Proverbs 3 — TOJB

3Verse 1Beni (my son), forget not my torah;
but let thine lev keep my mitzvot;
^{Verse 2}For orekh yamim (length of days), and shnot chayyim,
and shalom, shall they add to thee.
^{Verse 3}Let not chesed and emes forsake thee;
bind them about thy neck;
write them upon the luach (tablet) of thine lev;
^{Verse 4}So shalt thou find chen and seichel tov
in the eyes of Elohim and adam.^{Verse 5}Trust in Hashem with all thine lev,
and lean not unto thine own binah (understanding).
^{Verse 6}In all thy drakhim acknowledge Him,
and He shall make yosher thy orkhot (paths).
^{Verse 7}Be not chacham in thine own eyes;
fear Hashem, and depart from rah.
^{Verse 8}It shall be rife'ut (health) to thy navel,
and marrow to thy atzmot.^{Verse 9}Honor Hashem with thy substance,
and with the reshit (firstfruit) of all thine increase;
^{Verse 10}So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
and thy vats shall burst out with tirosh.^{Verse 11}Beni (my son), despise not the musar Hashem;
neither be weary of His tokhakhah (reproof);
^{Verse 12}For whom Hashem loveth, He correcteth;
even as an av the ben in whom he delighteth.^{Verse 13}Ashrei (happy) is the man that findeth chochmah,
and the man that getteth tevunah (understanding).
^{Verse 14}For the gain of it is better than the gain of kesef,
and the increase thereof than fine gold.
^{Verse 15}She is more precious than peninim (pearls);
and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
^{Verse 16}Orekh yamim is in her right hand;
and in her left hand osher and kavod.
^{Verse 17}Her drakhim are drakhim of pleasantness,
and all her netivot (trodden paths) are shalom.
^{Verse 18}She is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life) to them that lay hold upon her;
and me'usher (blessed) is every one that holdeth her fast.^{Verse 19}Hashem by chochmah hath founded Eretz (Earth);
by tevunah (understanding) hath He established Shomayim.
^{Verse 20}By His da'as (knowledge) the tehomot (oceanic depths) were divided,
and the clouds drop down the tal (dew).^{Verse 21}Beni (my son), let not them depart from thine eyes;
keep sound judgment and mezimah (discretion);
^{Verse 22}So shall they be chayyim unto thy nefesh,
and chen to thy neck.
^{Verse 23}Then shalt thou walk in thy derech safely,
and thy regel shall not stumble.
^{Verse 24}When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid;
when thou liest down, thy sheynah (sleep) shall be sweet.
^{Verse 25}Be not afraid of sudden pachad (terror),
neither of the desolation of the resha'im (wicked ones), when it cometh.
^{Verse 26}For Hashem shall be thy confidence,
and shall be shomer over thy regel from the snare.
^{Verse 27}Withhold not tov from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine yad to do it.^{Verse 28}Say not unto thy neighbor:
Go, and come again,
and makhar (tomorrow) I will give;
when thou hast it by thee.
^{Verse 29}Devise not ra'ah against thy re'a,
seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
^{Verse 30}Strive not with adam without cause,
if he have done thee no ra'ah.
^{Verse 31}Envy thou not the ish chamas,
and choose none of his drakhim.
^{Verse 32}For the perverse person is to'avat (detestable) to Hashem;
but His sod (secret, intimate counsel) is with the yesharim (upright ones).
^{Verse 33}The curse of Hashem is in the bais of the rasha;
but He puts a bracha on the dwelling of the tzaddikim.
^{Verse 34}Surely He scorneth the scorners;
but He giveth chen (grace, favor) unto the anayim (lowly, humble ones).
^{Verse 35}The chachamim shall inherit kavod,
but shame shall be the promotion of kesilim (fools).