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 <div class="label">20</div><div class="q"> 1The yayin is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;</div><div class="q">and whosoever is seduced to be led astray thereby is not wise.</div><div class="q"> 2The wrath of a melech is as the roaring of a lion;</div><div class="q">he who provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own nefesh.</div><div class="q"> 3It is kavod for an ish to cease from strife,</div><div class="q">but any fool can start a quarrel.</div><div class="q"> 4The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) will not plow by reason of choref (winter, cold);</div><div class="q">therefore shall he beg at katzir (harvest), and have nothing.</div><div class="q"> 5Etzah (purpose)#20:5 See Yn 2:24-25 in the lev ish is like deep mayim,</div><div class="q">but an ish tevunah will draw it out.</div><div class="q"> 6Rav adam will proclaim every one his own chesed,</div><div class="q">but an ish emunim (faithful man, loyal man) who can find one?</div><div class="q"> 7The tzaddik walketh in his tohm (integrity, guilelessness);</div><div class="q">his banim after him are blessed.</div><div class="q"> 8A melech that sitteth in the kisse din (throne of judgment)</div><div class="q">winnows out all rah with his eynayim.</div><div class="q"> 9Who can say, I have made my lev pure,</div><div class="q">I am tahor from my chattat?</div><div class="q"> 10Differing weights, and differing measures,</div><div class="q">both of them are alike to'evah to Hashem.</div><div class="q"> 11Even a na'ar (child) is known by his ways,</div><div class="q">whether his conduct be pure, and whether it be yashar (right).</div><div class="q"> 12The hearing ozen, and the seeing ayin,</div><div class="q"> Hashem hath made even both of them.</div><div class="q"> 13Love not sheynah (sleep), lest thou come to poverty;</div><div class="q">open thine eynayim, and thou shalt have enough lechem.</div><div class="q"> 14It is good for nothing, it is naught, saith the koneh (buyer),</div><div class="q">but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.</div><div class="q"> 15There is zahav, and a multitude of rubies,</div><div class="q">but the sfatayim (lips) of da'as are a precious jewel.</div><div class="q"> 16Take his garment that is guaranty for a zar (stranger),</div><div class="q">and hold it as his pledge for a nokhriyah (foreign woman, strange woman, seductress).</div><div class="q"> 17Lechem from sheker (deceit) is sweet to an ish,</div><div class="q">but afterwards his peh (mouth) shall be filled with gravel.</div><div class="q"> 18Every plan is established by etzah,</div><div class="q">and with tachbulot (guidance) wage milchamah.</div><div class="q"> 19He that goeth about as a rakhil (gossip, slanderer, talebearer) revealeth secrets;</div><div class="q">therefore associate not with the babbler.</div><div class="q"> 20He who curseth aviv or immo,</div><div class="q">his ner (lamp) shall be put out in deep choshech.</div><div class="q"> 21A nachalah (inheritance) may be gotten hastily at the rishonah (beginning);</div><div class="q">but the acharit (latter end) thereof shall not have a bracha.</div><div class="q"> 22Say not thou, I will pay back rah;</div><div class="q">but wait on Hashem, and He shall save thee.</div><div class="q"> 23Differing weights are a to'evah unto Hashem,</div><div class="q">and scales of mirmah (deceit) are not tov.</div><div class="q"> 24The steps of a gever are from Hashem;</div><div class="q">how can an adam then understand his own derech (way, life&#700;s course)?</div><div class="q"> 25It is a mokesh adam to devote rashly as kodesh,</div><div class="q">and after nedarim (vows) to reconsider his consecration.</div><div class="q"> 26A melech chacham winnows out the resha'im</div><div class="q">and bringeth the ofan (threshing wheel) over them.</div><div class="q"> 27The neshamah of adam is the ner (light) of Hashem,</div><div class="q">searching all the innermost beten.</div><div class="q"> 28Chesed and emes guard the Melech,</div><div class="q">and his kisse is upheld by chesed.</div><div class="q"> 29The tiferet (glory) of bochurim is their ko'ach (strength),</div><div class="q">and the hadar (splendor) of zekenim is the silvery head.</div><div class="q"> 30Blows that wound cleanseth away rah;</div><div class="q">so do beatings the innermost beten.</div>
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION REVISED © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021, 2024.

The yayin is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;
and whosoever is seduced to be led astray thereby is not wise.
The wrath of a melech is as the roaring of a lion;
he who provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own nefesh.
It is kavod for an ish to cease from strife,
but any fool can start a quarrel.
The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) will not plow by reason of choref (winter, cold);
therefore shall he beg at katzir (harvest), and have nothing.
Etzah (purpose) in the lev ish is like deep mayim,
but an ish tevunah will draw it out.
Rav adam will proclaim every one his own chesed,
but an ish emunim (faithful man, loyal man) who can find one?
The tzaddik walketh in his tohm (integrity, guilelessness);
his banim after him are blessed.
A melech that sitteth in the kisse din (throne of judgment)
winnows out all rah with his eynayim.
Who can say, I have made my lev pure,
I am tahor from my chattat?
Differing weights, and differing measures,
both of them are alike to'evah to HASHEM.
Even a na'ar (child) is known by his ways,
whether his conduct be pure, and whether it be yashar (right).
The hearing ozen, and the seeing ayin,
HASHEM hath made even both of them.
Love not sheynah (sleep), lest thou come to poverty;
open thine eynayim, and thou shalt have enough lechem.
It is good for nothing, it is naught, saith the koneh (buyer),
but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
There is zahav, and a multitude of rubies,
but the sfatayim (lips) of da'as are a precious jewel.
Take his garment that is guaranty for a zar (stranger),
and hold it as his pledge for a nokhriyah (foreign woman, strange woman, seductress).
Lechem from sheker (deceit) is sweet to an ish,
but afterwards his peh (mouth) shall be filled with gravel.
Every plan is established by etzah,
and with tachbulot (guidance) wage milchamah.
He that goeth about as a rakhil (gossip, slanderer, talebearer) revealeth secrets;
therefore associate not with the babbler.
He who curseth aviv or immo,
his ner (lamp) shall be put out in deep choshech.
A nachalah (inheritance) may be gotten hastily at the rishonah (beginning);
but the acharit (latter end) thereof shall not have a bracha.
Say not thou, I will pay back rah;
but wait on HASHEM, and He shall save thee.
Differing weights are a to'evah unto HASHEM,
and scales of mirmah (deceit) are not tov.
The steps of a gever are from HASHEM;
how can an adam then understand his own derech (way, lifeʼs course)?
It is a mokesh adam to devote rashly as kodesh,
and after nedarim (vows) to reconsider his consecration.
A melech chacham winnows out the resha'im
and bringeth the ofan (threshing wheel) over them.
The neshamah of adam is the ner (light) of HASHEM,
searching all the innermost beten.
Chesed and emes guard the Melech,
and his kisse is upheld by chesed.
The tiferet (glory) of bochurim is their ko'ach (strength),
and the hadar (splendor) of zekenim is the silvery head.
Blows that wound cleanseth away rah;
so do beatings the innermost beten.

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