1
אַל תֵּצַר צָרַת מָחָר, כִּי לֹא תֵדַע מַה יֵּלֶד יוֹם.
Do not suffer from tomorrow’s trouble, as you do not know what a day will bring.
Ὁ ἐκδίκων παρὰ Κυρίου εὑρήσει ἐκδίκησιν, καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ διατηρῶν διατηρήσει.
He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, And he will surely keep his sins [in remembrance].
2
שֶׁמָּא מָחָר בָּא וְאֵינֶנּוּ, נִמְצָא מִצְטָעֵר עַל הָעוֹלָם שֶׁאֵינוֹ שֶׁלּוֹ.
Perhaps tomorrow comes and he is no more; he is found grieving over a world that is not his.
Ἄφες ἀδίκημα τῷ πλησίον σου, καὶ τότε δεηθέντος σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου λυθήσονται.
Forgive thy neighbor the hurt that he hath done unto thee, So shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.
3
הַכֹּל שָׁקַלְתִּי בְכַף מֹאזְנַיִם, וְלֹא מָצָאתִי קַל מִסֻבִּין.
I have weighed everything on the scales and found nothing lighter than bran;
Ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπῳ συντηρεῖ ὀργὴν, καὶ παρὰ Κυρίου ζητεῖ ἴασιν.
One man beareth hatred against another, And doth he seek pardon from the Lord?
4
וְקַל מְסֻבִּין, חָתָן הַדָּר בְּבֵית חָמָיו.
and lighter than bran, a son-in-law who lives in his father-in-law's house;
Ἐπʼ ἄνθρωπον ὅμοιον αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔχει ἔλεος, καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτοῦ δεῖται.
He showeth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: And doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins?
5
וְקַל מֵחָתָן, אֹרֵחַ מַכְנִיס אֹרֵחַ.
and lighter than a son-in-law, a guest who brings in a guest;
Αὐτὸς σὰρξ ὢν διατηρεῖ μῆνιν, τίς ἐξιλάσεται τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ;
If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, Who will entreat for pardon of his sins?
6
וְקַל מֵאֹרֵחַ, מֵשִׁיב דָבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע.
and lighter than a guest, one who answers before he hears.
Μνήσθητι τὰ ἔσχατα, καὶ παῦσαι ἔχθραίνων· καταφθορὰν καὶ θάνατον, καὶ ἔμμενε ἐντολαῖς.
Remember thy end, and let thy enmity cease; [Remember] corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
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Μνήσθητι ἐντολῶν, καὶ μὴ μηνίσῃς τῷ πλησίον· καὶ διαθήκην ὑψίστου, καὶ πάριδε ἄγνοιαν.
Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbor: [Remember] the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
8
Ἀπόσχου ἀπὸ μάχης, καὶ ἐλαττώσεις ἁμαρτίας· ἄνθρωπος γὰρ θυμώδης ἐκκαύσει μάχην.
Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: For a furious man will kindle strife.
9
Καὶ ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλὸς ταράξει φίλους, καὶ ἀναμέσον εἰρηνευόντων ἐμβάλλει διαβολήν.
A sinful man disquieteth friends, And maketh debate among them that be at peace.
10
Κατὰ τὴν ὕλην πυρὸς οὕτως ἐκκαυθήσεται, κατὰ τὴν ἰσχὺν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ ἔσται, καὶ κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον ἀνυψώσει ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν στερέωσιν τῆς μάχης ἐκκαυθήσεται.
As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: And as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; And according to his riches his anger riseth; And the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
11
Ἔρις κατασπευδομένη ἐκκαίει πῦρ, καὶ μάχη κατασπεύδουσα ἐκχέει αἷμα.
A hasty contention kindleth a fire: And a hasty fighting sheddeth blood.
12
הָיְתָה לְפָנָיו גַחֶלֶת, נָפַח בָּה וּבָעֲרָה.
