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שׁוֹפֵט עַם יוֹסֵד עַמּוֹ, וּמֶמְשֶׁלֶת מֵבִין סְדוּרָה.
The people's judge is a foundation to his people, and his dominion will understand its orders [rulings].
Κριτὴς σοφὸς παιδεύσει τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡγεμονία συνετοῦ τεταγμένη ἔσται.
A wise judge will instruct his people; And the government of a prudent man is well ordered.
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מֶלֶךְ פָּרוּעַ יַשְׁחִית עִיר, וְעִיר נוֹשֶׁבֶת בְּשֶׂכֶל שָׂרֶיהָ. כְּשׁוֹפֵט עַם כֵּן מְלִיצָיו, וּכְרֹאשׁ עִיר כֵּן יוֹשְׁבָיו.
An wild king will destroy the city, and a city is settled by the intelligence of its rulers. Like the judge of the people, so are his officers; and like the head of state, so are its inhabitants.
Κατὰ τὸν κριτὴν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ οὕτως καὶ οἱ λειτουργοὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὸν ἡγούμενον τῆς πόλεως πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες αὐτήν.
As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; And what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein.
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Βασιλεὺς ἀπαίδευτος ἀπολεῖ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πόλις οἰκισθήσεται ἐν συνέσει δυναστῶν.
An unwise king destroyeth his people; But through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited.
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בְּיַד אֱלֹהִים מֶמְשֶׁלֶת כָּל גֶּבֶר, וְלִפְנֵי מְחוֹקֵק יָשִׁית הוֹדוֹ.
In the Lord’s hand is a man’s success, and before the engraver [stele] will he set God's praise.
Ἐν χειρὶ Κυρίου ἐξουσία τῆς γῆς, καὶ τὸν χρήσιμον ἐγερεῖ εἰς καιρὸν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς.
The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, And in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.
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בְּיַד אֱלֹהִים מֶמְשֶׁלֶת תֵּבֵל, וְאִישׁ לְעֵת יַעֲמוֹד עָלֶיהָ.
In the Lord’s hand is the governance of the realm, and a timely man will he raise to stand over it.
Ἐν χειρὶ Κυρίου εὐοδία ἀνδρὸς, καὶ προσώπῳ γραμματέως ἐπιθήσει δόξαν αὐτοῦ.
In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: And upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honor.
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בְּכֵל פֶּשַע אַל תְּשַׁלֵּם רַע לְרֵע, וְאַל תִּהֲלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ גַּאֲוָה
For every sin, do not repay evil to your neighbor, and walk not in the way of haughtiness.
Ἐπὶ παντὶ ἀδικήματι μὴ μηνιάσῃς τῷ πλησίον, καὶ μὴ πράσσε μηδὲν ἐν ἔργοις ὕβρεως.
Bear not hatred to thy neighbor for every wrong; And do nothing at all by injurious practices.
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שְׂנוּאָה לְאָדוֹן וַאֲנָשִׁים גַּאֲוָה, וּמִשְּׁנֵיהֶם מַעַל עֹשֶׁק.
Hateful before the Lord and humans is pride, and unjustly offending both.
Μισητὴ ἔναντι Κυρίου καὶ ἀνθρώπων ὑπερηφανία, καὶ ἐξ ἀμφοτέρων πλημμελήσει ἄδικα.
Pride is hateful before God and man: And by both doth one commit iniquity.
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מַלְכוּת מִגּוֹי אֶל גּוֹי תִּסֹּב, בִּגְלַל חֲמַס גַּאֲוָה.
Dominion is transferred from nation to nation on account of violence and haughtiness.
Βασιλεία ἀπὸ ἔθνους εἰς ἔθνος μετάγεται, διὰ ἀδικίας καὶ ὕβρεις καὶ χρήματα.
Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and riches gotten by deceit, The kingdom is translated from one people to another.
