Proverbs 23:2

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

Bado hakuna tafsiri kwa lugha hii; English inaonyeshwa.

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1 כִּֽי־תֵ֭שֵׁב לִלְח֣וֹם אֶת־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל בִּ֥ין תָּ֝בִ֗ין אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;

2 וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃ And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

3 אַל־תִּ֭תְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃ Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.

4 אַל־תִּיגַ֥ע לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥ חֲדָֽל׃ Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. .

5 (התעוף) [הֲתָ֤עִיף]־עֵינֶ֥יךָ בּ֗וֹ וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ כִּ֤י עָשֹׂ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לּ֣וֹ כְנָפַ֑יִם כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר (ועיף) [יָע֥וּף] הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ {פ}
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

6 אַל־תִּלְחַ֗ם אֶת־לֶ֭חֶם רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְאַל־תִּ֝תְאָ֗ו לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃ Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties;

7 כִּ֤י ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ שָׁעַ֥ר בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ כֶּ֫ן־ה֥וּא אֱכ֣וֹל וּ֭שְׁתֵה יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑ךְ וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹ בַּל־עִמָּֽךְ׃ For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he: ‘Eat and drink’, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

8 פִּֽתְּךָ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

9 בְּאׇזְנֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל אַל־תְּדַבֵּ֑ר כִּי־יָ֝ב֗וּז לְשֵׂ֣כֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ׃ Speak not in the ears of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

10 אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים אַל־תָּבֹֽא׃ Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless;

11 כִּֽי־גֹאֲלָ֥ם חָזָ֑ק הֽוּא־יָרִ֖יב אֶת־רִיבָ֣ם אִתָּֽךְ׃ For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee.

12 הָבִ֣יאָה לַמּוּסָ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝אׇזְנֶ֗ךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃ Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

13 אַל־תִּמְנַ֣ע מִנַּ֣עַר מוּסָ֑ר כִּֽי־תַכֶּ֥נּוּ בַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶט לֹ֣א יָמֽוּת׃ Withhold not correction from the child; For though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

14 אַ֭תָּה בַּשֵּׁ֣בֶט תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מִשְּׁא֥וֹל תַּצִּֽיל׃ Thou beatest him with the rod, And wilt deliver his soul from the nether-world.

15 בְּ֭נִי אִם־חָכַ֣ם לִבֶּ֑ךָ יִשְׂמַ֖ח לִבִּ֣י גַם־אָֽנִי׃ My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine;

16 וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה כִלְיוֹתָ֑י בְּדַבֵּ֥ר שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָ מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ Yea, my reins will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

17 אַל־יְקַנֵּ֣א לִ֭בְּךָ בַּחַטָּאִ֑ים כִּ֥י אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ Let not thy heart envy sinners, But be in the fear of the LORD all the day;

18 כִּ֭י אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃ For surely there is a future; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

19 שְׁמַע־אַתָּ֣ה בְנִ֣י וַחֲכָ֑ם וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

20 אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְסֹֽבְאֵי־יָ֑יִן בְּזֹלְלֵ֖י בָשָׂ֣ר לָֽמוֹ׃ Be not among winebibbers; Among gluttonous eaters of flesh;

21 כִּֽי־סֹבֵ֣א וְ֭זוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ נוּמָֽה׃ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

22 שְׁמַ֣ע לְ֭אָבִיךָ זֶ֣ה יְלָדֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־תָּ֝ב֗וּז כִּֽי־זָקְנָ֥ה אִמֶּֽךָ׃ Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

23 אֱמֶ֣ת קְ֭נֵה וְאַל־תִּמְכֹּ֑ר חׇכְמָ֖ה וּמוּסָ֣ר וּבִינָֽה׃ Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

24 (גול) [גִּ֣יל] יָ֭גִיל אֲבִ֣י צַדִּ֑יק (יולד) [וְיוֹלֵ֥ד] חָ֝כָ֗ם (וישמח) [יִשְׂמַח־]בּֽוֹ׃ The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

25 יִֽשְׂמַח־אָבִ֥יךָ וְאִמֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל יוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃ Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bore thee rejoice.

26 תְּנָה־בְנִ֣י לִבְּךָ֣ לִ֑י וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ דְּרָכַ֥י (תרצנה) [תִּצֹּֽרְנָה]׃ My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. .