If there is a coal before him and he blows on it, it burns;
Ἐὰν φυσήσῃς σπινθῆρα ἐκκαήσεται, καὶ ἐὰν πτύσῃς ἐπʼ αὐτὸν σβεσθήσεται· καὶ ἀμφότερα ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου ἐκπορεύεται.
If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: If thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: And both these come out of thy mouth.
13
Ψίθυρον καὶ δίγλωσσον καταρᾶσθαι, πολλοὺς γὰρ εἰρηνεύοντας ἀπώλεσαν.
Curse the whisperer and double-tongued: For such have destroyed many that were at peace.
14
Γλῶσσα τρίτη πολλοὺς ἐσάλευσε, καὶ διέστησεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ ἔθνους εἰς ἔθνος, καὶ πόλεις ὀχυρὰς καθεῖλε, καὶ οἰκίας μεγιστάνων κατέστρεψε.
A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, And driven them from nation to nation: Strong cities hath it pulled down, And overthrown the houses of great men.
15
Γλῶσσα τρίτη γυναῖκας ἀνδρείας ἐξέβαλε, καὶ ἐστέρησεν αὐτὰς τῶν πόνων αὐτῶν.
A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, And deprived them of their labors.
16
Ὁ προσέχων αὐτῇ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ ἀνάπαυσιν, οὐδὲ κατασκηνώσει μεθʼ ἡσυχίας.
Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, And never dwell quietly.
17
Πληγὴ μάστιγος ποιεῖ μώλωπας, πληγὴ δὲ γλώσσης συγκλάσει ὀστᾶ.
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: But the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
18
Πολλοὶ ἔπεσαν ἐν στόματι μαχαίρας, καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ πεπτωκότες διὰ γλῶσσαν.
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: But not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
19
Μακάριος ὁ σκεπασθεὶς ἀπʼ αὐτῆς, ὃς οὐ διῆλθεν ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτῆς, ὃς οὐχ εἵλκυσε τὸν ζυγὸν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς αὐτῆς οὐκ ἐδέθη.
Well is he that is defended from it, And hath not passed through the venom thereof, Who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, Nor hath been bound in her bands.
20
Ὁ γὰρ ζυγὸς αὐτῆς ζυγὸς σιδηροῦς, καὶ οἱ δεσμοὶ αὐτῆς δεσμοὶ χάλκεοι.
For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, And the bands thereof are bands of brass.
21
Θάνατος πονηρὸς ὁ θάνατος αὐτῆς, καὶ λυσιτελὴς μᾶλλον ὁ ᾅδης αὐτῆς.
The death thereof is an evil death, The grave were better than it.
22
Οὐ μὴ κρατήσῃ εὐσεβῶν, καὶ ἐν τῇ φλογὶ αὐτῆς οὐ καήσονται.
It shall not have rule over them that fear God, Neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
23
Οἱ καταλείποντες Κύριον ἐμπεσοῦνται εἰς αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐκκαήσεται, καὶ οὐ μὴ σβεσθῇ· ἐξαποσταλήσεται ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ὡς λέων, καὶ ὡς πάρδαλις λυμανεῖται αὐτούς.
Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; And it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; It shall be sent upon them as a lion, And devour them as a leopard.
24
Ἴδε περίφραξον τὸ κτῆμά σου ἀκάνθαις, τὸ ἀργύριόν σου καὶ τὸ χρυσίον κατάδησον·
Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, And bind up thy silver and gold,
25
רָקַק בָּהּ וְכָבְתָה, [וּשְׁנֵיהֶם מִפִּיךָ הֵם].
if he spits on it, it goes out — [and both come from your mouth].
καὶ τοῖς λόγοις σου ποίησον ζυγὸν καὶ σταθμὸν, καὶ τῷ στόματί σου ποίησον θύραν καὶ μοχλόν.
And weigh thy words in a balance, And make a door and bar for thy mouth.
26
Πρόσεχε μήπως ὀλισθήσῃς ἐν αὐτῇ, μὴ πέσῃς κατέναντι ἐνεδρεύοντος.
Beware thou slide not by it, Lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.