1. | nghy;yhj kD\h;Nky; nghwhik nfhs;shNj@ mth;fNshNl ,Uf;fTk; tpUk;ghNj. |
| Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; |
2. | mth;fs; ,Ujak; nfhLikia Nahrpf;Fk;> mth;fs; cjLfs; jPtpidiag; NgRk;. |
| for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
3. | tPL Qhdj;jpdhNy fl;lg;gl;L> tpNtfj;jpdhNy epiyepWj;jg;gLk;. |
| Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established; |
4. | mwptpdhNy miwfspy; mUikAk; ,dpikAkhd rfytpjg; nghUs;fSk; epiwe;jpUf;Fk;. |
| and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance. |
5. | QhdKs;std; ngyKs;std;@ mwpTs;std; jd; ty;yikia mjpfhpf;fg;gz;Zfpwhd;. |
| A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
6. | ey;Nahridnra;J Aj;jk;gz;Z@ MNyhridf;fhuh; mNefuhy; n[aq;fpilf;Fk;. |
| For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. |
7. | %lDf;F Qhdk; vl;lhj caukhapUf;Fk;@ mtd; epaha];jyj;jpy; jd; thiaj; jpwthd;. |
| Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate. |
8. | jPtpidnra;a cghaQ;nra;fpwtd; J\;ld; vd;dg;gLthd;. |
| He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues. |
9. | jPaNehf;fk; ghtkhk;@ ghpahrf;fhud; kD\Uf;F mUtUg;ghdtd;. |
| The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men. |
10. | Mgj;Jf;fhyj;jpy; eP Nrhh;e;J Nghthahdhy;> cd; ngyd; FWfpdJ. |
| [If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small. |
11. | kuzj;Jf;F xg;gpf;fg;gl;lth;isAk;> nfhiyAz;zg;Nghfpwth;fisAk; tpLtpf;ff;$Lkhdhy; tpLtp. |
| Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter. |
12. | mij mwpNahk; vd;ghahfpy>; ,Ujaq;fisr; Nrhjpf;fpwth; mwpahNuh? cd; Mj;Jkhitf; fhf;fpwth; ftdpahNuh? mth; kD\Uf;F mtdtd; fphpiaf;Fj;jf;fjhfg; gydspahNuh? |
| If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work. |
13. | vd; kfNd> Njidr; rhg;gpL> mJ ey;yJ@ $l;bypUe;J xOFk; Njd; cd; tha;f;F ,d;gkhapUf;Fk;. |
| Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste: |
14. | mg;gbNa Qhdj;ij mwpe;J nfhs;tJ cd; Mj;JkhTf;F ,d;gkhapUf;Fk;@ mijg; ngw;Wf;nfhz;lhy;> mJ Kbtpy; cjTk;> cd; ek;gpf;if tPz;NghfhJ. |
| so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off. |
15. | J\;lNd> eP ePjpkhDila thr];jyj;Jf;F tpNuhjkha;g; gjptpuhNj@ mtd; jq;Fk; ,lj;ijg; ghohf;fpg;NghlhNj. |
| Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place. |
16. | ePjpkhd; VOjuk; tpOe;jhYk; jpUk;gTk; vOe;jpUg;ghd;@ Jd;khh;f;fNuh jPq;fpNy ,lWz;L fplg;ghh;fs; . |
| For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster. |
17. | cd; rj;;JU tpOk;NghJ re;Njh\g;glhNj@ mtd; ,lWk;NghJ cd; ,Ujak; fsp$uhjpUg;gjhf. |
| Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth; |
18. | fh;j;jh; mijf; fhz;ghh;> mJ mth; ghh;itf;Fg; nghy;yhg;ghapUf;Fk;@ mg;nghOJ mtdplj;jpdpd;W mth; jkJ Nfhgj;ij ePf;fptpLthh;. |
| lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him. |
19. | nghy;yhjth;fisf;Fwpj;J vhpr;ryhfhNj@ Jd;khh;f;fh;Nky; nghwhik nfhs;shNj. |
| Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked: |
20. | Jd;khh;f;fDf;F ey;KbT ,y;iy@ Jd;khh;f;fDila tpsf;F mize;JNghk;. |
| for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
21. | vd; kfNd> eP fh;j;jUf;Fk; uh[hTf;Fk; gae;J el@ fyff;fhuNuhL fythNj. |
| My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change. |
22. | rbjpapy; mth;fSila Mgj;J vOk;Gk;@ mth;fs; ,Uthpd; rq;fhuj;ijAk; mwpe;jtd; ahh;? |
| For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? |
23. | gpd;Dk; QhdKs;sth;fspd; Gj;jpkjpfs; vd;dntdpy;: epahaj;jpNy Kfjhl;rpzpak; ey;yjy;y. |
| These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. |
24. | Jd;khh;f;fidg; ghh;j;J: ePjpkhdhapUf;fpwha; vd;W nrhy;Yfpwtid [dq;fs; rgpg;ghh;fs;. gpui[fs; mtid ntWg;ghh;fs;. |
| He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him; |
25. | mtidf; fbe;Jnfhs;Sfpwth;fs;Nky; gphpaKz;lhFk;> mth;fSf;F cj;jk MrPh;thjk; fpilf;Fk;. |
| but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them. |
26. | nrk;ikahd kWnkhop nrhy;Yfpwtd; cjLfis Kj;jkpLfpwtDf;Fr; rkhdk;. |
| He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer. |
27. | ntspapy; cd; Ntiyia vj;jdg;gLj;jp> taypy; mij xOq;fhf;fp> gpd;G cd; tPl;ilf; fl;L. |
| Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house. |
28. | epahakpd;wpg; gpwDf;F tpNuhjkha;r; rhl;rpahf Vw;glhNj@ cd; cjLfspdhy; tQ;rfk; NgrhNj. |
| Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips? |
29. | mtd; vdf;Fr; nra;jgpufhuk; ehDk; mtDf;Fr; nra;Ntd;> mtd; nra;j nra;iff;Fj;jf;fjhf ehDk; mtDf;Fr; rhpf;fl;LNtd; vd;W eP nrhy;yhNj. |
| Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work. |
30. | Nrhk;Ngwpapd; taiyAk;> kjpaPdDila jpuhl;rj;Njhl;lj;ijAk; fle;JNghNdd;. |
| I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding; |
31. | ,Njh> mnjy;yhk; Ks;Sf;fhlhapUe;jJ@ epyj;jpd; Kfj;ijf; fhQ;nrhwp %bdJ> mjpd; fw;Rth; ,be;J fple;jJ. |
| and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down. |
32. | mijf; fz;L rpe;jidgz;zpNdd;@ mij Nehf;fpg; Gj;jpaile;Njd;. |
| Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction: |
33. | ,d;Dq;;nfhQ;rk; cwq;fl;Lk;> ,d;Dq;nfhQ;rk; ifKlf;fpf;nfhz;L epj;jpiu nra;al;Lk; vd;ghNah? |
| -- A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! |
34. | cd; jhpj;jpuk; topg;Nghf;fidg;NghYk; cd; tWik MAjkzpe;jtidg;NghYk; tUk;. |
| So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. |