davar shall be destroyed,
but he that feareth the mitzvah shall be rewarded.
Verse 14The torat chacham (teaching of the wise) is a makor chayyim (fountain of life),
to turn one away from the snares of mavet.
Verse 15Seichel tov giveth favor,
but the derech bogedim (way of traitors) is hard.
Verse 16Every prudent man acts with da'as,
but a kesil (fool) displays his folly.
Verse 17A malach rasha falleth into rah (trouble),
but a tzir emunim (trustworthy envoy) is marpeh (healing).
Verse 18Poverty and shame shall be to him that disdains musar,
but he that is shomer over tokhakhat (reproof) shall be honored.
Verse 19The ta'avah (desire, longing) fulfilled is sweet to the nefesh,
but it is to'evat kesilim (the abomination of fools) to depart from rah.
Verse 20He that walketh with chachamim shall be wise,
but a companion of kesilim (fools) shall come to harm.
Verse 21Ra'ah (disaster) pursueth chatta'im (sinners),
but tov is the reward of the tzaddikim.
Verse 22A tov (good man) leaveth an inheritance to his bnei banim,
and the wealth of the choteh (sinner) is laid up for the tzaddik.
Verse 23Rav ochel (much food) is in the untilled ground of the poor,
but for want of mishpat (justice) it is swept away.
Verse 24He that spareth his shevet (rod) hateth bno (his son),
but he that loveth him is diligent in his musar (discipline).
Verse 25The tzaddik (righteous) eateth to the satisfying of his nefesh (soul),
but the beten (stomach) of the resha'im shall want.