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אַל תַּעַשׂ רָעָה וְאַל יַשִּׂיגְךָ רָעָה, הַרְחֵק מֵעָוֹן וְיֵט מִמְּךָ.
Do not evil to thyself, and evil shall not (?) overtake thee; Keep far from iniquity, and it shall turn aside from thee.
Μὴ ποίει κακὰ, καὶ οὐ μὴ σε καταλάβῃ κακόν.
Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.
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Ἀπόστηθι ἀπὸ ἀδίκου, καὶ ἐκκλινεῖ ἀπὸ σοῦ.
Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.
3
אַל תִּזְרַע חֲרוּשֵׁי עָוֶל עַל אָח, פֶּן תִּקְצְרֵהוּ שִׁבְעָתָיִם.
Sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness (?); Lest thou reap it sevenfold.
Υἱὲ μὴ σπεῖρε ἐπʼ αὔλακας ἀδικίας, καὶ οὐ μὴ θερίσῃς αὐτὰς ἑπταπλασίως.
My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, And thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
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אַל תְּבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵל מֶמְשֶׁלַת, וְכֵן מִמֶּלֶךְ מוֹשַׁב כָּבוֹד. אַל תִּצְטַדֵּק לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ, וּמִפְּנֵי מֶלֶךְ אַל תִּתְבּוֹנֵן.
Seek not of God dominion; Nor likewise of a king a seat of honour. Justify not thyself before God (H a king); And before a king profess not understanding.
Μὴ ζήτει παρὰ Κυρίου ἡγεμονίαν, μηδὲ παρὰ βασιλέως καθέδραν δόξης.
Seek not of the Lord preeminence, Neither of the king the seat of honor.
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אַל תְּבַקֵּשׁ לִהְיוֹת מוֹשֵׁל, אִם אֵין לְךָ חַיִל לְהַשְׁבִּית זָדוֹן.
Seek not to be a ruler; If thou hast not ability to quell pride.
Μὴ δικαιοῦ ἔναντι Κυρίου, καὶ παρὰ βασιλεῖ μὴ σοφίζου·
Justify not thyself before the Lord; And boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
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פֶּן תָגוּר מִפְּנֵי נָדִיב, וְנָתוּן בֶּצַע בִּתְמִימִיךָ.
Lest thou fear the person of the noble; And suffer lucre to corrupt thine integrity (?).
μὴ ζήτει γενέσθαι κριτὴς, μὴ οὐκ ἐξισχύσεις ἐξάραι ἀδικίας. μήποτε εὐλαβηθῇς ἀπὸ προσώπου δυνάστου, καὶ θήσεις σκάνδαλον ἐν εὐθύτητί σου.
Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; Lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, And lay a stumbling block in the way of thy uprightness.
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אַל תַּרְשִׁיעֲךָ בַּעֲדַת שַׁעֲרֵי אֵל, וְאַל תַּפִּילְךָ בַּקְּהִלָּה.
Condemn not thyself in the congregation at the gate (?); And cast not thyself down in the assembly.
Μὴ ἁμάρτανε εἰς πλῆθος πόλεως, καὶ μὴ καταβάλῃς σεαυτὸν ἐν ὄχλῳ.
Offend not against the multitude of a city, And then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.
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אַל תִּקְשׁוֹר לְשָׁנוֹת חֵטְ, כִּי בְאַחַת לֹא תִנָּקֶה.
Conspire not to commit a second sin; For in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
Μὴ καταδεσμεύσῃς δὶς ἁμαρτίαν, ἐν γὰρ τῇ μιᾷ οὐκ ἀθῶος ἔσῃ.
Bind not one sin upon another; For in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
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אַל תָּאִיץ בַּצָּבָא, מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה הִיא מֵאֵל נֶחֱלָקָה.
Loathe not appointed service of laborious work; For it hath been apportioned of God (?).
Μὴ εἴπῃς, τῷ πλήθει τῶν δώρων μου ἐπόψεται, καὶ ἐν τῷ προσενέγκαι με Θεῷ ὑψίστῳ προσδέξεται.
Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, And when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
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אַל תִּתְקַצֵּר בַּתְּפִלָּה וּבִצְדָקָה אַל תִּתְעַבָּר.
Be not impatient (H short) in prayer; And in almsgiving hesitate not (?).
Μὴ ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ σου, καὶ ἐλεημοσύνην ποιῆσαι μὴ παρίδῃς.
Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, And neglect not to give alms.
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אַל תִּבֶז לֶאֱנוֹשׁ בְּמַר רוּחַ, זְכוֹר כִּי יֵשׁ מֵרִים וּמַשְׁפִּיל.
Despise not a man that is in bitterness of spirit; Remember that there is one that lifteth up and casteth down.
Μὴ καταγέλα ἄνθρωπον ὄντα ἐν πικρίᾳ ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, ἔστι γὰρ ὁ ταπεινῶν καὶ ἀνυψῶν.
Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: For there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
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אַל תַּחֲרוֹשׁ חָמָס עַל אָח, וְכֵן עַל רֵעַ וְחָבֵר יַחְדָּו.
Devise not injury against a brother; And likewise neither against a companion nor a neighbour.
Μὴ ἀροτρία ψεῦδος ἐπʼ ἀδελφῷ σου, μηδὲ φίλῳ τὸ ὅμοιον ποίει.
Devise not a lie against thy brother; Neither do the like to thy friend.
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אַל תַּחְפֹּץ לְכַחֵש עַל כָּחַש, כִּי תִקְוָתוֹ לֹא תִנְעָם.
Love not to make any manner of (?) lie; For the consequence (H hope) thereof shall not be pleasant.
Μὴ θέλε ψεύδεσθαι πᾶν ψεῦδος, ὁ γὰρ ἐνδελεχισμὸς αὐτοῦ οὐκ εἰς ἀγαθόν.
Use not to make any manner of lie: For the custom thereof is not good.
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אַל תְּסַוֵּר בַּעֲדַת שָׂרִים, וְאַל תִּישֶׁן דָּבָר בַּתְּפִלָּה.
Prate (?) not ( or Be not familiar) in a congregation of princes; And repeat (?) not a word in prayer.
Μὴ ἀδολέσχει ἐν πλήθει πρεσβυτέρων, καὶ μὴ δευτερώσῃς λόγον ἐν προσευχῇ σου.
Use not many words in a multitude of elders, And make not much babbling when thou prayest.
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אַל תַּחְשׁוֹבְךָ בָּמֳתֵי עָם, זְכוֹר עִבָּרוֹן לֹא יִתְעַבָּר.
Esteem not thyself among the men of thy (?) people; Remember that wrath will not tarry (?).
Μὴ μισήσῃς ἐπίπονον ἐργασίαν, καὶ γεωργίαν ὑπὸ ὑψίστου ἐκτισμένην.
Hate not laborious work, Neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.
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Μὴ προσλογίζου σεαυτὸν ἐν πλήθει ἁμαρτωλῶν·
Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, But remember that wrath will not tarry long.
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מְאֹד מְאֹד הַשְׁפִּיל גַּאֲוָה, כִּי תִקְוַת אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה. אַל תָּאִיץ לֵאמֹר לִי - פָרֶץ, גֹּל אֶל אֵל וּרְצֵה דַרְכּוֹ.
Abase pride very exceedingly; For the hope of man is the worm (H S). Be not in haste to say, A breach (?) is upon me ; Commit thyself unto God, and delight in his way.
Ταπείνωσον σφόδρα τὴν ψυχήν σου. 17aΜνήσθητι ὅτι ὀργὴ οὐ χρονιεῖ, 17bὅτι ἐκδίκησις ἀσεβοῦς πῦρ καὶ σκώληξ.
Humble thy soul greatly: For the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
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אַל תָּמִיר אוֹהֵב בִּמְחִיר, וְאָח תָּלוּי בִּזְהַב אוֹפִיר.
Exchange not a friend at a price; Neither a brother that is attached ( or doubted) for gold of Ophir.
Μὴ ἀλλάξῃς φίλον ἕνεκεν ἀδιαφόρου, μήδʼ ἀδελφὸν γνήσιον ἐν χρυσίῳ Σουφείρ.
Change not a friend for any good by no means; Neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.
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אַל תִּמְאַס אִשָּׁה מַשְׁכֶּלֶת, וְטוֹבַת חֵן מִפְּנִינִים.
Despise ( or Reject) not a wise wife; Seeing she is well-favoured above rubies.
Μὴ ἀστόχει γυναικὸς σοφῆς καὶ ἀγαθῆς, καὶ γὰρ χάρις αὐτῆς ὑπὲρ τὸ χρυσίον.
Forego not a wise and good woman: For her grace is above gold.
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אַל תָּרֵעַ עוֹבֵד אֱמֶת, וְכֵן שׁוֹמֵר נוֹחֵן נַפְשׁוֹ.
Evil entreat not a servant that laboureth truly (?); Nor a hireling that giveth his soul (?).
Μὴ κακώσῃς οἰκέτην ἐργαζόμενον ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, μηδὲ μίσθιον διδόντα ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.
Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, Nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
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עֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל חַבֵּב כְּנֶפֶש, וְאַל תִּמְנַע מִמֶּנוּ חֹפֶשׁ.
Love a wise servant as thyself: Withhold not liberty from him.
Οἰκέτην συνετὸν ἀγαπάτω σου ἡ ψυχὴ, μὴ στερήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐλευθερίας.
Let thy soul love a good servant, And defraud him not of liberty.
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בְּהֵמָה לְךָ רְאֵה עֵינֶיךָ, וְאִם אֻמָּנָה הִיא הַעֲמִידָהּ.
Hast thou a beast? see that thine eye be upon it (?); And if it be trusty (?), keep it.
Κτήνη σοί ἐστιν; ἐπισκέπτου αὐτά· καὶ εἰ ἔστι σοι χρήσιμα, ἐμμενέτω σοι.
Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: And if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.
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בָּנִים לְךָ יַסֵּר אוֹתָם, וְשָׂא לָהֶם נָשִׁים בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶם.
Hast thou sons? instruct them; And marry wives to them in their youth.
Τέκνα σοί ἐστι, παίδευσον αὐτὰ, καὶ κάμψον ἐκ νεότητος τὸν τράχηλον αὐτῶν.
Hast thou children? instruct them, And bow down their neck from their youth.
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בָּנוֹת לְךָ נְצוֹר שְׁאֵרָם, וְאַל תָּאִיר אֲלֵיהֶם פָּנִים.
Hast thou daughters? guard their flesh; And make not thy face bright unto them.
Θυγατέρες σοί εἰσι; πρόσεχε τῷ σώματι αὐτῶν, καὶ μὴ ἱλαρώσῃς πρὸς αὐτὰς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου.
Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, And show not thyself cheerful toward them.
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הוֹצֵא בַת וְיֵצֵא עֵסֶק, וְאֶל גֶּבֶר נָבוֹן חַבְּרָהּ.
Give away a daughter, and away with a trouble (?); But join her to a man of understanding.
Ἔκδου θυγατέρα, καὶ ἔσῃ τετελεκὼς ἔργον μέγα, καὶ ἀνδρὶ συνετῷ δώρησαι αὐτήν.
Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: But give her to a man of understanding.
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אִשָּׁה לְךָ אַל תְּתַעֲבֶהָ, וּשְׂנוּאָה אַל תַּאֲמֵן בָּהּ.
Hast thou a wife? abominate (H) her not; Hast thou one that is hated? trust her not.
Γυνή σοι ἐστὶ κατὰ ψυχήν; μὴ ἐκβάλῃς αὐτήν.
Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not.
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[בְּכָל לִבְּךָ כַּבֵּד לְאָבִיךָ, וְאֵם יוֹלַדְתְּךָ אַל תִּשֶּׁה.
With all thy heart fear . . . . . . . . . . *******
Ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ δόξασον τὸν πατέρα σου, καὶ μητρὸς ὠδῖνας μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ.
Honor thy father with thy whole heart, And forget not the sorrows of thy mother.
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זְכוֹר לוּלֵי הֵם, לֹא בָאתָ לָעוֹלָם. וּמָה אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה לָהֶם, שֶׁהֵם גּוֹמְלִים לָךְ].
Remember: If they were not, you would not have come to the world. And what you are doing to them, that they are your rearers.
Μνήσθητι ὅτι διʼ αὐτῶν ἐγενήθης, καὶ τί ἀνταποδώσεις αὐτοῖς καθὼς αὐτοὶ σοί;
Remember that thou wast begotten of them; And how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?
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בְּכָל לִבְּך פְּחַד אִל, וְאֶת כֹּהֲנָיו הַקְדִישׁ.
With all your heart fear God; And his priests sanctify.
Ἐν ὅλῃ ψυχῇ σου εὐλαβοῦ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ τοὺς ἱερεῖς αὐτοῦ θαύμαζε.
Fear the Lord with all thy soul, And reverence his priests.
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בְּכָל מְאֹדְךָ אֱהוֹב עוֹשֶׂךָ, וְאֶת מְשָׁרְתָיו לֹא תַעֲזֹב.
With all your means love your maker; And his servers do not forsake.
Ἐν ὅλῃ δυνάμει ἀγάπησον τὸν ποιήσαντά σε, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς.
Love him that made thee with all thy strength, And forsake not his ministers.
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כַּבֵּד אֵל וַהֲדַר כֹּהֵן, וְתֵן חֶלְקָם כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתָה. לֶחֶם אַבִּירִים וּתְרוּמַת יָד, זִבְחֵי צֶדֶק וּתְרוּמַת קֹדֶשׁ.
Honor God and glorify a priest; Give their portions like you were commanded. Bread of heroes and gift of a hand; Meat of the righteous and gift of the holy one.
Φοβοῦ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ δόξασον ἱερέα, καὶ δὸς τὴν μερίδα αὐτῷ, καθὼς ἐντέταλταί σοι, ἀπαρχὴν, καὶ περὶ πλημμελείας, καὶ δόσιν βραχιόνων, καὶ θυσίαν ἁγιασμοῦ, καὶ ἀπαρχὴν ἁγίων.
Fear the Lord, and honor the priest: And give him his portion, as it is commanded thee: The firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, And the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.
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וְגַם לְאֶבְיוֹן הוֹשִׁיט יָד, לְמַעַן תִּשְׁלַם בִּרְכָתֶךָ.
Also to the needy stretch out a hand; So that you blessing will be repaid.
Καὶ πτωχῷ ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου, ἵνα τελειωθῇ ἡ εὐλογία σου.
And stretch thy hand unto the poor, That thy blessing may be perfected.
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תֵּן מַתָּן לִפְנֵי כָל חָי, וְגַם מִמֵּת אַל תִּמְנַע חָסֶד.
Give a gift to all life; Also from a corpse do not withhold kindness.
Χάρις δόματος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος, καὶ ἐπὶ νεκρῷ μὴ ἀποκωλύσῃς χάριν.
A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; And for the dead detain it not.
34
אַל תִּתְאַחֵר מִבּוֹכִים, וְעִם אֲבֵלִים תִּתְאַבָּל.
Do not be late from ?criers?; And with a mourner, mourn.
Μὴ ὑστέρει ἀπὸ κλαιόντων, καὶ μετὰ πενθούντων πένθησον.
Fail not to be with them that weep, And mourn with them that mourn.
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אַל תִּשָּׂא לֵב מֵאוֹהֵב, כִּי מִמֶּנוּ תֵּאָהֵב.
Do not lift [your] heart from a loved one; For from him you will be loved.
Μὴ ὄκνει ἐπισκέπτεσθαι ἄῤῥωστον, ἐκ γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων ἀγαπηθήσῃ.
Be not slow to visit the sick: For that shall make thee to be beloved.
36
בְּכָל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ זְכוֹר אַחֲרִית, וּלְעוֹלָם לֹא תַשְׁחֵת.
In all your actions remember the end; And never destroy.
Ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς λόγοις σου μιμνήσκου τὰ ἔσχατά σου, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐχ ἁμαρτήσεις.
Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, And thou shalt never do amiss.