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מַה יִּגְאֶה עָפָר וָאֵפֶר, אֲשֶׁר בְּחַיָּיו יוּרַם גִּוְיוֹ.
With what does earth and ashes behave arrogantly? because in his life he erected his back [body]?
Τί ὑπερηφανεύεται γῆ καὶ σποδός; ὅτι ἐν ζωῇ ἔῤῥιψα τὰ ἐνδόσθια αὐτοῦ.
Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: For such a one setteth his own soul to sale; Because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels.
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שֶׁמֶץ מַחֲלָה יַצְהִיב רוֹפֵא, מֶלֶךְ הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר יִפּוֹל.
The terror of the ill makes a physician shine; Today a king, and tomorrow he falls. [Alternative (1): A long illness mocks the physician (2): A little illness reveals the skill of the healer (3): A whisper of illness makes a doctor happy.]
Μακρὸν ἀῤῥώστημα σκώπτει ἰατρὸς, καὶ βασιλεὺς σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον τελευτήσει.
The physician cutteth off a long disease: And he that is today a king tomorrow shall die.
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בְּמוֹת אָדָם יִנְחַל, רִמָּה וְתוֹלֵעָה כִּנִּים וָרֶמֶשׂ.
When a person dies he inherits these: worms, maggots, lice and swarms.
Ἐν γὰρ τῷ ἀποθανεῖν ἄνθρωπον, κληρονομήσει ἑρπετὰ καὶ θηρία καὶ σκώληκας.
For when a man is dead, He shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms.
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תְּחִלַת גְּאוֹן אָדָם מוּעָז, וּמֵעֹשֶׂהוּ יָסוּר לִבּוֹ.
The beginning of pride is to act impudently, and to those that made him he turns away his heart.
Ἀρχὴ ὑπερηφανίας, ἀνθρώπου ἀφισταμένου ἀπὸ Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτὸν ἀπέστη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ.
The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, And his heart is turned away from his Maker.
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כִּי מִקְוֵה זָדוֹן חֵטְא, וּמְקוֹרָהּ יַבִּיעַ זִמָּה.
For the pool of passion is sin, and its spring will pour out filth.
Ὅτι ἀρχὴ ὑπερηφανίας ἁμαρτία, καὶ ὁ κρατῶν αὐτῆς ἐξομβρήσει βδέλυγμα· διὰ τοῦτο παρεδόξασε Κύριος τὰς ἐπαγωγὰς, καὶ κατέστρεψεν εἰς τέλος αὐτούς.
For pride is the beginning of sin, And he that hath it shall pour out abomination: And therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, And overthrew them utterly.
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עַל כֵּן מִלֵּא לִבּוֹ אֱלֹהִים נָגַע, וַיַּכֵּהוּ עַד כַּלֵּה. כִּסֵּא גֵאִים הָפַך אֱלֹהִים, וַיֹּשֶׁב עֲנָוִים תַּחְתָּם.
Therefore the Lord brought upon him injury (leprosy), and smote him until destroyed. Thrones of the haughty did the Lord overturn, and he seated the humble in their stead.
Θρόνους ἀρχόντων καθεῖλεν ὁ Κύριος, καὶ ἐκάθισε πρᾳεῖς ἀντʼ αὐτῶν.
The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, And set up the meek in their stead.
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Ῥίζας ἐθνῶν ἐξέτιλεν ὁ Κύριος, καὶ ἐφύτευσε ταπεινοὺς ἀντʼ αὐτῶν.
The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, And planted the lowly in their place.
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עִקְבוֹת גּוֹיִם טִמְטֵם אֱלֹהִים, וְשָׁרְשָׁם עַד אֶרֶץ קִעֲקָע.
Footprints of the heathens did the Lord bury, and its roots to earths core did he exterminate.
χώρας ἐθνῶν κατέστρεψεν ὁ Κύριος, καὶ ἀπώλεσεν αὐτὰς ἕως θεμελίων γῆς.
The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, And destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.
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וְסִחָם מֵאֶרֶץ וַיִּתְּשֵׁם, וַיַּשְׁבֵּת מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָם.
And he scraped them from the earth and rooted them out, and erased their memorial from earth. [Ezekiel 26:4. Alternatively: "He rooted out their cartilage from the land" See M. Pesachim 7:11]
Ἐξήρανεν ἐξ αὐτῶν καὶ ἀπώλεσεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ γῆς τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν.
He took some of them away, and destroyed them, And hath made their memorial to cease from the earth.
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לֹא נָאוֶה לֶאֱנוֹשׁ זָדוֹן, וְעַזוּת, אַף - לִילוּד אִשָּׁה.
Pride is not becoming of humans, nor impudence & anger to those born to women.
Οὐκ ἔκτισται ἀνθρώποις ὑπερηφανία, οὐδὲ ὀργὴ θυμοῦ γεννήμασιν γυναικῶν.
Pride was not made for men, Nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman.
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זֶרַע נִכְבָּד מַה זָּרַע לֶאֱנוֹשׂ, [זֶרַע נִכְבָּד יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים, זֶרַע נִכְבָּד שׂוֹמֵר מִצְוָה. זֶרַע נִקְלֶה מַה זָּרַע לֶאֱנוֹשׁ], זֶרַע נִקְלֶה עוֹבֵר מִצְוָה.
What kind of offspring is honorable? A mans offspring. Offspring who fear the Lord. Honorable offspring keep the commandments. What kind of offspring is dishonorable? A mans offspring. Dishonorable offspring who transgress the commandments.
Σπέρμα ἔντιμον ποίον; σπέρμα ἀνθρώπου· σπέρμα ἔντιμον ποῖον; οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον· σπέρμα ἄτιμον ποῖον; σπέρμα ἀνθρώπου· σπέρμα ἄτιμον ποῖον; οἱ παραβαίνοντες ἐντολάς.
They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, And they that love him an honorable plant: They that regard not the law are a dishonorable seed; They that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed.
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בֵּין אַחִים רֹאשָׁם נִכְבָּד, וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּעַמּוֹ.
Amongst brothers [kin] their leader is honorable, and the fear the Lord is in his people.
Ἐν μέσῳ ἀδελφῶν ὁ ἡγούμενος αὐτῶν ἔντιμος, καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι Κύριον ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ.
Among brethren he that is chief is honorable; So are they that fear the Lord in his eyes.
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גֵּר וְזָר נָכְרִי וָרָשׁ, תִּפְאֶרֶת יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים
Immigrant and stranger, foreigner and poor person— their boast is fear of the Lord.
Πλούσιος καὶ ἔνδοξος καὶ πτωχὸς, τὸ καύχημα αὐτῶν φόβος Κυρίου.
Whether he be rich, noble or poor, Their glory is the fear of the Lord.
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אֵין לִבְזוֹת דַּל מַשְׁכִּיל, וְאֵין לְכַבֵּד עַוָּל אֲשֶׁר הוּרָם.
Do no denigrate an intelligent poor person, and do not glorify a sinful man who has risen.
Οὐ δίκαιον ἀτιμάσαι πτωχὸν συνετὸν, καὶ οὐ καθήκει δοξάσαι ἄνδρα ἁμαρτωλόν.
It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; Neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man.
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נָגִיד מוֹשֶׁל וְשׁוֹפֵט נִכְבָּדוּ, וְאֵין גָּדוֹל מִיְּרֵא אֱלֹהִים.
A noble, ruler, judge shall be glorified, but nothing is greater than fearing the Lord.
Μεγιστὰν καὶ κριτὴς καὶ δυνάστης δοξασθήσεται, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῶν τις μείζων τοῦ φοβουμένου τὸν Κύριον.
Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honored; Yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord.
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עֶבֶד מַשְׂכּיל הוּרָם, וְעֶבֶד סָכָל לֹא יִתְאוֹנֵן.
An intelligent servant shall rise, and a foolish servant will not complain.
Οἰκέτῃ σοφῷ ἐλεύθεροι λειτουργήσουσι, καὶ ἀνὴρ ἐπιστήμων οὐ γογγύσει.
Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: And he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed.
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אַל תִּתְחַכַּם לַעֲבוֹד חֶפְצֶךָ, וְאַל תִּתְכַּבֵּד בְּמוֹעֵד צָרְכֶּךָ.
Do not be shrewd to perform your desires, and do not extol yourself in your hour of difficulty.
Μὴ σοφίζου ποιῆσαι τὸ ἔργον σου, καὶ μὴ δοξάζου ἐν καιρῷ στενοχωρίας σου.
Be not overwise in doing thy business; And boast not thyself in the time of thy distress.
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טוֹב עוֹבֵד וְיוֹתֵר הוֹן, מִמִּתְכַּבֵּד וַחֲסַר מַתָּן.
Superior is a person who toils and accumulates treasure, to one who is extolled but lacks allotment.
Κρείσσων ἐργαζόμενος ἐν πᾶσιν, ἢ περιπατῶν, ἢ δοξαζόμενος καὶ ἀπορῶν ἄρτων.
Better is he that laboreth, and aboundeth in all things, Than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread.
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בְּנִי בַּעֲנָוָה כַּבֵּד נַפְשֶׁךָ, וְיִתֶּן לְךָ טַעַם וְכָבוֹד אָבַדְתָּ.
Son, in humility give honor to your soul, and it will give you the taste and respect that you lost.
Τέκνον, ἐν πρᾳΰτητι δόξασον τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ δὸς αὐτῇ τιμὴν κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτῆς.
My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, And give it honor according to the dignity thereof.
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מַרְשִׁיעַ נַפְשׁוֹ מִי יַצְדִיקֶנּוּ, וּמִי יְכַבֵּד מַקְלֶה נַפְשׁוֹ.
Him who errs against his own soul—who will vindicate? And who will give repute to him who devalues his own life?
Τὸν ἁμαρτάνοντα εἰς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ τίς δικαιώσει; καὶ τίς δοξάσει τὸν ἀτιμάζοντα τὴν ζωὴν αὐτοῦ;
Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? And who will honor him that dishonoreth his own life?
30
יֵשׁ דַּל נִכְבָּד בִּגְלַל שִׂכְלוֹ, וְיֵש נִכְבָּד בִּגְלַל עָשְׁרוֹ.
There is a poor person respected for his intelligence, and there are those respected because of his wealth.
Πτωχὸς δοξάζεται διʼ ἐπιστήμην αὐτοῦ, καὶ πλούσιος δοξάζεται διὰ τὸν πλοῦτον αὐτοῦ.
The poor man is honored for his skill, And the rich man is honored for his riches.
31
נִכְבָּד בְּעָשְׁרוֹ אֵיכָכָה, וְנִקְלֶה בְּעָנְיוֹ אֵיכָכָה. הַמִּתְכַּבֵּד בְּדַלּוּתוֹ, בְּעָשְׁרוֹ מִתְכַּבִּד יֹתֵר. וְהַנִּקְלֶה בְּעָשְׁרוֹ, בְּדַלּוּתוֹ נִקְלֶה יוֹתֵר.
A person respected in wealth, how thus [higher]? A man despised in poverty, how thus [lower]? He who is respected in poverty, in wealth he is further respected. And he who is held in disrepute in wealth, how much more also in poverty?
Ὁ δὲ δοξαζόμενος ἐν πτωχείᾳ, καὶ ἐν πλούτῳ ποσαχῶς; καὶ ὁ ἄδοξος ἐν πλούτῳ, καὶ ἐν πτωχείᾳ ποσαχῶς;
He that is honored in poverty, how much more in riches? And he that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in poverty?