27 כִּֽי־שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲמֻקָּ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה וּבְאֵ֥ר צָ֝רָ֗ה נׇכְרִיָּֽה׃ For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.

28 אַף־הִ֭יא כְּחֶ֣תֶף תֶּאֱרֹ֑ב וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים בְּאָדָ֥ם תּוֹסִֽף׃ She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the faithless among men.

29 לְמִ֨י א֥וֹי לְמִ֪י אֲב֡וֹי לְמִ֤י (מדונים) [מִדְיָנִ֨ים ׀] לְמִ֥י שִׂ֗יחַ לְ֭מִי פְּצָעִ֣ים חִנָּ֑ם לְ֝מִ֗י חַכְלִל֥וּת עֵינָֽיִם׃ Who crieth: ‘Woe’? who: ‘Alas’? Who hath contentions? who hath raving? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

30 לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים עַל־הַיָּ֑יִן לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים לַחְקֹ֥ר מִמְסָֽךְ׃ They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to try mixed wine.

31 אַל־תֵּ֥רֶא יַּיִן֮ כִּ֤י יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן (בכיס) [בַּכּ֣וֹס] עֵינ֑וֹ יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּמֵֽישָׁרִֽים׃ Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, When it glideth down smoothly;

32 אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ כְּנָחָ֣שׁ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י יַפְרִֽשׁ׃ At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.

33 עֵ֭ינֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּ זָר֑וֹת וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ יְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.

34 וְ֭הָיִיתָ כְּשֹׁכֵ֣ב בְּלֶב־יָ֑ם וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗ב בְּרֹ֣אשׁ חִבֵּֽל׃ Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

35 הִכּ֥וּנִי בַל־חָלִיתִי֮ הֲלָמ֗וּנִי בַּל־יָ֫דָ֥עְתִּי מָתַ֥י אָקִ֑יץ א֝וֹסִ֗יף אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ עֽוֹד׃ ’They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not; when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.’

Miqra according to the Masorah · Leseni: CC BY-SA · Chanzo
The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917) · Leseni: Public Domain · Chanzo

Neno kwa neno (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

וְשַׂמְתָּ֣sûwmto put (used in a great variety of appli
שַׂכִּ֣יןsakkîyna knife
בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָlôaʻthe gullet
אִםʼimused very widely as demonstrative
בַּ֖עַלbaʻala master
נֶ֣פֶשׁnephesha breathing creature
אָֽתָּהʼattâhthou and thee

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (CC BY 4.0); Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary (CC BY-SA).

Proverbs 23:2 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

ושמת שכין בלעך אם בעל נפש אתה

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

וְשַׂמְתָּ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶךָ אִם־בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ אָתָּה׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And "put a knife to your cheek" if you hunger [i.e., If you see that he is niggardly, restrain yourself and do not eat with him].

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Tu t’enfonceras un couteau dans la gorge, si tu te comportes en glouton.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Inaczej kładziesz nóż na własne gardło, jeśli chciwy jesteś.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

װאָרום דו שטעקסט זיך אַרײַן אַ מעסער אין דער קעל, אױב דו ביסט אַ מענטש אַ פֿרעסער.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Kaj vi metu tranĉilon al via gorĝo, Se vi estas avidulo.

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Commentary on Proverbs 23:2

Rashi

English

and you shall put a knife into your jaw Heb. בלועך, into your jaw. If you see that he is stingy, do not eat of his [food].

if you are a man with a hearty appetite If you are a glutton and long to eat, it is better that you thrust a knife between your teeth. Our Sages expounded this as referring to a disciple sitting before his teacher. If he knows that his teacher will give him an answer for everything he asks, let him investigate the subtle points and ask concerning his tradition, but if not, let him keep his peace.

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · Leseni: CC-BY · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ibn Ezra

עברית

בלועך - הוא בית הבליעה, כלומר או תשים סכין בלועך, אם אתה בעל נפש המתאוה ומושל עליה והזכיר הלחם כי הוא עיקר הסעודה, או הוא כלל המאכלים, כענין: נותן לחם לכל בשר.

Ibn Ezra on Proverbs -- Daat · Leseni: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ralbag (Gersonides)

עברית

אם בעל נפש אתה. ללחום ולהזין ממזונו והוא בעל תאוות המושל בשכלו:

ושמת. הנה תשים קוצים בגרונך ובבית הבליעה שתחנק בהם:

On Your Way · Leseni: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria